Regional Medical Director - Rehabilitation

Job Summary Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose, and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families: The Regional Medical Director provides 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), and is accountable for defining medical care and practice standards, supporting standardization across the program, and monitoring performance against standards. Duties and Responsibilities Setting standards and guidelines of healthcare delivery and develop systems for monitoring compliance with those standards. Meeting regularly with the senior clinical administrative team and the Executive Medical Director regarding ongoing issues of patient care and Member practice. Ensuring that Member activities are consistent with the overall direction of the Fraser Health service delivery plan. Liaising with other Regional Medical Directors, Program Medical Directors, and Site Medical Directors to ensure the services provided are coordinated among other Programs to provide a spectrum of care to the patients, residents, and clients. Meeting regularly with inter-disciplinary clinical leaders and administrators to ensure that Member practices are aligned with other activities and initiatives within the inter-disciplinary team. Maintaining a high degree of visibility by regular visits to each facility in which the service is active. Assisting Regional Department Heads in the identification of human resource needs and in the active recruitment of practitioners Assisting Regional Department Heads in dealing with quality-of-care issues including issues regarding performance, availability, and the behaviours of individual Regional Department Members Investigating and documenting complaints regarding care provided by Members within the Department at the Facility in collaboration with the Site Medical Director and/or Regional Department Head where appropriate. Representing the Medical Staff in public on an as requested basis on issues of Medical Staff policies, procedures, and quality of care Ensuring that Member academic activities (including education and research) are compliant with Fraser Health policies. Qualifications / Skills and Abilities Education and Experience Master’s degree in health administration, business administration or related discipline, supplemented by five (5) years’ recent, related leadership experience within the healthcare sector, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Eligible for membership on the Fraser Health Medical Staff. Skills and Abilities Demonstrates the LEADS capabilities of Leads Self, Engages Others, Achieves Results, Develops Coalitions and supports Systems Transformation. Leading People: acting with integrity and trust; building a team environment; communicating clearly; and fostering the potential of others. Leading Change: striving for personal mastery; leading with Vision; inspiring and engaging; and promoting innovation. Partnering: focusing on customers and engaging stakeholders. Achieving Results: understanding and demonstrating accountability. Business Acumen: managing resources; possessing health environment and political awareness. Professional/Technical Capabilities Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and can work effectively with a diversity of personalities, being approachable and showing respect for others. Demonstrated ability to interact with and lead the broader physician community. Demonstrated leadership in roles to lead and move forward complex organizational change issues across health service programs to support broad transformational objectives. Demonstrated ability as an effective consensus builder able to work through influence rather than formal authority. Demonstrated leadership abilities to incorporate program/hospital needs within the broader context of the health delivery system and multiple program requirements. Demonstrated ability to work and lead within a matrix reporting structure. Sound working knowledge of planning concepts related to service delivery, budgetary, staffing, quality and strategic initiatives. Proven verbal and written communication and presentations skills within a senior leadership capacity. Proven proficiency leading practice of the field of health program leadership. Possesses a good grasp of clinical workflow, including in-patient, ambulatory, community health and primary care settings, and health information systems and outcomes measurement. Time Commitment: 0.5 FTE Compensation Contract Qualifications Active Privileges, CMPA, CPSBC Full, FRCPC Locations Fraser Health 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 50,000+ 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. Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Indeed | Glassdoor IMPORTANT: Recruitment scam warning Please be on alert for recruitment scams. We are aware of several scams targeting individuals by falsely claiming to represent Fraser Health. Always take precautions when sharing personal details with unverified sources. Please note that we will never ask for money or payment, nor ask you to download or install an app at any point during our recruitment process.