Director, Learning Strategy and Innovations

at  Fraser Health

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $65.54 - $94.22 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

DIRECTOR, LEARNING STRATEGY AND INNOVATIONS

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon 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. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities.
We are seeking an innovative and solutions-oriented Director, Learning Strategy and Innovations who is passionate about strengthening and enhancing learning strategies that include recognition of excellence in clinical practice and foster professional pride within Fraser Health.
This is an integral opportunity to be directly involved in the integration, implementation and sustainment of defined, comprehensive and coordinated programs that relate to career pathways, advanced training, student practice and new initiatives within Fraser Health. The Director will create learning partnerships with relevant educational institutions, researchers and policy makers to influence curriculum development and programs.
Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner.
Detailed Overview:

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Master’s degree in a health profession, health care related field, or education plus a minimum of eight (8) years recent related educational and operational management experience in a complex health care environment including progressive clinical practice, education, research, project management and leadership experiences. Current practicing registration with the relevant regulatory college in British Columbia.

PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Ability to coach, mentor and build consensus across nursing and interprofessional areas across the organization.
• Thorough familiarity with current trends and issues relating to clinical education programs for health care professionals and students.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical practice legislation, statutes, and regulations and as related to educational standards and practices.
• Understanding of the functioning of clinical networks.
• Advanced competency in project/program implementation, management and evaluation.
• Ability to lead organization change and build collaborative partnerships.
• Ability to identify opportunities that advances a culture of learning and competent clinical practice.
• Advanced writing skills and ability to articulate policy and guidelines.
• Ability to manage staff and budgets effectively.
• Proficiency in the use of personal computers and related technology.

Directs the integration, implementation and sustainment of defined, comprehensive and coordinated programs related to career pathways, advanced training, student practice and new initiatives. Oversees, strengthens and enhances learning strategies within Fraser Health through mechanisms that include recognition of excellence in clinical practice, fostering professional pride and advancing a culture of innovative approaches to learning that promotes evidence-informed, quality and competent practice, and an alignment to the future of work. Creates learning partnerships with relevant educational institutions, researchers and policy makers to influence curriculum development and programs. Ensuring interprofessional collaborative practice and education, provides expert advice and leads the development of educational standards and practices and provides leadership for professional development strategy, professional transition programs, role development, student practice education, and specialty education.

Responsibilities:

• Provides effective leadership, expert advice and problem solving for professional development across Fraser Health including education strategy, program and service plans, and the promotion of evidence-informed, quality and competent practice that advances a culture of innovative learning aligned to the future of work.
• Leads and/or participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of effective communication, framework, processes, policies and strategies in accordance with Ministry of Health’s mandate and Fraser Health vision.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with external contacts and stakeholders including educators, directors/leaders of educational institutions, Ministry of Advanced Education, and Ministry of Health.
• Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of systems and processes to foster sustainability of the workforce .
• Leads the development and implementation of organizational policies and operational processes (e.g. HSPNet, student practice policies, Affiliation Agreements) to facilitate student practice and professional development for clinical and non-clinical professionals.
• Leads and facilitates the development of educational standards and practices aligned with health human and clinical care priorities.
• Provides leadership ensuring the effective management and success of Fraser Health’s practice transitions related programs that support staff’s practice transitions.
• Creates learning partnerships with relevant educational institutions, researchers and policy makers to influence curriculum development for clinical and non-clinical professionals and students that meet present and future strategic and clinical service priorities.
• Oversees and directs processes to enable tracking and recognition of educational achievements by health care professionals, non-health care professionals, and students (e.g. participation and/or graduation in formal continuing education programs).
• Works in collaboration with executive, leaders and health delivery teams across Fraser Health and also ensures effective links with other health organizations.
• Provides operational management including recruitment, retention and performance management of staff and budget accountability.
• Develops contracts, grant and research proposals that support clinical professional development initiatives and provide sustainable processes related to those initiatives. Oversees the successful completion of these projects.
• Represents the department on regional, provincial and external agency committees.

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