Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Heath is seeking to fill a Regional Lead position which provides overall professional practice leadership and direction to the members of the Department of Addiction Medicine and Substance Use Services (AMSUS).
The position is as follows:
The above Regional Lead role will report and be accountable to the Program Medical Director and Regional Department Head of Addiction Medicine and Substance Use Services.
Recruitment will proceed as per the FHA Medical Staff Bylaws.

Reporting to the Addiction Medicine and Substance Use Services (AMSUS) Program Medical Director/Regional Department Head, the responsibilities of the Medical Lead will include, but are not limited to:

• Developing annual operating objectives for the Regional Division
• Functioning as the channel of communication to and from the Regional Division to keep members of the Regional Division informed regarding Division objectives, policies and general activities
• Developing, with the members of the Regional Division, standards of clinical practice for the Regional Division, recommending those standards to the Regional Department and ensuring that the Regional Division members work within established standards
• Participate in the Regional MHSU committee meetings
• Ensure the requirements of programs operating within the department are coordinated
• Maintain regular communication with operational leaders, other physician leads and staff physicians within the department
• Attend the MHSU regional meetings
• Coordinate education opportunities for practicing physicians (enhanced training opportunities)
• Oversee a program of quality monitoring
• Promote health and wellness amongst Members
• Encourage a healthy, respectful workplace
• Investigating and documenting complaints regarding care provided by members within the Regional Division under direction of relevant Regional Department Heads or Program Medical Director
• Review with the AMSUS Program Medical Director the human resource requirements of the Regional Division practicing within the program
• Contributing to the search and selection of applicants for vacancies in the Regional Division
• Establishing a quality assurance/quality improvement structure and program for the Regional Division, which carries out the functions of review, evaluation and analysis of the quality of medical care and utilization of Fraser Heath Resources

Compensation: Stipend Qualifications/Credentials: CCFP, CPSBC Full Locations (Physicians): Fraser Healt