Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice

Fraser Health; Surrey; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A major health organization in Surrey, B.C. is hiring a Temp Full Time Clinical Practice Consultant to lead clinical practice initiatives. This position requires a Master’s degree and at least five years of experience in a healthcare environment. Responsibilities include providing leadership, collaborating with healthcare teams, and overseeing project implementation. The role offers competitive compensation and a supportive work environment that values diversity and respect.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits coverage

Competitive compensation

Supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years' experience in a complex healthcare environment.
• Current registration with relevant regulatory college in British Columbia.
• Thorough knowledge of health care systems and standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide practice consultation leadership and guidance to clinicians.
• Collaborate with directors to develop compliance plans.
• Oversee projects incorporating change management considerations.

Skills

Leadership practices

Collaboration

Project management

Critical appraisal

Initiative and creativity

Education

Master’s degree in health profession or related field

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Salary

Salary range for this position is CAD $45.46 - $65.35 per hour.

Job Summary

We are hiring a Temp Full Time Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice to join our team in Surrey, B.C.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place of work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the workforce and seek to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust.

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

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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 Practice to develop implementation plans that 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. Oversees 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 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.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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