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Shared Health and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is accepting applications for Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead.

The Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead, Shared Health (SH)/WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead- Surgery is jointly appointed by the WRHA Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and Provincial Medical Specialty Lead (PMSL), Surgery, SH.

The Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead/ WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead will assist the PMSL, Surgery in the implementation of the Provincial Strategic Plan and the Provincial Surgery Program Plan. To ensure a well-functioning provincial health system, the Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead/ WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead shall ensure that regional policies and operations align with provincial directions.

The Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead/WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead shall assist the WRHA CMO as appropriate in carrying out the Regional CMO’s responsibilities as set out in the Provincial Medical Staff By-Law. Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead/WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead is responsible for the quality of medical care given by the physicians providing Surgery in the RHA. They will work closely with the WRHA CMO, site specialty leaders and medical specialists to create a harmonious, patient-focused, health care system for the community.

Recognizing the important linkages and overlapping activities between the Health Sciences Centre (Shared Health) and WRHA sites, the Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead/ WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead plays a key role in coordination of efforts across sites in the capital region. The role also supports the delivery of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education under the direction of the Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba.

Responsibilities:

1. Strategy & Change
Contributes to the development and implementation of provincial and regional strategy, with the underpinnings of quality and sustainability including:

 Provincial 5-Year Strategic Plan – In collaboration with the Regional CMO and the PMSL, Surgery supports the regional development and implementation of the province’s strategic plan, in surgery liaising with other regional Program and Regional Medical Specialty Leads as appropriate.
 Models of Care – Participates in the development of new models of care and supports their implementation at the regional level.
 Metrics – In collaboration with the PMSL, reviews service performance, metrics, physician workload and other relevant issues.

2. Clinical Services
• Standards of Practice – Working with their RHA, Shared Health, facilities and other programs, supports the development and ensures consistent application, of standards of care for specific clinical services across regions. Works with Shared Health to develop provincial-level indicators that will provide measures related to goals of achieving these standards of care. Participates in the development of provincial/regional policies/guidelines.
• At the request of the PMSL, Surgery helps develop, facilitate, and monitor the creation and delivery of care funded through Manitoba Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care at contracted health service providers.

• Quality of Care and Patient Safety – Encourages and facilitates quality improvement efforts within their area that supports improvement efforts, specifically targeted at processes that cross other clinical areas. At the request of the Regional CMO, leads/supports complaint investigations and critical incident/occurrence reviews.
• Establish relevant provincial-level quality of care and safety indicators that can be used to monitor and improve clinical services.
• Ensure appropriate medical staff representation and involvement on Standards committees and multi-disciplinary Quality Improvement and Safety committees.

• Interdisciplinary Practice – Works with other disciplines to promote effective interdisciplinary team-based care for patients and clients.

• Patient Access & Flow – Works on optimizing care delivery for patients within the Surgery program. Works collaboratively with the regional/Provincial Patient Flow Coordinator and other clinical leadership to address access block, and with other services’ operations leaders to ensure that capacity meets any surges in demands.

• Liaison – Liaise with Surgery departments in the RHA to address and work toward resolving concerns and difficulties that arise in clinical practice, in doing so, assist physicians in meeting standards for safe and high-quality care.

• Respectful Workplace – Promotes a collaborative and respectful workplace environment.

3. Health Human Resources
• Health Human Resources Planning: In collaboration with the PMSL, Surgery participates in the development of overarching provincial strategies of recruitment, retention and distribution of surgery physicians;
• Privileging: Vets appointments/re-appointments and privileges in Surgery as part of regional processes;
• Performance: Provides input to the Regional CMO and PMSL for performance evaluation of Surgery Medical Staff.
• Coverage: In collaboration with Site Medical Leads, the Regional CMO and PMSL, plans for appropriate physician coverage in the region’s surgery service, including re-distribution of staff in times of physician shortage;
• Orientation: In collaboration with sites, ensures adequate orientation as to Surgery medical staff responsibilities, practice procedures and physical facilities by all new physicians, including locums prior to assuming duties
• Recruitment: In collaboration with the Department Head of Surgery, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba assists with developing a recruitment and retention plan for GFT surgeons and associated staff.

4. Reporting
• The Associate Provincial Medical Specialty Lead/WRHA Regional Medical Specialty Lead has direct reporting responsibility to the Provincial Medical Specialty Lead (PMSL), Surgery and WRHA Chief Medical Officer (CMO). For greater clarity, as it pertains to WRHA operational needs, the individual will report directly to the WRHA CMO and for activities pertaining to assisting the PMSL in creating and implementing the provincial strategic plan, they will report directly to the PMSL.

5. Stakeholder Engagement
• Ensures appropriate physician engagement and facilitates the removal of barriers to support practice improvement.

6. Education
• Works collaboratively with the Max Rady College of Medicine and clinical sites in the ongoing identification, development and coordination of training.
• Assists in developing a supportive milieu for faculty and learners to pursue research, quality improvement and other scholarly activities within their level of expertise.
• At the request of PMSL, serves on committees of the Max Rady College of Medicine to ensure a regional perspective on academic matters as required.
• International Medical Graduates: The incumbent may be expected to work with the director of the international medical graduate to training program to assure adequate clinical teaching and exposure is available.
• Physician Assistant Education Program: The incumbent may be expected to work with the director of the physician assistant education program to assure adequate clinical teaching and exposure is available.
• Nurse Practitioner Program: The incumbent may be expected to assure that adequate faculty support for and clinical exposure is available to members of the nurse practitioner advance training program.
• Continuing Medical Education: The incumbent may be expected to support continuing medical education programs and ensure adequate clinical teaching and exposure is available.
• The incumbent may be expected to support interdisciplinary educational programs geared towards enhancing team functioning in clinical practice by exposing students to other disciplines early in their training.

7. Research
• At the request of the PMSL, Surgery the incumbent may be expected to aid the development of an appropriate research program within the program.

8. Committees
• Participates as a member on RHA/Shared Health committees:
o WRHA Medical Advisory Committee
o Provincial Surgery Quality Committee
o Other regional and provincial working groups or committees as required
• Participates as a member on Max Rady College of Medicine Committees:
o As required
• Participates as a member on the following committees:
o Department of Surgery Executive
o Surgery & Anesthesia Provincial Clinical Team
o SH PCLT – Provincial Clinical Leadership Team
o Other as deemed appropriate

9. Other
• Perform other services, at the discretion of Provincial Specialty Lead – Surgery, as required.

Contact:

physicianrecruitment@sharedhealthmb.ca

Location(s):

Health Sciences Centre Winnipeg, MB, CA R3A 1R9
St. Boniface Hospital Winnipeg, MB, CA R2H 2A6
Grace Hospital Winnipeg, MB, CA R3J 3M7

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1747

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