Clinical Specialist
- Vernon, BC, Canada
The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,48 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. · Full-time
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- Pay
- The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,48 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE.
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Interior Health is hiring a term-specific, full-time Clinical Specialist who is passionate about improving patient flow and supporting access to quality care. Working closely with leadership and interdisciplinary teams, you will help advance initiatives that enhance care delivery and patient outcomes. The end date of this position is approximately January 4, 2028, or the return of the incumbent.
Location: This position offers a hybrid work arrangement within the North Okanagan region.
What We Offer
How Will You Create An Impact
The Clinical Specialist provides clinical expertise and leadership to the programs and services within the area of responsibility to support the success of the portfolio. The Clinical Specialist is the content expert for clinical best practice and develops and recommends program plans, standards, and guidance documents as aligned with program and health authority priorities.
The Clinical Specialist ensures that all clinical and operational plans, standards, and guidance documents are person-centered, consistent with current evidence and best practice, and support the strategic objectives of the organization and Ministry of Health policy direction. The Clinical Specialist provides clinical guidance to quality improvement and evaluation initiatives by assisting in design, interpreting data, and supporting change management and scale and spread of the outcomes.
What Will You Work On
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
Location: This position offers a hybrid work arrangement within the North Okanagan region.
What We Offer
- An attractive remuneration package
- Excellent career prospects
- Employer paid training/education
- Employer paid vacation
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended Health & Dental coverage
- Work-life balance
- May be eligible to contribute to MPP, if previously enrolled within 30 days
How Will You Create An Impact
The Clinical Specialist provides clinical expertise and leadership to the programs and services within the area of responsibility to support the success of the portfolio. The Clinical Specialist is the content expert for clinical best practice and develops and recommends program plans, standards, and guidance documents as aligned with program and health authority priorities.
The Clinical Specialist ensures that all clinical and operational plans, standards, and guidance documents are person-centered, consistent with current evidence and best practice, and support the strategic objectives of the organization and Ministry of Health policy direction. The Clinical Specialist provides clinical guidance to quality improvement and evaluation initiatives by assisting in design, interpreting data, and supporting change management and scale and spread of the outcomes.
What Will You Work On
- Continuously review the clinical operating environment to identify opportunities and/or gaps, identifying solutions and recommending priorities within existing approved plans, strategies, and organizational priorities. This includes leading clinical best practice and discovering and guiding practices and standards.
- Provides clinical expertise in the development of plans, policies, processes, procedures, strategies, and priorities, ensuring that proposals are robust, operationally feasible and can be expected to deliver a clearly described person-centered benefit and high quality service delivery. This includes the regional guidance and development of clinical decision support tools, clinical operational standards, and creation and execution of clinical educational frameworks for clinical practice standardization within the assigned portfolio.
- Maintains a strong working knowledge of current Ministry of Health policies, procedures, evidence based best practice and using that knowledge to inform planning and implementing initiatives. This includes working with provincial leaders from other Health Authorities and participating in work with the Ministry of Health.
- Participates in or leads the development of indicators for the assigned portfolio in collaboration with Clinical Operations and as required, other portfolios across IH. Monitors and responds to changing health status needs. Collects, compiles, analyzes, and interprets statistical data to monitor program outcomes, enhance performance and identify emerging issues and trends.
- Liaises with internal and external partners, programs, and portfolios.
- May develop clinical service goals and monitoring frameworks for contracted services and supports managers in reviewing contract performance.
- In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.
- Provides clinical support and expertise to clinical educators when required.
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide clinical expertise and leadership to programs, developing person-centered plans, standards, guidance, and decision-support tools aligned with evidence, organizational priorities, and Ministry of Health policies. Lead or support quality improvement and evaluation, analyze program data and indicators, collaborate with internal and external partners, and guide change management and clinical education.
Requirements
The posting does not specify formal education, credentials, or years of experience. The role calls for clinical expertise, knowledge of evidence-based best practices and Ministry of Health policies, and the ability to develop plans and standards, analyze data, collaborate with partners, and support quality improvement.
Skills
- Clinical Expertise
- Clinical Leadership
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Patient Flow Improvement
- Quality Improvement
- Program Planning
- Policy Development
- Clinical Standards Development
- Clinical Decision Support
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Performance Monitoring
- Change Management
- Evaluation
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Clinical Education
- Contract Performance Monitoring
Benefits
- Career Prospects
- Employer-Paid Training and Education
- Employer-Paid Vacation
- Employer-Paid Insurance Premiums
- Extended Health and Dental Coverage
- Work-Life Balance
- Municipal Pension Plan Eligibility for Previously Enrolled Employees
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
- Data & Analytics
Keywords
- Clinical Expertise
- Clinical Leadership
- Patient Flow
- Access to Care
- Person-Centered Care
- Evidence-Based Best Practice
- Program Planning
- Clinical Operating Standards
- Clinical Decision Support Tools
- Policy Development
- Process Development
- Clinical Education Frameworks
- Practice Standardization
- Ministry of Health Policies
- Quality Improvement
- Program Evaluation
- Performance Indicators
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Program Outcomes
- Change Management
- Scale and Spread
- Contract Performance
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Health Care Delivery