Health and Safety Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead and provide expertise in creating a thorough workplace health and safety program for community physicians.

• Design, implement, assess, and continually enhance health and safety management systems.

• Assist community clinics in managing workplace incidents, accidents, and near-misses; identify root causes and create corrective action plans.

• Foster a culture of health and safety that extends beyond mere regulatory compliance.

• Create or suggest tools and methods to assess, track, and evaluate progress and educational outcomes.

• Aid in the design and redesign of processes, systems, and tools.

• Develop and communicate health, safety, and prevention program metrics to community physicians, oversight committees, and external partners.

• Monitor performance indicators for safety and prevention programs, suggesting corrective actions to reduce risk.

• Supervise compliance with regulations, including investigations and responses to WorkSafeBC and other regulatory bodies.

• Collaborate with senior leaders to ensure operational plans align with SWITCH BC’s workplace strategic objectives.

• Keep abreast of provincial health and safety laws and regulatory updates, identifying necessary policy and procedure revisions.

• Provide both remote and in-person consultations to high-risk or support-needing community clinics.

• Represent SWITCH BC in external workplace health and safety forums and committees.

• Cultivate relationships with industry peers and regulatory organizations.

• Engage in change initiatives by offering information, training on the CPHS web portal, feedback, and suggestions for process improvements.

• Undertake other related responsibilities as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Education, training, and experience equivalent to a bachelor's degree in occupational health or a relevant healthcare field.

• A minimum of five (5) years of recent experience in the development and implementation of occupational health and safety policies and strategies, change management, and quality improvement.

• Strong understanding of the BC health system, particularly in relation to community physicians, occupational health, safety, and well-being.

• Familiarity with Canadian Safety Association (CSA) Standards for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.

• Proven commitment to change management, quality improvement, and excellence.

• Ability to analyze complex issues and formulate recommendations through facilitation and consensus building.

• Clinical reasoning and analytical skills, including statistical analysis and evaluation methodologies.

• Proficiency in applying conflict management skills and judgment to facilitate consensus, effectively persuade, and implement service changes and transitions.

• Must reside in British Columbia; only applicants living in BC will be considered for interviews.

• Travel within British Columbia to community physician clinics is necessary, approximately 2–3 times per month.

• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and/or Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) certifications are preferred.

• Experience in the healthcare sector is an asset.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive extended health benefits with no waiting period.

• Long-term disability coverage.

• Participation in the Municipal Pension Plan.

• Paid vacation (20 days per year, prorated in the first year).

• Sick leave allowances.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Opportunities for professional development and membership.

• Options for pension and benefits portability may be available for current health sector employees.