Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCC) Medical Director - Chilliwack

Fraser Health•Chilliwack, BC

69d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an innovative physician to join our team as a Medical Director (MD) for Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC), Chilliwack. The MD will build and support a culture of patient and care-team safety and clinical effectiveness, where the patient and family are the centre of clinical system design. As a consensus builder, you lead by example and understand how to address site needs within the broader context of the health delivery system and multiple service delivery requirements. The successful candidate will have the flexibility to work partially on-site as required. If this work sparks excitement within you, we welcome you to join our collaborative team. This position reports to the Regional Medical Director (RMD) for Primary Care Integration. Community: Chilliwack Located in the upper Fraser Valley, Chilliwack is well known for a wide range of outdoor recreation activities, like hiking, water sports, camping, mountain-biking and fishing. With affordable real estate in well-planned neighbourhoods, Chilliwack has drawn many to its natural surroundings, rural setting and thriving agricultural, commercial and industrial economy – a prosperous community with an outstanding quality of life.

Requirements

Current licensure with CPSBC and Canadian College of Family Physicians (CCFP) plus two (2) years leadership experience within the healthcare sector.
Demonstrated leadership in roles to lead and move forward organizational change in primary care.
Sound working knowledge of running a primary care clinic including staffing, budgeting, quality improvement activity and service delivery.
Proven verbal and written communication and presentation skills within a leadership capacity.

Nice To Haves

Additional training in management is preferred and prior academic leadership experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

Ensure that Clinic physicians deliver services appropriately within the remit of the Urgent and Primary Care Centre.
Ensure physician members of the clinic are engaged in multidisciplinary quality improvement and utilization management activities within the clinic.
Ensure that Family Physicians are engaged in reviews of and activities regarding expected standards of medical practice.
Investigate complaints regarding care provided by physicians working in the clinic, in collaboration with the RMD when appropriate.
Attend meetings of the UPCC Medical Directors as coordinated by the RMD.
Provide a communication channel to and from Fraser Health leadership regarding regional and local objectives, general activities and other clinic relevant issues.
Recommend and contribute to policies and guidelines, relating to medical/clinical matters, that are consistent with agreed to goals.
Promote health and wellness amongst department members.
Encourage a healthy, respectful workplace.
Review the physician resource requirements of the clinic with clinic management, the local Collaborative Services Committee, and the RMD.
Contribute to the selection of new physician staff members joining the clinic.
Dispute resolution and mediate disputes involving clinic physicians.
Identify potential liability issues and legal problems within the clinic and provides advice for specific cases/files to the RMD and/or Legal Counsel, as required.