Professional Practice Coordinator, Social Work S3 Over than 24 FTE
PHSA
Professional Practice Coordinator, Social Work S3 Over than 24 FTE AgencyPHSA Labor AgreementHealth Science Professionals Posting #185316-2434353 GradeS3D DepartmentSocial Work-CORE UnionHEABC Paramedical - H.S.A. Work Site4500 Oak Street, Vancouver StatusTemporary Position DurationUntil return of incumbent Salary Range$55.38 - $69.19 / Hour Position StatusFull-time FTE1.00 Hours of Work0830-1630 Work DaysMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri Days OffSat, Sun, Stat Position Start Date01-Aug-2025 Position End Date15-Jun-2026 Applications Accepted Until 10AM28-Jun-2025 Job Summary
Job Summary:
In accordance with the Purpose, Vision, Values, Coast Salish Teachings, and strategic direction of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Professional Practice Coordinator, Social Work provides support functions across multiple sites including acting as the clinical resource for clinical social workers, assessing clinical development needs/interests, and providing orientation. Under the direction of the Professional Practice Leader, coordinates student practicums for the discipline with various post-secondary educational institutions. Provides direct clinical services to patients and their families in a designated area.
The Professional Practice Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the day to day functioning of the discipline across BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre through activities such as scheduling, staffing and providing orientation and clinical mentoring to designated staff.
Duties/Accountabilities:
1. Plans, implements and evaluates Social Work services delivery for designated patient care areas across all sites through methods such as identifying service gaps or recommending changes to improve service delivery to Professional practice leader & Program Leaders.
2. Coordinates and facilitates rearrangement of assignments to provide coverage in cases of unplanned staff absences or unusual workload; provides guidance and trouble-shooting of staffing/scheduling issues and workload assessment and consults with Program Manager(s), Professional Practice Leader, schedulers or other team members to maintain coverage of designated service areas with appropriately trained discipline staff.
3. Participates in recruitment and retention activities for the discipline. Identifies staffing needs and works with the Professional Practice Leader and Program Leaders in the recruitment, orientation and monitoring of discipline staff, including casuals.
4. In collaboration with clerical support and centralized scheduling office, and in consultation with program leaders, schedules and coordinates work assignments, determines and manages day to day staffing levels, reviews vacation schedules, and calls in relief staff.
5. Provides input to the Professional Practice Leader regarding performance planning and coaching of designated staff and acts as a clinical mentor and coach. Ensures that clinical supervision to staff is provided as required and to meet regulatory and collective agreement requirements.
6. Serves as a clinical resource for designated staff by problem solving complex patient family care issues such as those involving child protection legislation, custody and access and legal/liability exposure.
7. Provides feedback on staff performance and participates in the performance evaluation process.
8. Manages the day to day space requirements for the discipline such as treatment area space and office space.
9. Facilitates ongoing monitoring of equipment and resource materials. In collaboration with Professional Practice Leader and Program leaders, participates in the planning for long term equipment needs and ongoing equipment maintenance and replacement.
10. Performs advanced clinical social work practice activities in accordance with established professional standards and clinical policies and guidelines using advanced therapeutic counseling skills and by performing duties such as conducting biopsychosocial assessments, gathering pertinent social data regarding the patient and family, environment, culture, economic and living situation, and interpreting the data using a variety of theoretical modalities.
11. In collaboration with Professional Practice Leader, performs functions related to coordination of students within the discipline. This includes liaison with post-secondary educational field coordinators, students and social workers. It involves ensuring procedures are in place such as affiliation agreements, orientation, criminal record checks, support for field supervisors and oaths of confidentiality. Tasks include processing requests for practicums and student shadowing, facilitating placements by prioritizing, recruiting staff field supervisors, matching students and staff, problem solving with placement problems, keeping statistics on students, ongoing evaluation of the student practicum program at C&W and use of HSPnet and other tasks as needed.
12. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education, Training and Experience
• Completion of a Master’s Degree in Social Work from a recognized University.
• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
• Four (4) years recent related experience in a health care setting preferably with pediatric/women’s health care, including previous administrative and leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Skills and Abilities
• Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the standards of practice and regulations for Social Work as established by the Board of Registration.
