Chief Medical Advisor, Indigenous Health Care
About the role
Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Medical Advisor, Indigenous Health Care will provide expert guidance and clinical insight on delivering culturally safe care in physician services and support the execution of Doctors of BC’s strategic plan, including its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. This role requires a deep understanding of systemic racism in healthcare, including the ways colonial policies (e.g., the Indian Act, residential schools, medical experimentation) continue to impact Indigenous health outcomes. Doctors of BC, under the leadership of the Chief Medical Advisor, will dismantle systemic barriers by implementing systems change.
The Chief Medical Advisor will collaborate with the Board of Directors and the President on identifying direction and action for physician and practice issues related to Indigenous Health. This includes issues related to negotiations, advocacy, clinical support, communications, policy development and Joint Collaborative Committee (JCC) programs. In this role, the Chief Medical Advisor, Indigenous Health Care, Doctors of BC will center Indigenous patient and physician voices in all policy decisions, with the Chief Medical Advisor ensuring structural follow-through including with the Ministry of Health, and Health Authorities. This role will share practice-related issues, emerging trends, research, and best practices in healthcare from local, provincial, federal and international spheres to influence BC healthcare.
This role will collaborate to support internal teams and external partners and interested partners in exploring, understanding, and addressing critical issues in all aspects of physician service delivery related to ISAR and cultural safety, including both family and specialist practice settings. This leader will seek to provide strategic advice and guidance to manage physician issues with hospital and health authority medical leaders.
All Doctors of BC members share responsibility for stewarding the organization's brand and building trust within the physician community. This 0.6 FTE position will contribute to these efforts while maintaining a clinical license and practice.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Advisement
- Offer strategic support and expertise to senior leaders, the Board of Directors, and the President on organization initiatives that address barriers faced by Indigenous patients and providers and support physicians to deliver culturally safe care.
- Provide insights on negotiations, advocacy, clinical support, communication, quality improvement, communications and Joint Clinical Committees (JCC) Programs to drive informed operational decisions.
- Clinical insight into strategic problem solving and leverage deep understanding of clinical practice issues and the strategic direction of the organization to contribute to the development and support of new initiatives designed to increase the delivery of culturally safe care and eliminate racism in the BC health care system.
- Will partner with internal operational team to complete audits of Doctors of BC policies to identify and dismantle systemic barriers faced by Indigenous physicians and patients.
Collaboration and Engagement
- Collaborate effectively with external partners and interest holders, including government, committees, healthcare organizations, and other relevant healthcare partners, to address key issues identified in Indigenous patient care and Indigenous physician practice.
- Serve as the organization’s physician lead with external partners to foster strong, collaborative relationships that support our members and the organization's strategic goals.
- Assist in navigating the complexities of BC’s healthcare system to ensure alignment with organizational goals and the needs of our members in elevating the physician voice.
- Represent Doctors of BC at provincial roundtables, committees, and events, including the Joint Collaborative Committee co-chairs meetings, initiatives and projects, JCC Summits, and advocacy meetings, offering an Indigenous provider perspective.
- Collaborate with operational team and system partners to develop accountability mechanisms for addressing racism within the medical community.
Contribution to Governance and Internal Policy
- Collaborate with CEO and Senior Leaders on Doctors of BC strategy and policies affecting physician members.
- Provide support to Senior Leaders in understanding the nuances of the healthcare environment and culture that physicians practice in.
About Doctors of BC
At Doctors of BC, we make a meaningful difference in improving health care for British Columbians by working alongside our physician members to achieve quality patient care through the promotion of engagement, collaboration, and physician leadership.
Our goal is to promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of British Columbia with the highest standard of health care, while achieving maximum professional satisfaction and fair economic reward.
As partners in progress, we help make sure the voices of BC’s doctors are heard throughout the government, media, and public. We advocate for a fair health care system for all patients.
We are governed by physician members who are elected annually to the Board of Directors. Our President serves as primary spokesperson. In addition, Doctors of BC members contribute to over 60 committees that advocate for issues of importance to physicians, and to the citizens of BC.
