Description:
Corporate Director, Employee Wellness &
Safety
Human Resources
Vancouver, BC
The
Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans,
manages and evaluates selected specialty and province-wide
health care services across BC, working with the five
geographic health authorities to deliver province-wide
solutions that improve the health of British Columbians.
PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence.
These include: Patients first • Best value •
Results matter • Improvements through knowledge
• Open to possibilities.
"Customer Connected,
Integrity, One Team, Innovative, Strategic, Measurable
Results Matter." Working within the framework of our
HR values, and reporting to the Chief Human Resources
Officer, you will oversee strategic planning and operational
requirements for two distinct services: Injury Prevention
and Health Promotion. Your mandate will be the provision
of organizational leadership, expertise and creativity
in the delivery of workplace wellness and safety as
you lead a diverse team providing services in the areas
of occupational health and safety, ergonomics, claims
and case management, employee wellness, health promotion,
healthy workplace, early return to work programs, medical
case management and employee family assistance. You
will direct ongoing reviews aimed at identifying and
assessing health risks/occupational hazards, and you
will work to develop, implement, and evaluate health
and wellness policies and programs that are in compliance
with collective agreements as well as regulatory and
statutory standards. In this leadership position you
are the key point of contact for the PHSA on initiatives
regarding workplace wellness, health and safety issues
and promotion of these strategies and programs. You
will also oversee the definition, supervision and completion
of a wide variety of programs through the direct supervision
of staff and the alignment and integration of employee
wellness and safety throughout the PHSA. Importantly,
you are an integral part of the overall Human Resources
structure as you collaborate on strategic planning
initiatives within this dynamic division.
You
bring a level of education, training and experience
equivalent to a university degree a relevant discipline
supplemented by ten years of progressively more senior
experience with a minimum of five years' gained at
a leadership level. Your knowledge and understanding
of organizational wellness and occupational health
and safety principles, theories, concepts and practices
is supplemented by thorough familiarity with the range
of professional disciplines and specialists who manage
delivery of services to customer groups and support
the development of multi-disciplinary strategies. Knowledge
of legislation and regulations pertaining to occupational
health and safety is a must, along with the ability
to adapt and be flexible to changing priorities and
demands. Your supervisory skills include the ability
to establish courses of action for yourself and others
that are results oriented and support a focus on continuous
learning. You must also bring a background of progressive,
creative and innovative thinking as it relates to program
development in a changing and evolving health care
environment.
We invite you to apply by clicking
the 'Apply Online Now' button where you can register
for the first time or enter your Username and Password
in order to re-access your profile on our system.
Applications
will be accepted until July 14th, 2008.
For
more information on all that the PHSA has to offer,
please visit:
http://careers.phsa.ca
The PHSA is committed to employment equity
and hires on the basis of merit. We encourage applications
from all qualified individuals, including women, Aboriginal
peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible
minorities.
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