Clinical Student Placement Assistant

Position Summary
We are seeking a Casual Clinical Student Placement Assistant at Kelowna Community Health and Services Centre in Kelowna, BC.

Days of work: Monday to Friday, Days

Shift times: 08:00 to 16:00

This is a casual position. Casual means hours are not guaranteed and that days of work and shift times may vary. Many careers with us begin with casual employment and lead to permanent or temporary career opportunities.

How will we help you grow?

Interior Health offers excellent benefits and many opportunities to maximize your skills. We are an organization where you have room to grow in a place where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you.

What will you work on?

This position supports and facilitates clinical student placement processes throughout Interior Health (IH). Working within a customer-focused, team-oriented framework the Clinical Student Placement Assistant will be responsible for continual improvement of student utilization and developing efficient, student-friendly, responsive student destinations. The Clinical Student Placement Assistant also provides technical support by arranging for system account set up, and access, assisting users with appropriate system use, responding to system issues, and creating reports as requested.

• Supports management and students in the development and maintenance of optimal student placement destinations to meet service needs, giving consideration for coverage requirements, available resources and schedule constraints.
• Establishes priorities and organizes operational procedures to ensure streamlining for the clinical student placement processes by receiving, conveying, and exchanging information/documentation on student placements and clinical education initiatives/programs from post-secondary institutions.
• Evaluates the training needs of IH team leads/educators/mgmt./destination coordinators and other staff, develops and delivers individual training sessions that explain the student placement process and stakeholder responsibilities, and demonstrates the use of HSPnet and other placement processes, such as preceptor assignment, document uploads, and completion of destination and preceptor profiles in system.
• Collaborates with academic partners regarding competing requests for limited clinical placements and coordinates placement meetings with academic partners (private and public) where they represent IH to discuss placement needs, philosophies and dispute resolution processes. Suggests alternative placements to applicable coordinators and academic institutions.
• Utilizes computerized applications such as HSPnet, Learning Hub, Meditech, external webpage, MS Teams, and Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, SharePoint), web-based applications, and other database systems to receive and process documentation relating to clinical student placement requests, clinical education initiatives and other PPO projects.
• Demonstrates the use of HSPnet to external partners (e.g. university student placement coordinators) ensuring alignment with IH student placement policies/guidelines and provides IH specific content to facilitate placement choice.
• Prepares statistical information as requested by gathering and compiling data, developing and formatting statistical charts and graphs using appropriate software.
• Using pre-approved content, prepares e-Learning modules/presentation using various computer applications.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

What should your application include?

• A current 5 Minute Typing Test 35 wpm or greater completed within past 48 months from a recognized institution, (ON-LINE TESTS NOT ACCEPTED);
• Proof of completion of accredited computer operating systems and business writing skills courses;
• Your Resume indicating three year’s recent related experience, Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
• A Cover Letter stating your availability to start in a new position;

Where are we located?

The largest and liveliest lakeshore community in the Okanagan, Kelowna is well-known as a year round outdoor playground. Named The Cultural Capital of Canada in 2004, Kelowna’s sunny weather, spectacular scenery, lakes, canyons and many attractions are the perfect combination for those who enjoy an active lifestyle and an urban setting.

Kelowna residents and visitors enjoy a vibrant cultural life including a professional symphony, annual festivals, and art exhibits. Golf courses, orchards, pristine lakes and numerous surrounding vineyards make Kelowna (and nearby West Kelowna and Winfield/Lake Country) a haven for outdoor enthusiasts. World-class skiing and snowboarding is only a short drive away at Big White - where Canada’s largest ski-in/ski-out village offers a host of winter activities, fine dining and shopping.

Apply today!

Qualfications
• Grade 12,
• Successful completion of recognized courses relating to computer operating systems and business writing skills,
• Three years recent, related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience,
• Completion of a 5 min Typing Test 35 wpm or greater, dated within the past 48 months and must be issued from a valid institution only. (ON-LINE TESTS NOT ACCEPTED)