Local Department Head - Obstetrics & Gynecology - Burnaby Hospital

Fraser Health•Burnaby, BC

16d•Onsite

About The Position

The Regional Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is seeking a Local Department Head at Burnaby Hospital. Fraser Health is a major healthcare provider in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, serving over two million people across the traditional, ancestral, and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. The organization operates with a team of over 50,000 staff, medical staff, and volunteers, delivering hospital and community-based services. The Local Department Head role involves leadership and administrative duties within the regional department, focusing on communication, program coordination, promoting health and wellness among members, investigating complaints, fostering a respectful workplace, and contributing to human resource planning and quality improvement initiatives. Fraser Health is committed to planetary health, diversity, and maintaining an environment of respect, caring, and trust, with hiring practices that are inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe.

Requirements

Member of the Active staff | BH as your primary site
Active Privileges

Responsibilities

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 (RDH), recommending appointment of practitioners, renewal of medical staff membership and privileges
ensuring the requirements of programs operating within the facility are coordinated
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 RDH or Site Medical Director where appropriate
encouraging a healthy, respectful workplace
reviewing with the RDH 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
participating in or facilitating local patient quality reviews and quality improvement