Provincial Medical Director (PMD), Medical Affairs Administration – BC Cancer – Provincial

Provincial Medical Director (PMD), Medical Affairs Administration
BC Cancer, Provincial

0.3 FTE Admin

Provincial Position and the candidate must be within the vicinity of a regional BC Cancer Centre to work.

Reporting to the Senior Executive Director (SED), Medical Affairs, the Provincial Medical Director (PMD), Medical Affairs Administration, in partnership and collaboration with clinical teams, BC Cancer Executive leadership, and the BC Cancer Medical Affairs Administration team is responsible for the Privileging and Credentialing of BC Cancer Medical Staff, managing the Special Education Research Program (SERP) in conjunction with the Executive Director (ED) of Medical Affairs Administration, and managing medical staff human health resource planning. The PMD will provide leadership in ensuring that staff remain compliant with the PHSA medical staff rules and bylaws, will support reporting requirements from medical staff, including hours reporting, and will support development of policies/procedures for medical staff pertaining to the medical affairs administration portfolio.

The incumbent collaborates with the ED of Medical Affairs Administration and participates in contract negotiations and management process for service contracted members of medical staff. The PMD may also provide leadership around enhanced physician support. The PMD makes decisions that have broad implications and complexity, ensuring effective engagement with both internal and external partners. The PMD plays a crucial role in fostering a collaborative environment that promotes active communication, joint decision-making, and strategic alignment across the portfolio, alongside BC Cancer Clinical Operations and across other BC Cancer portfolios.

The PMD, Medical Affairs Administration, in partnership and collaboration with clinical team and BC Cancer Executive leadership, will provide those administrative services reasonably required to fulfill the duties, including the following:

Accountabilities:

• Provides administrative leadership to ensure compliance with established policies and procedures, practice standards, medical staff by-laws and Rules.
• In conjunction with the ED, Medical Affairs Administration, collaborates with the PHSA Medical Affairs Administration office to ensure that the credentials of physicians are monitored as required by policy/by-laws and medical staff rules. In conjunction with the ED, Medical Affairs Administration Reporting to the SED of Medical Affairs and Quality.
• In conjunction in with the ED, Medical Affairs Administration, collaborates with the PHSA Physician Compensation Office, negotiates contracts with physician service providers.
• In conjunction with the ED, monitors physician leave applications and approves Special Education Research Program (SERP) applications.
• Participates as part PHSA’s Physician Leadership Committees in matters relating to physician compensation and administrative matters.
• In conjunction with ED, Medical Affairs Administration, SED Medical Affairs BC Cancer, and PHSA, develops and promotes physician leaders educational plan, physician leaders’ succession plan and physician leader’s evaluation plan.
• In conjunction with the Executive Director, Medical Affairs, Senior Executive Medical Directors, and the Senior Executive Director, Operations, participates in policy development, priority setting, strategic planning and resource allocation for clinical programs and related medical services, ensuring consistency, equity and standardization in medical service delivery across programs at BC Cancer and the PHSA.
• Participates in capital and operational budget planning for BC Cancer.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

In addition, it is essential that the Program Medical Director Medical Affairs Administration demonstrates, and practices based on the following behaviors, skills and competencies:

• Strong management abilities with experience in managing people and operations.
• Demonstrated hands-on approach and success in working in a team-based environment. Excellent people skills. Ability to motivate, cooperate with and work effectively with others.
• Proven ability to influence, negotiate and mediate resolutions to complex situations.
• Ability to set and manage competing priorities through effective management and delegation skills
• Ability to interact tactfully and effectively with staff at all organizational levels both internally and externally to BC Cancer and PHSA.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and public relations and public speaking skills.
• Ability to develop and analyze potential scenarios, and identify gaps with current systems.
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).

Related References

• BC Cancer Medical Staff Bylaws
• PHSA Medical Staff Rules

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years experience providing cancer-related care
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a leadership role

What we do

BC Cancer provides comprehensive cancer control for the people of British Columbia.

BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

( PHSA ) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

The BC Cancer ( www.bccancer.bc.ca ) is committed to reducing the incidence of cancer, reducing the mortality from cancer, and improving the quality of life of those living with cancer. BC Cancer provides a comprehensive cancer control program for the people of British Columbia in partnership with regional health authorities to deliver a range of cancer services, which include prevention, screening and early detection, diagnosis and treatment, research, education, supportive care, rehabilitation and palliative care. It operates six regional cancer centres in Surrey, Kelowna, Vancouver, Victoria, Abbotsford and Prince George, along with two research centres that conduct research into the causes and cures for cancer.

BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) which plans, manages and evaluates specialty and province-wide health care services across BC. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. These include: Respect people • Be compassionate • Dare to innovate • Cultivate partnerships • Serve with purpose.

PHSA and BC Cancer are committed to employment equity and diversity and hires on the basis of merit. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals , including visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. Citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Governments’ unanimous passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey-one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as they move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts Crown agencies must remain focused on creating opportunities that implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate.

For more information on all that the PHSA has to offer, please visit: http://careers.phsa.ca

For more information about BC Cancer, please visit: www.bcancer.bc.ca

To apply, please send a letter expressing your interest, curriculum vitae and the names of 2 referees to:

Adeline Chan, Recruitment Services

Email: adeline.chan1@phsa.ca

Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.