Clinical Director (Practice Ready Assessment – BC)

HEABC leads and supports the strategic planning related to human resources and labour relations on behalf of British Columbia’s publicly funded health employers. HEABC is responsible for negotiating provincial agreements for 138,000 unionized health care employees including nurses, physician residents, ambulance paramedics, health science professionals, and more.

HEABC’s Human Resources, Strategies and Services (HRSS) department is responsible for the implementation and management of several provincial programs that support the recruitment and retention of health professionals in British Columbia. The department is home to the Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia (PRA-BC).

PRA-BC is an assessment program for internationally educated physicians who completed residencies in family medicine outside of Canada and who have no alternative pathway to licensure in British Columbia. PRA-BC is administered by HEABC and is a collaborative venture between the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues comprised of representatives from the provincial government and Doctors of BC, the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine's Division of Continuing Professional Development, and regional health authorities. PRA-BC was first established as a pilot program in 2015. Since its inception the program has successfully assessed 281 family physicians.

HEABC is seeking a family physician for the position of Clinical Director, PRA-BC. The Clinical Director, in close concert with HEABC leadership, the PRA-BC Program Manager, the PRA-BC Steering Committee, and other program stakeholders, will lead key aspects of the program’s continued evolution and expansion.

The Clinical Director is a full-time equivalent position, which may be facilitated through a service contract with HEABC. The Clinical Director, PRA-BC will live within the province of BC.

OPPORTUNITY:

The Clinical Director is responsible for all components of PRA-BC’s clinical assessments, including but not limited to:

• Screening applicants to ensure suitability for entry to the program.
• Ensuring alignment of the PRA-BC program with the Medical Council of Canada’s National Assessment Collaboration for Practice Ready Assessment and its published Pan-Canadian Family Medicine PRA Standards and Processes.
• Leading and coordinating quality assurance for the Clinical Field Assessments (CFAs), including:
• Liaising with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, the Medical Council of Canada and others to review and maintain the required standards and CFA reports for candidate assessments;
• Confirming appropriate CFA facilities and supports for candidates are in place;
• Providing support and assistance to assessors during the CFA process;
• Ensuring rigorous and defensible decision-making processes, supported through appropriate CFA assessment reporting.
• Developing and maintaining policies and procedures relating to clinical field assessments (CFA), assessor training, candidate screening, and CFA evaluation tools.
• Developing and maintaining a broad range of partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve PRA-BC’s mandate.
• Making recommendations to a Steering Committee comprised of the program’s key stakeholders.
• Working in strong collaboration with PRA-BC program staff to achieve the mandate of the PRA-BC program, including contributing to annual program goals and workplans and providing project leadership as required.
• Overseeing and coordinating the work of clinical leads, in alignment with program staff, to support the effective clinical administration of the program.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Medical Degree and a minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience and five (5) years working in medical administration or medical regulation, preferably in a leadership capacity.
• Hold an unrestricted license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
• Familiarity with the theories and principals of adult teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of local and national context relevant to International Medical Graduate (IMG) practice readiness.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects; quality assurance processes, and conflict resolution.
• Excellent communication skills, written and oral, along with the ability to conduct one’s self at all times with tact, discretion, confidentiality and patience.
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail required.
• Ability to conduct oral presentations to small and large audiences.
• Must be flexible and able to work in a team environment.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office programs (e.g. MS Teams, Outlook Word, Excel) and other relevant software and online systems.

For more information, including details regarding service contract format and applicable billing rates, interested applicants may contact Suzanne Campbell, Executive Director, Physician Programs, c/o Rosa.Medina@heabc.bc.ca. Please use the subject line: PRA-BC Clinical Director Opportunity.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your application at: https://healthemployersassociationofbc.bamboohr.com/jobs/

At HEABC, we are committed to promoting reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, creating a diverse workforce, enhancing inclusion, and removing barriers to accessibility in the workplace. These commitments advance our work with our members and government to create the human resources and labour relations environment necessary to deliver high-quality health care.

HEABC welcomes all qualified candidates to apply and encourages applications from qualified candidates who identify as members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous identity, race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or age.

We wish to thank all applications for their interest and effort in applying; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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