Location
Victoria, BC | Canada
Job description
Job Description:
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Program Coordinator supports the Island Health Primary Care Strategy (PCS) team, a regional team that supports communities across the Island with the implementation of the government's primary care initiative or the Island Health Cowichan Community team, which includes Community Health Services, Primary Care, and Long Term Care with a focus on integrating the work of the Cowichan Health and Care Plan. The Program Coordinator will support the designated team to provide coordination and consistent service delivery.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training And Experience
A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Business/Public Health Administration, Social or Health Sciences or other relevant discipline or field of study, and three years recent related experience working within the health system in a project or planning capacity.
Skills And Abilities
- Broad understanding of current issues, challenges and future directions of health care delivery in British Columbia.
- Ability to find, collect, analyse and interpret data, use basic statistical concepts, and prepare written reports.
- Ability to comprehend a situation by breaking it down into its components and identifying key or underlying complex issues; systematically organize and compare the various aspects of a problem or situation, and determine cause-and-effect relationships.
- Ability to identify patterns or connections between situations that are not obviously related, and to identify key or underlying issues in complex situations.
- Knowledge and experience with the more advanced features of Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of project management tools, methodologies and templates and how these are used to effectively plan, prioritise and manage projects in a set timeline, and to track and report progress.
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, communities and program/content experts.
- Ability to develop and maintain participatory planning and engagement processes. Knowledge of IAP2 is also an asset.
- Strong verbal, written and presentation skills.
- Ability to work in a dynamic and challenging environment as a part of a small and high-functioning team.
- Demonstrates an awareness of cultural safety and supports processes that lead to greater cultural safety throughout the continuum of health services.
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