Regional Medical Director, Indigenous Health

Vancouver Coastal Health • Vancouver, BC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a Regional Medical Director, Indigenous Health. This senior leadership role reports directly to the Vice President, Medicine and Academic Affairs (VPMAA) and collaborates closely with the Vice President, Indigenous Health. The primary focus is to provide senior medical leadership to advance Indigenous health equity, cultural safety, and anti-racism throughout the region. The Regional Medical Director will serve as a key advisor and system leader, integrating Indigenous perspectives, knowledge, and priorities into clinical planning, policy development, quality improvement, and health system transformation. This includes contributing to system-level governance, strategic alignment, and continuous improvement. The role is expected to be 0.2 FTE. In partnership with Indigenous leaders, Elders, the Indigenous Health team, operational leaders, medical staff, and system partners, the Regional Medical Director will promote culturally safe, trauma-informed, and person- and family-centred care for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This role acts as a bridge between medical staff, Indigenous partners, and organizational leadership to advance shared priorities. The position operates within a model of shared accountability and partnership, acknowledging the distributed nature of medical staff governance and its intersection with operational, academic, and corporate functions. The work is guided by VCH’s commitment to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

Requirements

• A Doctor of Medicine Degree, Nurse Practitioner Degree or Midwifery Degree and active certification and licensure in good standing with the appropriate regulatory College.
• Eligibility for a faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine or Simon Fraser University School of Medicine (for MD or Midwifery Degree holders); for holder of a Nurse Practitioner Degree, eligibility for a faculty appointment with a School of Nursing at a post-secondary institution in British Columbia.
• Eligibility for medical staff privileges or CMP within VCH.
• Demonstrated senior medical leadership experience developing and implementing organizational strategic initiatives within a large, complex organization to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion and anti-racism preferably within a public health care or other large complex public sector, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Strong understanding of medical staff governance, medical staff and CMP structures, and system-level leadership.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional, enterprise-wide initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic partnership and contributes to the development, implementation, and ongoing advancement of VCH’s Indigenous Health vision, strategic direction, and priorities in partnership with Indigenous leaders and communities.
• Advise on regional priorities, including clinical care, access, quality, and patient and community experience impacting Indigenous persons, families, and communities.
• Support the establishment and sustainment of Indigenous health equity, Indigenous cultural safety, and Indigenous-specific anti-racism across medical staff committees, leadership forums, and governance bodies in alignment with existing organizational frameworks.
• Partner with Indigenous leaders, First Nations, and communities to inform priorities, guide approaches, and ensure alignment with Indigenous models of health and wellness.
• Provide strategic partnership and advice to improve the quality, safety, accessibility, and cultural safety of care and experience for Indigenous persons, families and communities.
• Provide guidance to identify and inform opportunities to address systemic inequities in clinical care, service design, and health outcomes facing Indigenous persons, families and communities as informed by data and community perspectives.
• Support the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical and system-level quality improvement initiatives that advance culturally safe care.
• Lead and partner on strategies to advance Indigenous cultural safety and Indigenous-specific anti-racism across VCH.
• Support medical staff engagement in ongoing learning, reflection, and accountability related to Indigenous cultural safety, humility, and anti-racism.
• Provide guidance on medical staff practice issues where racism, discrimination, or culturally unsafe care is identified or may impact Indigenous persons, families, communities, or staff.
• Provide guidance and stewardship to senior leaders in the development and advancement of strategies that strengthen medical staff accountability for respectful, equitable, and culturally safe care.
• Engage medical staff and medical leadership in system transformation initiatives related to Indigenous Health.
• Promote and support awareness and uptake and integration of leading practices, policies, and standards related to Indigenous cultural safety and equitable care.
• Provide partnership and advice in navigating complex clinical, operational, and relational issues that involve Indigenous Health considerations.
• Provide senior medical leadership on, and support the development of, policies, procedures, standards, and pathways to ensure the inclusion of Indigenous Health priorities and removal of systemic barriers.
• Support the use of data and Indigenous-informed approaches to identify health service gaps and improve health system responsiveness and outcomes.
• Leads and partners on strategies to inform regional planning discussions related to access, care pathways, quality, and patient experience for Indigenous peoples.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior