Senior Clinical Planner

Vancouver Coastal Health; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits package

Employer-paid training and leadership/

Wellness supports for employees and/or

Award-winning recognition programs

Exclusive staff discounts

Job summary

Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking a Senior Clinical Planner to join the Vancouver Community Home Health and Home Support team. You will provide clinical planning services for key strategic initiatives and lead planning for project proposals, planning, briefing notes development or program initiatives.

You will partner with clinical leadership, medical staff and the planning team to ensure integration of clinical services, alignment with current, emerging and best practice requirements, and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Health Care Administration or related health science discipline, supplemented by seven (7) to nine (9) years’ recent, related clinical planning experience in a large complex multi-site healthcare organization, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and in collaboration/consultation with others.
• Comprehensive knowledge of health care delivery systems and project management principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical planning services for key strategic initiatives by leading and preparing all aspects of clinical planning for project proposals, planning, briefing notes development or program initiatives.
• Partner with clinical leadership, medical staff, and project planning team to ensure integration of clinical services; align with current and best practices.
• Lead a clinical planning team in support of programs, projects and initiatives and ensure successful implementation.

Skills

Clinical planning

Leadership

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication

Team supervision

Education

Master’s degree in Health Care Administration or related health science discipline

Job description

Come work as a Senior Clinical Planner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Senior Clinical Planner to join the Vancouver Community Home Health and Home Support team.

As a Senior Clinical Planner with Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide clinical planning services for key strategic initiatives by leading and preparing all aspects of clinical planning for project proposals, planning, briefing notes development or program initiatives for the designated clinical area.
• Partner with the clinical leadership, medical staff, and project planning team to ensure integration of associated clinical services; alignment with current, emerging and best practice requirements is considered in the program design requirements and implementation and that appropriate frameworks and processes for evaluation are in place.
• Lead a clinical planning team in support of the programs projects and initiatives and successful implementation

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and 'going first' when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• 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

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in Health Care Administration or related health science discipline, supplemented by seven (7) to nine (9) years’ recent, related clinical planning experience in a large complex multi-site healthcare organization, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and in collaboration/consultation with others.
• Comprehensive knowledge of health care delivery systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project management principles and methodologies.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and evaluation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and provide direction to others.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present complex information to individuals and/or groups.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.