Statutory Property Guardianship (SPG) Coordinator, ReAct Adult Protection Program
Vancouver Coastal Health View all jobs
- West Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work closely with the ReAct Director, and Health Authority Designates (HADs), Qualified Health Care Professionals (QHCPs), Adult Protection Leads and the Public Guardian and Trustee of BC.
- Support Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) in its focus on meeting its statutory obligations under the Adult Guardianship Act to receive reports of suspected financial abuse, neglect and self-neglect of adults who are vulnerable and incapable of managing their finances.
- Receive all incoming referrals, concerns, inquiries, from both internal and external partners to VCH and determine the type and urgency of the report received.
- Review clinical health records, perform initial resolve, or may re-direct more complex complaints/concerns to an Adult Protection Lead or Designated
- Responder Coordinator for follow up.
- Stewart all assessments of financial incapability by reviewing legislated compliance and strictly adhering to MoH directives on timelines and notifications of rights to the vulnerable adults and their close relatives.
- Maintain the department’s system for tracking, analyzing and reporting client feedback activities in the BC Patient Safety & Learning System (PSLS) ReAct, (aka ReAct Reporting System).
- Provide analytics support to the Regional Director, Managers and APLs in the tracking, management and resolution of patient/client/resident issues.
- Work closely with all members of the ReAct team, VCH Executive Office, Quality & Patient Safety, Risk Management, and Communications and Public Affairs, referring to them all client feedback issues with the potential for liability or other risks to VCH.
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work or a relevant health sciences discipline, plus three to five (3 to 5) years of recent, related public and client relations experience preferably in a health care setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with the public and staff in a courteous, tactful and diplomatic manner.
- A high degree of discretion and maturity in handling confidential information in sensitive and potentially emotionally charged situations.
- Resilience and self-care skills necessary to withstand daily exposure of stories of suspected violence, abuse and self-harm.
- Decision-making ability to appropriately triage all incoming complaints and inquiries from patients, families and staff.
- Demonstrated understanding of intake procedures, providing empathic listening, crisis response and mental health and clinical/medical terminology.
- Develops and maintains strong relationships with key internal and external partners to promote and enhance services provided with sensitivity to diversity and indigenous lens.
- Practices the recognition, inclusion and support of all types and aspects of diversity at all stages of engagement, with an understanding of the issues faced by people from equity-deserving groups.
- Good working knowledge of software applications including Word, Power Point and Excel.
- Demonstrated ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff