Regional Medical Director, Acquired Brain Injury and Concussion Services

Fraser Health; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Regional Medical Director to provide leadership in delivering care programs. This role involves developing medical standards, ensuring quality improvement, and mentoring staff. The ideal candidate has significant leadership experience in healthcare and a passion for brain injury care.

Qualifications

• At least five years of leadership experience in healthcare.
• Experience in moderate to severe acquired brain injury.

Responsibilities

• Provide regional leadership for medical care standards.
• Ensure quality improvement and patient safety activities.
• Lead development of policies for program integration.

Skills

Leadership

Collaboration

Quality Improvement

Education

Master’s degree in health administration

Job description

We are seeking an exceptional physician leader to join our team as a Regional Medical Director (RMD). You will provide regional leadership to support the successful delivery of a care and service program within Fraser Health from a medical staff perspective. This senior leadership position reports to the Executive Medical Director (EMD) Medical Performance and is accountable for defining medical care and practice standards, supporting standardization across the program, and monitoring performance against standards. This is a five-year (5) term of appointment, renewable by the EMD. If you are an engaging leader with a passion for brain injury care and are ready to collaborate with a strategic lens for care and service, we welcome you to take your next step with us.

Key Areas of Involvement :

Quality, Standardization and Performance

• Ensure appropriate regional standards of care and practice are developed and implemented across the program for Medical staff.
• Ensure effective quality improvement, patient safety, and risk management activities related to Medical Staff members are in place and achieving intended results.

Recruitment and Development

• In collaboration with ABI leadership, conduct physician resource planning.
• Work with EMD Physician Partnerships and Development to manage all contracts with physicians effectively and in compliance with Fraser Health policies, including credentialing and discipline of Medical Staff.

Leadership and Regional Coordination

• Provide leadership through mentoring, coaching, and modeling a collaborative working style, leading by influence.
• Maintain high visibility with the ABI team and service providers.
• Meet with inter-disciplinary clinical leaders, administrators, and program team members to support alignment of Medical Staff practices with other activities of the program.

Strategic and Policy Advice

• Provide senior medical administrative leadership and decision-making on professional and strategic matters.
• Lead the development of policies that support the integration and standardization of the program, linking individual needs to the wider health system.
• Attend HAMAC meetings and provide strategic and policy advice.
• Promote research and training initiatives.
• Offer advice on medical legal issues.

Qualifications & Experience :

• Neuro-Psychiatrist / Psychiatrist or Physiatrist with experience in moderate to severe acquired brain injury.
• Eligibility for membership on the Fraser Health Medical Staff.
• At least five (5) years of leadership experience within the healthcare sector, preferably in hospital-based settings.
• A Master’s degree in health administration or business administration (optional).
• Additional leadership training is advantageous.
• Experience with budgetary and operational planning is preferred.

Time Commitment : 0.3 FTE

To learn more about this opportunity with Fraser Health or to apply, please send your enquiry, CV, and Letter of Interest to the provided contact.

This position is open until filled.

Fraser Health values diversity and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring, and Trust. Our hiring practices aim to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.