Coordinator, Special Initiatives & Projects

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $34.67 - $49.83 / hour.

Job Summary

Join our team at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) in New Westminster as we build for the future of health care!

Are you passionate about making a lasting difference? Are you innovative, energized by ever-new challenges, and the opportunity to do things differently? Do you get excited by working closely with a wide range of stakeholders all supporting the redevelopment of Royal Columbian Hospital?

If so, then bring your expertise to this role as a Coordinator, Special Initiatives & Projects.

The Royal Columbian Hospital redevelopment project is well underway with phase two slated to open in 2025, and phase three in 2026.

Highlights for the three-phase redevelopment project include:

• A new and larger Emergency Department with more treatment spaces and a satellite medical imaging unit.
• More operating rooms and interventional radiology and cardiac suites on a surgical and interventional ‘superfloor’.
• More beds for intensive care, cardiac intensive care, obstetrical, and medical/surgical patients.
• Larger maternity unit joined to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
• Advanced technologies and equipment.
• 350+ underground parkade, new main entrance, and rooftop heliport.

Position Highlights

As a Coordinator, Special Initiatives & Projects, you will provide project and change support for the Clinical Operations Workstream as an integral member of the Service Delivery and Implementation team within the broader RCH site and redevelopment project. Some of the deliverables and activities you will be involved with are Early Implementation Opportunities, Operational and People Readiness initiatives, and transformational change initiatives, all with a focus on ensuring a smooth implementation of this high priority large-scale change initiative.

We are currently looking to fill 2 Full Time opportunities for Coordinator, Special Initiatives & Projects for our RCH Redevelopment Project located in New Westminster, BC.

Valued Benefits

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of providers in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose, and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:
Working in close collaboration with Directors, Project Sponsors, Management, and Clinical Front Line stakeholders, you will coordinate and facilitate the conduct and implementation of various assigned projects, initiatives, or improvement processes sponsored by Fraser Health and/or the Ministry of Health.

Acts as facilitator and communication link among various stakeholder groups to ensure initiatives/projects are advancing as set out in project charters and work plans. Coordinates information flow among the teams/members by obtaining input from stakeholders regarding project scope, proposed methodology, and deliverables; conducts background literature research for assigned initiatives/projects based on evidence-based and best practices for use by project teams; summarizes and presents information findings; develops recommendations to stakeholders based on research findings and evaluation of processes, methodologies, and outcomes. Assists the implementation team in the development of plans and strategies; coordinates implementation processes among required teams and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation.

Responsibilities

• Facilitates and coordinates project support to Directors, Project Sponsors, Management Teams, and Clinical Front Line stakeholders on assigned projects and initiatives sponsored by Fraser Health or the Ministry of Health.
• Collaborates with appropriate Director, clinical staff, and project teams to obtain input in developing project scope, methodology, and deliverables.
• Collaborates with internal clinical staff and external stakeholders such as Health Authorities and the Ministry of Health as required/appropriate to gather, clarify, or share information.
• Develops information-gathering criteria and conducts literature reviews from a variety of sources related to evidence-based and best-practice methodologies appropriate to a variety of projects/initiatives.
• Utilizing relevant literature, key metrics, and best-practice outcomes and processes, evaluates and summarizes information findings; prepares summary reports and briefing notes to document and present data and information; develops conclusions and recommendations for presentation to Director and appropriate stakeholders to support development of project scope and outcomes.
• Collaborates with the Director, clinical staff, and project teams to obtain input regarding project scope and deliverables; develops project timeframes and required actions for review and approval. Serves as a communication link for required information, processes, and timelines to team members to facilitate project advancement through all stages.
• Maintains knowledge of the project schedule(s), deliverables, and commitments as set out in project charters and other work plans.
• Coordinates information flow related to the projects; communicates directly with Directors, teams, and stakeholders; assists in the development of strategy for the Clinical Implementation Team.
• Facilitates liaison between project teams and clinical program leads to ensure that standards and policies are developed in accordance with the needs and standards of other departments and end users.
• Monitors project expenditures, reports on variances, and informs Director on budget status on a regular basis.
• Provides input and assists in work processes related to Quality and Improvement.
• Participates on assigned internal and external committees as appropriate.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Health Sciences, or a health-related field, including two (2) years' recent related project and/or coordinator experience preferably in a health-related environment; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

COMPETENCIES:

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring, and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Demonstrated ability to coordinate information among a variety of stakeholders.
• Ability to liaise and facilitate among stakeholder groups to achieve agreement and consensus.
• Ability to conduct research and evaluate best practices related to designated initiative or project areas.
• Ability to exercise tact and discretion in dealing with external agencies such as Health Authorities and the Ministry of Health.
• Ability to gather, summarize, and present information to various groups and stakeholders.
• Ability to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task among several projects/initiatives concurrently.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff, and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring, and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.