Chief Medical Advisor, Indigenous Health Care
About the role
Working closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Medical Advisor, Indigenous Health Care will provide expert guidance and clinical insight on delivering culturally safe care in physician services and support the execution of Doctors of BC’s strategic plan, including its commitment to Truth and Reconciliation. This role requires a deep understanding of systemic racism in healthcare, including the ways colonial policies (e.g., the Indian Act, residential schools, medical experimentation) continue to impact Indigenous health outcomes. Doctors of BC, under the leadership of the Chief Medical Advisor, will dismantle systemic barriers by implementing systems change.
The Chief Medical Advisor will collaborate with the Board of Directors and the President on identifying direction and action for physician and practice issues related to Indigenous Health. This includes issues related to negotiations, advocacy, clinical support, communications, policy development and Joint Collaborative Committee (JCC) programs. In this role, the Chief Medical Advisor, Indigenous Health Care, Doctors of BC will center Indigenous patient and physician voices in all policy decisions, with the Chief Medical Advisor ensuring structural follow-through including with the Ministry of Health, and Health Authorities. This role will share practice-related issues, emerging trends, research, and best practices in healthcare from local, provincial, federal and international spheres to influence BC healthcare.
This role will collaborate to support internal teams and external partners and interested partners in exploring, understanding, and addressing critical issues in all aspects of physician service delivery related to ISAR and cultural safety, including both family and specialist practice settings. This leader will seek to provide strategic advice and guidance to manage physician issues with hospital and health authority medical leaders.
All Doctors of BC members share responsibility for stewarding the organization's brand and building trust within the physician community. This 0.6 FTE position will contribute to these efforts while maintaining a clinical license and practice.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategic Advisement
- Offer strategic support and expertise to senior leaders, the Board of Directors, and the President on organization initiatives that address barriers faced by Indigenous patients and providers and support physicians to deliver culturally safe care.
- Provide insights on negotiations, advocacy, clinical support, communication, quality improvement, communications and Joint Clinical Committees (JCC) Programs to drive informed operational decisions.
- Clinical insight into strategic problem solving and leverage deep understanding of clinical practice issues and the strategic direction of the organization to contribute to the development and support of new initiatives designed to increase the delivery of culturally safe care and eliminate racism in the BC health care system.
- Will partner with internal operational team to complete audits of Doctors of BC policies to identify and dismantle systemic barriers faced by Indigenous physicians and patients.
Collaboration and Engagement
- Collaborate effectively with external partners and interest holders, including government, committees, healthcare organizations, and other relevant healthcare partners, to address key issues identified in Indigenous patient care and Indigenous physician practice.
- Serve as the organization’s physician lead with external partners to foster strong, collaborative relationships that support our members and the organization's strategic goals.
- Assist in navigating the complexities of BC’s healthcare system to ensure alignment with organizational goals and the needs of our members in elevating the physician voice.
- Represent Doctors of BC at provincial roundtables, committees, and events, including the Joint Collaborative Committee co-chairs meetings, initiatives and projects, JCC Summits, and advocacy meetings, offering an Indigenous provider perspective.
- Collaborate with operational team and system partners to develop accountability mechanisms for addressing racism within the medical community.
Contribution to Governance and Internal Policy
- Collaborate with CEO and Senior Leaders on Doctors of BC strategy and policies affecting physician members.
- Provide support to Senior Leaders in understanding the nuances of the healthcare environment and culture that physicians practice in.
About Doctors of BC
At Doctors of BC, we make a meaningful difference in improving health care for British Columbians by working alongside our physician members to achieve quality patient care through the promotion of engagement, collaboration, and physician leadership.
Our goal is to promote a social, economic, and political climate in which members can provide the citizens of British Columbia with the highest standard of health care, while achieving maximum professional satisfaction and fair economic reward.
As partners in progress, we help make sure the voices of BC’s doctors are heard throughout the government, media, and public. We advocate for a fair health care system for all patients.
We are governed by physician members who are elected annually to the Board of Directors. Our President serves as primary spokesperson. In addition, Doctors of BC members contribute to over 60 committees that advocate for issues of importance to physicians, and to the citizens of BC.