Medical Director, Heart Health Advancement
About the role
Medical Director, Heart Health Advancement (200-1555)
The Medical Director Heart Health Advancement NRGH is a co-leadership position that shares responsibility for development of high-quality services of the expanding area of Heart Health at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. With the respective Co-Leader, the Medical Director works proactively with others (including patients) to advance operations at the site, in collaboration with the Island Wide Heart Health Program and the Island Wide Medical Director of Heart Health. This position reports to both an Executive Medical Director and an Executive Director.
Main responsibilities of this position:
- Leadership: Co-leads and oversees activities to ensure program service evolution and delivery is efficient, effective, and integrated with the Island Health Heart Health program; Links with appropriate Departmental Medical Leaders to address matters of physician governance, including professional medical practice issues.
- Operations & Quality: Establishes processes and structures to engage physicians and staff in continuous quality improvement of service delivery, in alignment with the Heart Health Program; Monitors program budget and performance jointly with Co-Leader and makes course corrections when necessary.
- Change Management: Co-develops and implements change management plans to engage and support physicians and staff through change
- Informatics: Oversees activities that advance technology and data use to improve service delivery using the electronic health records (EHR) in collaboration with the Quality Systems team.
- Planning: Assesses, monitors and anticipates program resource needs and works with medical leaders and administrative leaders to prioritize these needs within available resources.
Additional contract content
- Will work collaboratively in a co-leadership model with assigned Director
- Attends the clinical governance Clinical Excellence Committee and the NRGH local quality and operations committee
- Attends appropriate provincial heart health committees.
- Will use Island Health email address for work related to this position.
- Will dedicate time to this position during Island Health regular working hours, or as agreed upon with the Executive Medical Director and Executive Director
- Will participate in orientation and training
Job Types
Medical Leadership
Department
Medicine
City
Nanaimo
Contact
Interested candidates, please attach your CV and letter of interest to:
Savanah Munzar, Medical Staff Recruiter
Island Health
Email: medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Shift/Hours of Work
Part-time
Remuneration
Medical Administration Contract
Education, Training and Experience
Active Member of the Island Health Medical Staff
Job Status
Part-Time
About Island Health
Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.
Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.
Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.
Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.
To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.
Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.
Medical Director, Heart Health Advancement
About the role
Medical Director, Heart Health Advancement (200-1555)
The Medical Director Heart Health Advancement NRGH is a co-leadership position that shares responsibility for development of high-quality services of the expanding area of Heart Health at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. With the respective Co-Leader, the Medical Director works proactively with others (including patients) to advance operations at the site, in collaboration with the Island Wide Heart Health Program and the Island Wide Medical Director of Heart Health. This position reports to both an Executive Medical Director and an Executive Director.
Main responsibilities of this position:
- Leadership: Co-leads and oversees activities to ensure program service evolution and delivery is efficient, effective, and integrated with the Island Health Heart Health program; Links with appropriate Departmental Medical Leaders to address matters of physician governance, including professional medical practice issues.
- Operations & Quality: Establishes processes and structures to engage physicians and staff in continuous quality improvement of service delivery, in alignment with the Heart Health Program; Monitors program budget and performance jointly with Co-Leader and makes course corrections when necessary.
- Change Management: Co-develops and implements change management plans to engage and support physicians and staff through change
- Informatics: Oversees activities that advance technology and data use to improve service delivery using the electronic health records (EHR) in collaboration with the Quality Systems team.
- Planning: Assesses, monitors and anticipates program resource needs and works with medical leaders and administrative leaders to prioritize these needs within available resources.
Additional contract content
- Will work collaboratively in a co-leadership model with assigned Director
- Attends the clinical governance Clinical Excellence Committee and the NRGH local quality and operations committee
- Attends appropriate provincial heart health committees.
- Will use Island Health email address for work related to this position.
- Will dedicate time to this position during Island Health regular working hours, or as agreed upon with the Executive Medical Director and Executive Director
- Will participate in orientation and training
Job Types
Medical Leadership
Department
Medicine
City
Nanaimo
Contact
Interested candidates, please attach your CV and letter of interest to:
Savanah Munzar, Medical Staff Recruiter
Island Health
Email: medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Shift/Hours of Work
Part-time
Remuneration
Medical Administration Contract
Education, Training and Experience
Active Member of the Island Health Medical Staff
Job Status
Part-Time
About Island Health
Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.
Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.
Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.
Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.
To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.
Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.