Local Department Head - Regional Department of Family Practice - Langley Memorial Hospital

Job Summary

Responsibilities of Local Department Head - Regional Department of Family Practice

• Participating in the Site Operations Committee or equivalent for the Facility
• Functioning as the channel of communication to and from the Regional Department to keep Members practicing within the Facility informed regarding Fraser Health, HAMAC and Departmental objectives, policies and general activities and to ensure Regional Departments are aware of issues specific to the Facility
• In collaboration with the Regional Department Head, recommending appointment of practitioners, renewal of Medical Staff membership and privileges
• Ensuring the requirements of programs operating within the Facility are co-ordinated
• Promoting health and wellness amongst Members
• Investigating and documenting complaints regarding care provided by Members within the Department at the Facility under the direction of the appropriate Regional Department Head and/or Site Medical Director where appropriate
• Encouraging a healthy, respectful workplace
• Reviewing with the Regional Department Head the human resource requirements of the Regional Department practicing within the Facility
• Contributing to the search and selection of applicants for vacancies in the Regional Department
• Conduct morbidity and mortality reviews.

Compensation

• Annual stipend based on 0.229 FTE presence in the role

Closing Date

• May 8, 2025

Qualifications

• Active Privileges
• CMPA
• CPSBC Eligible for Full License
• CPSBC Full
• Member of the Department

Locations

• Langley Memorial Hospital

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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