Why Fraser Health?:
We are seeking an exceptional physician leader to join our team as a Regional Medical Director (RMD), Acquired Brain Injury and Concussion Services. You will provide regional leadership to support the successful delivery of a care and service program within Fraser Health from a medical staff perspective. This senior leadership position reports to the Executive Medical Director (EMD) Medical Performance and is accountable for defining medical care and practice standards, supporting standardization across the program and monitoring performance against standards. This is a five (5) year term of appointment, renewable by the Executive Medical Director. If you are an engaging leader with a passion for brain injury care and ready to collaborate with your strategic lens for care and service, we welcome you to take your next step with us.
Key Areas of Involvement:
Quality, Standardization and Performance
- Ensure appropriate regional standards of care and practice are developed and implemented across the program for Medical Staff.
- Ensure effective quality improvement, patient safety and risk management activities in relation to Medical Staff members are in place and are achieving intended results.
Recruitment and Development
- In collaboration with ABI leadership, conduct physician resource planning for the program.
- Work collaboratively with EMD Physician Partnerships and Development to ensure that all contracts with physicians are managed effectively and in compliance with FH policies and procedures credentialing and discipline of members of the medical staff.
Leadership and Regional Coordination
- Provide leadership through mentoring, coaching, and modeling a collaborative working style and leading by influence and respect.
- Maintain a high degree of visibility with the ABI team and service providers.
- Meet with inter-disciplinary clinical leaders, administrators, and program team members to support the alignment of Medical Staff practices with other activities and initiatives/activities of the inter-disciplinary program team.
Strategic and Policy Advice
- Provide senior medical administrative leadership and decision making, in relation to professional and strategic matters related to the program.
- Provide Medical Staff leadership for the planning and development of policies that support the integration and standardization of the program; ensure a systems perspective to link individual program needs to the wider health system.
- Attend HAMAC and provide advice and consultation on strategic and policy matters.
- Promote research and training.
- Provide advice on medical legal issues.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Neuro-Psychiatrist/Psychiatrist or Physiatrist with experience in moderate to severe acquired brain injury.
- Eligibility for membership on the Fraser Health Medical Staff.
- Five (5) years’ leadership experience within the healthcare sector and experience in hospital based leadership.
- A Master’s degree in health administration or business administration (optional).
- Additional leadership training is preferred.
- Experience with budgetary and operational planning is desirable.
Time Commitment: 0.3 FTE
To apply: Please apply directly and if you have any questions please contact Physician Recruitment by emailing medicalstaffrecruitment@fraserhealth.ca.
This position is open until filled.
Compensation: Stipend
Qualifications/Credentials: Active Privileges, CMPA, CPSBC Full
Locations (Physicians): Fraser Health