• Demonstrated ability to identify learning needs, teach, coach and provide clinical information and guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with and/or guide others in issues of conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, work direction and training.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interprofessional team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, and to deal effectively with co-workers, physicians, other health care professionals, clients and their families, and external agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized patient care information system.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
Job Summary:
In accordance with the Purpose, Vision, Values, Coast Salish Teachings, and strategic direction of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
The Professional Practice Coordinator, Social Work provides support functions across multiple sites including acting as the clinical resource for clinical social workers, assessing clinical development needs/interests, and providing orientation. Under the direction of the Professional Practice Leader, coordinates student practicums for the discipline with various post-secondary educational institutions. Provides direct clinical services to patients and their families in a designated area.
The Professional Practice Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the day to day functioning of the discipline across BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre through activities such as scheduling, staffing and providing orientation and clinical mentoring to designated staff.
Duties/Accountabilities:
1. Plans, implements and evaluates Social Work services delivery for designated patient care areas across all sites through methods such as identifying service gaps or recommending changes to improve service delivery to Professional practice leader & Program Leaders.
2. Coordinates and facilitates rearrangement of assignments to provide coverage in cases of unplanned staff absences or unusual workload; provides guidance and trouble-shooting of staffing/scheduling issues and workload assessment and consults with Program Manager(s), Professional Practice Leader, schedulers or other team members to maintain coverage of designated service areas with appropriately trained discipline staff.
3. Participates in recruitment and retention activities for the discipline. Identifies staffing needs and works with the Professional Practice Leader and Program Leaders in the recruitment, orientation and monitoring of discipline staff, including casuals.
4. In collaboration with clerical support and centralized scheduling office, and in consultation with program leaders, schedules and coordinates work assignments, determines and manages day to day staffing levels, reviews vacation schedules, and calls in relief staff.
5. Provides input to the Professional Practice Leader regarding performance planning and coaching of designated staff and acts as a clinical mentor and coach. Ensures that clinical supervision to staff is provided as required and to meet regulatory and collective agreement requirements.
6. Serves as a clinical resource for designated staff by problem solving complex patient family care issues such as those involving child protection legislation, custody and access and legal/liability exposure.
7. Provides feedback on staff performance and participates in the performance evaluation process.
8. Manages the day to day space requirements for the discipline such as treatment area space and office space.
9. Facilitates ongoing monitoring of equipment and resource materials. In collaboration with Professional Practice Leader and Program leaders, participates in the planning for long term equipment needs and ongoing equipment maintenance and replacement.
10. Performs advanced clinical social work practice activities in accordance with established professional standards and clinical policies and guidelines using advanced therapeutic counseling skills and by performing duties such as conducting biopsychosocial assessments, gathering pertinent social data regarding the patient and family, environment, culture, economic and living situation, and interpreting the data using a variety of theoretical modalities.
11. In collaboration with Professional Practice Leader, performs functions related to coordination of students within the discipline. This includes liaison with post-secondary educational field coordinators, students and social workers. It involves ensuring procedures are in place such as affiliation agreements, orientation, criminal record checks, support for field supervisors and oaths of confidentiality. Tasks include processing requests for practicums and student shadowing, facilitating placements by prioritizing, recruiting staff field supervisors, matching students and staff, problem solving with placement problems, keeping statistics on students, ongoing evaluation of the student practicum program at C&W and use of HSPnet and other tasks as needed.
12. Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education, Training and Experience
• Completion of a Master’s Degree in Social Work from a recognized University.
• Current full registration with the British Columbia College of Social Workers.
• Four (4) years recent related experience in a health care setting preferably with pediatric/women’s health care, including previous administrative and leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Skills and Abilities
• Comprehensive knowledge of Social Work theory and practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the standards of practice and regulations for Social Work as established by the Board of Registration.
• Demonstrated ability to identify learning needs, teach, coach and provide clinical information and guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with and/or guide others in issues of conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, work direction and training.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interprofessional team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, and to deal effectively with co-workers, physicians, other health care professionals, clients and their families, and external agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated ability to problem solve.
• Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized patient care information system.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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