Clinical Counsellor Educator, Clinical Education

at  Vancouver Coastal Health

COME WORK AS A CLINICAL COUNSELLOR EDUCATOR WITH VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Clinical Counsellor Educator with a Master’s of Clinical Counseling or Counselling Psychology to join the Regional Allied Health Education team at Vancouver General Hospital as well as travelling between other Regional Sites as required. Apply today to join our team!

AS A CLINICAL COUNSELLOR EDUCATOR, CLINICAL EDUCATION WITH VCH YOU WILL:

• Work in a team-based environment and is charged with providing discipline specific education and expertise across the health authority.
• Provide clinical and educational support to designated staff within Vancouver Coastal Health a majority of the time.
• Coordinate student placements and supports and mentor’s clinical preceptors.
• Plan, implement and evaluate educational and orientation programs, provide training in practice, assisting with the development and roll out of new clinical practices and providing staff and students with information on new or changed therapeutic procedures and practices.
• Consult, confer and collaborate with other health care providers regarding clinical concerns or requirements to gather information for ongoing improvement of client care.
• Provide training in Clinical Counselling practices including leading knowledge transfer of best practice evidence, modifying techniques, assisting with the development of new clinical practices and providing staff with information on new or changed therapeutic procedures and practices.
• Gather information for ongoing improvement and demonstrates expertise and leadership of clinical counsellor services.
• Maintain and update own knowledge of clinical and professional practice, including hands-on clinical competencies by working directly with patients, clients, residents.
  Qualifications:

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Master’s of Clinical Counseling or Counselling Psychology from an accredited academic institution (to include a supervised clinical learning rotation), plus a minimum of four (4) years’ recent, related clinical counselling experience, and completion of a professional instructional program for teaching.
• Experience creating educational materials, implementing education strategies, utilizing knowledge translation abilities, and experience supervising students, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Eligible for registration with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and/or the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
• Valid BC Driver’s License as local area travel within the VCH geographic area may occur, and access to a vehicle may be required.

KNOWLEDGE & ABILITIES

• Comprehensive knowledge of organization policies, legislation, procedures, and standards of care. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical counselling theory and practice within a client and family centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge of the established provincial standards of practice and guidelines for clinicalpractitioners.
• Broad knowledge of education theory.
• Broad knowledge of tele-health and technology-based learning.
• Broad knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safety care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and construct effective and dynamic education modules.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, facilitate and teach.
• Demonstrated ability in education strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a creative learning environment.
• Demonstrated ability to promote a culture of enquiry and evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally and in writing, and deal effectively with, co-workers, physicians, other health care staff, patients and their circle of care, and outside agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Computer literacy related to tele-health and technology-based learning; and with spreadsheet and database skills.
• Demonstrated ability to operate related equipment.
  Closing Statement:
  The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

Please refer the Job description for details