Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice

Fraser Health; Surrey; On-site; CAD 63,879 - 91,830; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice to advance evidence-informed clinical practice across the organization. This role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to support Fraser Health’s vision as a provincial leader in clinical best practice and patient outcomes.

The position provides system-wide leadership for implementing and evaluating clinical practice standards, with a focus on safety, ethics, and high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of recent, related clinical and/or education experience in a complex health care environment.
• Progressive experience in professional practice, education, project management and leadership.
• Current practicing registration with the applicable regulatory college or professional association in British Columbia.

Responsibilities

• Provides expert leadership and consultation related to clinical practice, standards, and scope across Fraser Health.
• Conducts clinical practice assessments and supports education and practice development initiatives.
• Facilitates the use of evidence and best practices to support quality improvement and patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with clinical programs, sites, leadership teams, professional practice leaders, and regional committees.
• Builds and maintains strong internal and external partnerships to advance professional practice.
• Supports planning, implementation, evaluation, and problem-solving for clinical programs and initiatives.
• Promotes safe, ethical, and quality care for patients, clients, and residents.

Education

Master’s degree in the relevant health profession, or in health administration, education, or a related field

Graduate of an approved clinical health profession

Job description

Salary The salary range for this position is CAD $46.37 - $66.66 / hour

Job Summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice to join our team in advancing high-quality, evidence-informed clinical practice across the organization. This role works in close collaboration with interdisciplinary health teams to support Fraser Health’s vision as a provincial leader in clinical best practice and patient outcomes.

Position Overview

The Clinical Practice Consultant provides system-wide leadership across acute and community sectors in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of clinical practice standards and scope in alignment with regulatory bodies and Fraser Health policies. The role focuses on advancing safe, ethical, and high-quality clinical practice through consultation, education, assessment, and practice development.

This position plays a key role in supporting clinicians and leaders by applying evidence-informed practice, fostering knowledge translation, and contributing to the planning and evaluation of clinical programs and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides expert leadership and consultation related to clinical practice, standards, and scope across Fraser Health
• Conducts clinical practice assessments and supports education and practice development initiatives
• Facilitates the use of evidence and best practices to support quality improvement and patient outcomes
• Collaborates with clinical programs, sites, leadership teams, professional practice leaders, and regional committees
• Builds and maintains strong internal and external partnerships to advance professional practice
• Supports planning, implementation, evaluation, and problem-solving for clinical programs and initiatives
• Promotes safe, ethical, and quality care for patients, clients, and residents

Education

• Graduate of an approved clinical health profession
• Master’s degree in the relevant health profession, or in health administration, education, or a related field

Experience

• Minimum of five (5) years of recent, related clinical and/or education experience in a complex health care environment
• Progressive experience in professional practice, education, project management, and leadership

Registration

• Current practicing registration with the applicable regulatory college or professional association in British Columbia

Why Fraser Health

At Fraser Health, we are committed to delivering excellence in care and improving health outcomes for the communities we serve. Join a collaborative, innovative organization where your expertise will contribute to advancing clinical practice and shaping the future of health care in British Columbia.

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Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

The Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice works in collaboration with the health team to establish Fraser Health (FH) as a provincial leader in clinical best practice and patient outcomes. Within all sectors (acute and community), provides leadership in implementing, monitoring and evaluating the scope and standards of clinical practice identified by regulatory bodies and FH. Key activities include clinical practice assessment, advice, education, and practice development for the purpose of advancing quality clinical practice that results in safe, ethical, quality health outcomes for patients, clients and residents.

The Clinical Practice Consultant provides consultation in the use of evidence, knowledge dissemination and collaborative internal/external partnerships to plan, develop, problem solve, implement, and evaluate clinical programs/initiatives. Works in close collaboration with clinical programs/sites, settings, regional committees/structures, management/operations, practice leaders, external stakeholders and the Professional Practice team and develops a strong network of partnerships with the goal of promoting and advancing professional clinical practice at FH.

Responsibilities

1. Provides practice consultation leadership and guidance to clinicians, managers and directors to ensure that FH is a leader in clinical care and a professional practice environment.
2. Offers practice assessment, advice and problem-solving for complex practice challenges.
3. Collaborates with Directors, Professional Practiceto develop implementation plansthat support compliance with the legislation and regulations for the appropriate professional group(s) such as Health Professional Act. This may include an education plan, clinical decision support tools, revision of supporting documentation, and a plan to support the various operational teams and physicians impacted by changes to practice.
4. Oversees and supports projects and initiatives, incorporating change management and knowledge translation considerations.
5. Oversight specific PPI staff as designated and related projects as assigned including the supervision of day to day operational work.
6. Maximizes health human resources utilization by facilitating full scope of practice for all categories of health providers.
7. Recommends and leads or contributes to the development of new clinical policies and procedures.
8. Obtains, reviews and disseminates current information including Professional Standards of Practice, Professional Scope of Practice, Ethical Standards of Practice; and Limits & Conditions.
9. Partners with various internal and external stakeholders to conceptualize, develop, deliver, and/or coordinate practice education programs funded by the Nursing Directorate or FH.
10. Represents FH and Professional Practice at various events including educational family forums, professional associations, regulatory bodies and external committees.
11. Collaborates with various professional practice councils to support practice development in FH through the development of multidisciplinary and discipline specific clinical tools.
12. Networks, understands and supports all professional practice council structures and related clinical groups such as Professional Practice representatives to specific program teams, for the primary purpose of practice integration, consolidating practice, minimizing duplication, and facilitating consistency in standards of care, scope of practice and care delivery.
13. Supports clinical research to promote the development of clinical knowledge and its application to professional practice.

Qualifications

Education and Experience
Graduate of an approved clinical health profession with a Master's degree in that health profession or in health administration, education, or related field. A minimum of five (5) years' recent, related clinical and/or education experience in a complex health care environment including progressive professional practice, education, project management and leadership experience. Current practicing registration with the relevant regulatory college or association in British Columbia.

Competencies
Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Knowledge of health care system and provincial educational systems.
• Thorough knowledge and experience working with complex health care organizations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable regulatory body/association standards.
• Ability to exercise initiative, creativity and innovative thinking and is current regarding evolving trends and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and participate effectively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and write proposals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the interprofessional collaborative.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time management skills.
• Advanced knowledge in planning and facilitating organization change, systems thinking, building collaborative partnerships.
• Advanced consultation, facilitation and project management knowledge including program implementation, education, and evaluation.
• Proven flexibility with a high level of initiative and self direction.
• Demonstrated effective decision-making, critical appraisal and supervision skills.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Proficiency in the use of personal computers and related technology using programs such as MS Word, Access, Excel and Power Point.

About Fraser Health

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 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. 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. Together, we are the heart of health care. Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | X | Indeed | Glassdoor.