Senior Medical Director, Thompson Cariboo

Interior Health Authority; British Columbia; Hybrid; CAD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in British Columbia is recruiting a Senior Medical Director to provide leadership and support in medical governance. This role aims to enhance the quality of medical care, foster collaboration with physicians, and promote a culturally safe workplace. Ideal candidates should have medical leadership training or experience. The position comes with opportunities for leadership development through specialized programs.

Benefits

Leadership Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Medical leadership training and/or experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior medical expertise and input into decision-making.
• Support Chiefs of Staff, Department Heads, and Medical Directors.
• Collaborate with physicians to improve quality of medical care.

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is recruiting for a senior medical leadership opportunity as the Senior Medical Director (SMD) in the Thompson Cariboo region. The SMD provides senior medical expertise and input into decision-making on strategic and operational matters of the Executive Medical Group. In this role, the SMD provides leadership, direction, and support to the Chiefs of Staff, Department Heads, and Medical Directors within the Thompson Cariboo region. The SMD builds capacity for effective medical staff governance, integrated leadership, and physician engagement. A measure of success will be improving the quality of medical care within Interior Health by collaborating directly with physicians, other healthcare professionals, portfolios, committees, and medical governance groups. The SMD supports Interior Health’s commitment to eliminating anti-Indigenous racism and discrimination and to creating a culturally safe and inclusive workplace. Working alongside IH leaders and team members, the SMD helps design and deliver an equitable health care system within Interior Health.

For the full list of responsibilities, please contact Jessa Chupik, Manager of Medical Staff Recruitment, at [e-mail] for the detailed job description.

Leadership Development Opportunities are available with Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program. The NAVIG8 Emerging Physician Leaders Program is a comprehensive leadership development program designed specifically for physicians to address the practical leadership knowledge, behaviours and skills that high potential, emerging medical leaders require to step into leadership roles early in their careers. For more information, visit: https://www.interiorhealth.ca/media/interior-health-paving-way-medical-leadership-training

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Qualfications

• Medical leadership training and/or experience