Full-Time Manager Mental Health & Addictions
Job Description
Manager Mental Health & Addictions
Vancouver Coastal Health is world renowned for innovation and a focus on quality care and outcomes. The remarkable range of specialties places VCH at the forefront of career destinations for Nurses, Sonographers, Social Workers, Physiotherapists, Mental Health professionals and many other health care and allied professionals. Launch an exciting career with us where you can apply your skills and develop new ones alongside some of Canada’s finest practitioners. Come for the job. Stay for the team.
| Job Title: | Manager, Mental Health & Addictions |
| Work Site: | 520 West 6th Avenue – Vancouver, BC |
| Status: | Regular Full Time – Baseline (1.00 FTE) |
| Reference#: | 080253-nda |
Job Summary:
Reporting to the Director, Mental Health and Addictions, you will be responsible for the delivery of effective and efficient mental health & addiction services for the Health Services Delivery Area (HSDA) which includes providing leadership and direction for operations management, planning, implementation and evaluation of mental health and/or addiction services and activities related to utilization and risk management, and ensuring quality of the service.
In order to succeed in this mandate, you will interact with both internal and external stakeholders which will include, Managers, Directors, physicians within the HSDA, Executive Directors of contacted agencies, leads of medical program and transition teams and community and health authority partners such as municipal government, provincial ministries, schools, police, and emergency services.
This is your opportunity to play a critical role in addressing the ongoing issues/needs of clients and their families and ensure a smooth transition from the acute care environment to appropriate community health services by leading an inter-disciplinary team in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve excellence in client and family centered care, education and research.
Duties and Responsibilities will include:
- Defining an effective workforce plan in collaboration with key partners and stakeholders to ensure the availability of adequate staff to support operational demands and environmental and resource constraints.
- Leading the development and implementation of innovative and creative approaches for delivery of high quality, value added and efficient services to support long term strategies and effectively address mental health issues of individuals and increase capacity of the local community to meet local needs and expectations.
- Providing leadership to staff using effective management techniques (hiring, training and evaluating staff); creating an environment that fosters growth, development, knowledge sharing and recognition. Resolving work/staff problems and issues which could include initiating disciplinary action up to and including termination. Ensuring staff outcomes are met and adherence to accreditation, regulatory, and safety standards.
- Collaborating in the development of annual capital and operating budgets to complement strategic directions, managing operating budget, expenditures and initiating corrective action. Develops effective and efficient practices and processes to measure use of resources and the quality of care rendered within allocated budget.
- Implementing and applying effective performance management processes in an interdisciplinary team environment which includes coordinating quality improvement and risk management activities, facilitating the implementation of approved modifications and evaluation of process effectiveness to ensure optimal use of organizational resources and safe delivery of client care.
- Fostering partnerships and establishing systems that facilitate optimal mental health & addiction services delivery to address client and family priorities, reduce or eliminate service gaps, ensure seamless client flow throughout the continuum of care, project future needs and recommend or implement new initiatives and revisions to programs/services.
- Providing leadership in redesigning systems and acting as a Project Manager as required, which will include conducting needs assessments, defining project scope and resource needs, working with integrated project teams and ensuring projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and with a high standard of quality.
- Overseeing the collection of statistical and performance data, facilitates the interface between research and operations, and recommending and implementing operational changes based upon the analysis and reporting of this data.
Qualifications and Expertise:
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in a relevant health care profession plus Five (5) to Seven (7) year’s recent, related clinical and progressive leadership experience, including direct supervisory experience in a mental health & addictions service setting or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Current registration/membership with a recognized professional organization
- Basic computer literacy with word processing, email applications, spreadsheets, and/or database programs.
Role Specific Expertise:
- Exhibits comprehensive knowledge and skillful application of relevant departmental polices provincial and municipal legislative requirements and other programs and processes related to the application of mental health and addiction services.
- Demonstrable expertise in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to develop, manage and evaluate programs/services considering client needs, service delivery interrelationships and service potential within a complex environment.
- A strong understanding of available resources for program/services and keeps quality in the forefront of all resource utilization decisions.
- Excellent facilitation, collaboration and negotiation skills for the effective resolution of human resource issues and fostering collaborative working relationships and supporting the ongoing development of staff.
- Excellent knowledge of project management principles and techniques in a multi-site health care environment.
Qualified applicants only please submit a resume and covering letter quoting competition # 080253-nda. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.
Internal competition closes December 14th, 2015. Internal applications received after this date will be considered as late applications.
Manager Mental Health & Addictions
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