Local Department Head - Emergency Department General Hospital

Local Department Head – Emergency Department – Chilliwack General Hospital

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The Emergency Department at Chilliwack General Hospital is seeking a Local Department Head.

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose, and Commitments of Fraser Health, the role is service delivery centered around patients, clients, residents, families, etc. The Local Department Head will be an active staff member unless a practitioner is recruited for the role, in which case the applicant would be appointed to the Provisional category of the Medical Staff until promotion to the active category.

The candidate will be assigned to the Regional Department and to the facility as the Member’s Primary Site and a member of the Regional Department.

• Participate in the Site Operations Committee or equivalent for the facility.
• Act as the communication channel between the Regional Department and facility members, ensuring alignment on objectives, policies, and activities.
• In collaboration with the Regional Department Head, recommend appointment of practitioners, renewal of Medical Staff membership and privileges (December 2020).
• Coordinate requirements of programs operating within the facility.
• Promote health and wellness among members.
• Investigate and document complaints regarding care provided by members within the department at the facility, under the direction of the appropriate Regional Department Head and/or Site Medical Director.
• Encourage a healthy, respectful workplace.
• Review with the Regional Department Head the human resource requirements of the Regional Department practicing within the facility.
• Contribute to the search and selection of applicants for vacancies in the Regional Department.
• Conduct morbidity and mortality reviews, establish a growth mindset, etc.
• Encourage others to learn and embrace new ways of doing things, build resiliency, and provide support, coaching, and encouragement to formal leadership or influence of change.

Demonstrates the LEADS capabilities of Leads Self, Engages Others, Achieves Results, Develops Coalitions, and supports Systems Transformation.

• Lead and advocate for FHA wide transformational programs.
• Translate strategy into action.
• Provide site knowledge & expertise.
• Build strategic relationships as an articulate and effective communicator.
• Inspire, motivate, and educate.

• Strong understanding of clinical workflows across the care continuum.
• Understanding of clinical information systems and ancillary solutions is an asset.
• Experience with clinical informatics or digital technology in healthcare is an asset.

• Annual stipend of $55,224 based on 0.24 FTE presence in the role or 9 hours per week.

CCFP EM, CPSBC Full, Member of the Department.

Chilliwack General Hospital.

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 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. 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.