Emma Harja
Kelowna,BC
Summary
Self-directed workplace safety coordinator with over 6 years of experience creating strategic alliances with organizational leaders and demonstrating ability in community relations, regulatory approvals, and site management. Organized and ambitious planner with enhanced community outreach skills who is proficient in stakeholder collaboration. Safety-oriented manager and decisive leader through analytical consultation and other regulatory requirements and processes.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Central Safety Functions Coordinator
Interior Health
01.2023 - Current
- Developed and executed quarterly rolling calendar of events.
- Built, leveraged and shared positive relationships and partnerships with various external and internal stakeholders.
- Evaluated and recommended organizations, individuals and events through formal brand litmus test focused on identifying strategies.
- Resolved issues through active listening and open-ended questioning, escalating major problems to Director.
- Hired, managed, developed and trained staff, established and monitored goals, conducted performance reviews and administered salaries for staff.
Adjudicator
WorkSafe BC
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Completed in-depth evaluations based on detailed data provided by Employer and and Worker individuals.
- Collected public input on proposed changes and gave appropriate weight to provided opinions.
- Evaluated over 100 Worker, Employer, and Physician documents to determine compliance with standards and make effective approval or denial judgments per case.
- Evaluated physical and digital records, testimony and reports in order to weigh both support and opposition to proposals.
Admitting & Pandemic Coordinator
Regional Health Sciences Centre
08.2016 - 12.2021
- Collaborate closely with internal groups and site practitioners to communicate strategy, standard methodologies, and policy developments with emphasis on safety
- Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex problems.
- Set priorities and problem-solved workflow issues to maintain rapport with customers and managers.
- Evaluated operational practices and identified improvement opportunities to develop revisions for systems and procedures.
Education
Quality Improvement & Conflict Resolution
Quality Improvement Program Certificate
Kelowna07.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Law And Indigenous Studies
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, ON04.2021
Skills
- Project and Facility Management
- Expert in Regulatory Processes
- Contract & Project Management
- Database Management
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Indigenous Community Relations experience
- Adept knowledge of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Accomplishments
Published self-written Thesis of "The Long-Term Effects of Intergenerational Trauma and Indigenous Education Attainment in Canada", April 2020
Certification
French Language Certified (Level II)
CPR/ First Aid Certified
Timeline
Central Safety Functions Coordinator
Interior Health
01.2023 - Current
Adjudicator
WorkSafe BC
01.2022 - 01.2023
Admitting & Pandemic Coordinator
Regional Health Sciences Centre
08.2016 - 12.2021
Quality Improvement & Conflict Resolution
Quality Improvement Program Certificate
Bachelor of Arts - Law And Indigenous Studies
Lakehead University
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