Specialist | Medical Staff Governance

Position Summary
Interior Health is hiring a permanent full-time Specialist, Medical Staff Governance who is passionate about making a difference in healthcare.

Location: This position is flexible within the Interior Health Authority.

What we offer:
• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP

Salary range for the position is $88,990 to $127,923. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you create an impact:
The Specialist, Medical Staff Governance, is responsible for managing key initiatives to support the Interior Health (IH) Health Authority Medical Advisory Committee (HAMAC) and Medicine Leadership Team, as well as provides leadership and supervisory support to the HAMAC Coordinator.

Reporting to the Director, Medical Administration and Governance, the Specialist is responsible and accountable for the planning and implementation of strategic, enterprise-wide initiatives to advance medical staff governance frameworks, initiatives, policies, and practices in accordance with Interior Health governance structures. The Specialist has a strong understanding of health authority and provincial medical staff governance structures (i.e. The Hospital Act, Medical Staff Bylaws & Rules, and Credentialing and Privileging) and HAMAC’s mandate, including roles and responsibilities. The Specialist develops, fosters, and maintains strong collaborative working relationships with and among Medical Affairs, Medical and IH Leadership, external partners, and other interested parties.

What will you work on:
• Stewards the development, implementation, and evaluation of an annual governance workplan in collaboration with the HAMAC chair/committee, credentialing and privileging, and medical leadership, and ensures systems and process to support effective medical staff engagement, communication and accountability are in place.

• Manages related budgets for the governance team and ensures performance to budgeted plan by monitoring expenditures and recommending and implementing remedial action as required.

• Provides leadership and direct supervision to assigned staff using effective management techniques, e.g., coaching, mentoring skill and leadership development, and performance management.

• Reviews, develops, operationalizes, and assesses for change, governance related policies, procedures and regional service models / processes as directed by HAMAC and Medical Affairs, including evaluation and continuous improvements processes. Creates comprehensive recommendations and action plans for improvement.

• Cultivate and fosters relationships to develop comprehensive project plans that address key risks to medical staff, including timelines, deliverables, risk assessments and evaluation reports; ensures completion and coordination of assigned initiatives; facilitates committee and partner engagement; identifies issues for the committee and makes recommendations for resolution.

• Develops and delivers on a reporting and monitoring system for project performance indicators and activities, status updates, decision briefs. Ensures document retention meets organizational policies and standards.

• Maintains current and expert knowledge of best practices in medical and clinical governance, as well as IH and MOH policies related to the Hospital Act, Medical Staff Rules and Bylaws, and organizational priorities to provide strategic advice on current and future work of the committee.

• Attends HAMAC meetings and supports facilitation of relevant sub-committees or working groups.

• Liaises with the Executive Medical Group (EMG), Regional MACs, Local MACS, medical staff, as well as organizational and external partners such as the Doctors of BC and other health authorities on governance-related, strategic initiatives and mandates.

• Collaborates with communications and medical leadership to develop and lead strategies to engage, inform and enhance awareness of governance related work to medical staff across the region.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations, and implementing required corrective actions.

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces. Apply today!

Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers! Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Join our team today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualfications
Education, Training and Experience
• A bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration or related discipline
• Five to Seven years of recent related experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

Skills and Abilities
• Demonstrated ability to plan, lead, direct, and control multiple projects in a large, complex implementation.
• Experience in managing complex projects, facilitating and managing consultation process with a wide range of partner groups.
• Experience working collaboratively and successfully with physicians and medical leaders.
• Excellent judgment in setting priorities, identifying issues, and determining action required when working under pressure and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to implement change management strategies and evaluation processes.
• Proven leadership skills working with diverse groups of people. Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships and collaborate with key participants across a range of partners and other.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels inside and outside the organization and possesses political awareness in a healthcare environment.
• Superior written and verbal communication abilities and independent problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience in partner engagement to develop solutions to problems and/or consensus on new initiatives, systems, and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic, fast-paced, continually changing environment.
• Ability to travel.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.