Health and Safety Advisor

SWITCH BC • Vancouver, BC

7d • CA$90,770 - CA$107,789 • Remote

About The Position

SWITCH BC is a collaborative organization focused on improving occupational health and safety within British Columbia's healthcare sector. The Health and Safety Advisor will serve as the primary supportive resource for SWITCH BC, responsible for the operational planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of safety and prevention programs and services for community physicians. This role involves providing consultation and expertise in workplace health, safety, and wellbeing, working collaboratively with physicians and their staff to ensure they meet their safety obligations and enhance safety in their practices. The Advisor will foster consultative relationships, engage in proactive problem-solving, and contribute to the strategic design of work processes. They will also liaise with organizations like WorkSafeBC and Doctors of BC to maintain a resource pool and ensure compliance with provincial workplace requirements, while also identifying strategies for workflow improvement, system optimization, and knowledge transfer. This is a remote position requiring the candidate to reside in BC, with frequent travel for in-person events and clinic visits within the province.

Requirements

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in occupational health or relevant healthcare discipline
• Five (5) years of recent experience in developing and implementing occupational health and safety policies and strategies, change management, and quality improvement.
• Solid understanding of the BC health system, specific to community physicians, occupational health, safety, and wellbeing within this system.
• Knowledge of Canadian Safety Association (CSA) Standards for Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
• Demonstrated commitment to change management, quality improvement and excellence.
• Ability to analyze complex issues and develop recommendations using facilitation and consensus building.
• Clinical thinking and analytical skills including statistical analysis and evaluation methodology.
• Ability to apply conflict management skills and judgement to facilitate consensus, persuade effectively, and to implement service change and transition.
• Must reside in BC.
• Frequent travel for in-person events and visiting community physician clinics within BC is required.

Nice To Haves

• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) and/or Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST) certificates.
• Healthcare sector experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and expertise in the development of a comprehensive workplace health and safety program for community physicians, inclusive of OHS Regulations, best practices, policies, and services.
• Provides stewardship in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of comprehensive health and safety management systems.
• Supports community clinics with workplace incidents, accidents, and near-misses; identifies root causes and develops corrective action plans to prevent future occurrences.
• Supports a systems approach framework to build a culture of health and safety that extends beyond regulatory compliance.
• Develops and/or recommends tools and mechanisms to measure, monitor, and evaluate progress and education outcomes; provides support to those with operational accountability in the design and/or redesign of processes, systems, and tools.
• Develops and reports on health, safety, and prevention programing metrics to community physicians, oversight groups, and external partners. Monitors performance indicators of various safety and prevention programs and makes recommendations for remedial action to mitigate risk.
• Oversees regulatory compliance efforts of community physicians including investigations and responses to WorkSafeBC and other regulatory agencies in relation to orders and reports.
• Connects with senior leaders to ensure that operational plans are aligned with achieving workplace strategic priorities and are consistent with the philosophy, goals, and objectives of SWITCH BC.
• Stays informed of provincial health and safety legislation and regulatory changes (i.e. WorkSafeBC); identifies when updates are required for policies and procedures related to community physicians.
• Provides consultation, remotely and in person, to community clinics identified as high risk or in need of support.
• Represents the organization at external forums and committees related to workplace health and safety and establishes relationships with industry peers and regulatory bodies.
• Participates in change initiatives at SWITCH BC and with community physician offices by providing information, training on the CPHS web portal, feedback and offering ideas for improving work and team processes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Generous extended health benefits with no waiting period
• Long-term disability benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Paid vacation (20 days per year - prorated in first year)
• Sick leave allowances
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development and membership opportunities
• Pension and benefits portability options may be available for current health sector employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level