Utilization Clinician (RN) in Sechelt

Come work as a Utilization Clinician (RN) with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse as a Utilization Clinician to join the Nursing Administrative team at Sechelt Hospital in Sechelt, B.C. Apply today to join our team!

As a Utilization Clinician with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Work in collaboration with staff and leadership to lead and identify site‑specific and system barriers to patient flow and assist to strategize, develop, and implement solutions to alleviate these barriers.
• Work in partnership with site leadership, responsible for the site‑specific Alternate Levels of Care (ALC) data reliability for ongoing site‑specific ALC classification and education and is involved in the development, integration, and spread of proven system efficiency innovations throughout the Health Services Delivery Area (HSDA).
• Act as a resource to staff by consulting with direct care staff on professional practice issues in relation to interprofessional care planning, problem solving, and workflow.

Sechelt Hospital is an acute care, 46‑bed facility located in Sechelt, British Columbia and serves over 30,000+ residents of the Lower Sunshine Coast. Sechelt Hospital provides a full range of services to the community, including Emergency care, Renal program‑community dialysis units, Mental Health and Substance Use Services, surgical services, birthing for low‑risk pregnancies and imaging services.

Qualifications

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Four (4) years’ recent, related experience in an acute/community care environment, including one (1) year’s experience in a leadership role, including experience working with patient flow and systems analysis, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of Nursing theory and practice within patient/family centred model of care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the BCCNM standards of practice for registered nurses.
• Broad knowledge of evidence‑based nursing practice related to various patient population groups and demonstrated ability to apply knowledge to case management process.
• Broad knowledge of clinical pathways, expected length of stays, resource utilization, and patient assessment.
• Demonstrated analytical skills and abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with individuals and teams in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data analysis as it relates to utilization and benchmarks.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate, plan, develop, implement, organize, and problem solve.
• Demonstrate ability to implement and troubleshoot systems necessary to collect, maintain, and analyze data.
• Demonstrated commitment to change and process management and client focused service delivery in a highly dynamic environment.
• Leadership skills and ability to work independently and/or in a team environment.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and operate in a dynamic workplace with changing priorities.
• Ability to operate related equipment including related computer software programs (such as PARIS and/or Medworxx).
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan.
• Grow your career with employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families.
• Award‑winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly‑funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks.

For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process. Only short‑listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.