Department Head, Laboratory Medicine, Pathology, and Medical Genetics

Overview Move your career to Canada! Join the Island Health team on Vancouver Island, British Columbia as a Department Head in Laboratory Medicine, Pathology, and Medical Genetics.

Reference Number:

DPH-LAB-1

Location:

Vancouver Island, BC - Canada

Role Focus The Department Head is a critical leadership role within Island Health. As the most senior leader of a medical staff department, the Department Head advises the Health Authority Medical Advisory Committee (HAMAC), the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and the organization to inform strategy and operations. This senior leadership role also oversees medical staff governance and clinical quality, consistent with Medical Staff By-laws and Rules, and with Island Health’s quality structure.

This role functions alongside an operational counterpart. This co-leadership model values shared accountability, joint decision-making, and the integration of medical and operational perspectives.

Key Impact Areas As Department Head, you will be accountable for:

Governance

Credentialling and Privileging activities within the department conducted by Division Heads.

Ensuring completion of in-depth Medical Staff reviews.

Managing unprofessional behaviour and questions of clinical competence.

Leading departmental workforce planning to identify current and future workforce needs in alignment with Clinical Service Planning and available resources in collaboration with regional and local leadership.

Quality

Engaging multidisciplinary leaders through the C.A.R.E. Networks in defining quality goals and clinical outcome measures aligned with organizational objectives.

Departmental quality assurance, including establishing practice standards and annual professional development plans, and participating in quality reviews in partnership with Division Heads.

Participating in accreditation processes.

Strategy

Leading strategic planning and goal setting processes for their department, ensuring alignment of strategies with the Lab Services Act and across divisions/sections, as appropriate, and with other departments in collaboration with your co-lead.

Ensuring the participation of the Medical Staff in setting and achieving the objectives of Island Health.

Operations

Developing and implementing operational plans aligned with the strategic goals of the department and organization in collaboration with your co-lead.

Overseeing operational performance, evaluating the effectiveness of those operations to ensure continuous improvement

Participating in resource allocation decisions.

Communication & Collaboration

Advocating for patient-centered care and fostering a collaborative environment.

Regular communication with Division Heads and department members.

Promoting participation in organizational activities related to health, safety, and welfare of Medical Staff within your department.

Representing Island Health and fostering key relationships with external agencies, interest holders, and the media, as directed.

Engaging with external stakeholders to address system-wide strategies, operational standardization, and operational challenges, as assigned.

Shift/Hours 0.65 FTE

If immigration support is required, as this position is 0.65 FTE, the successful candidate would need to obtain another part-time clinical role within the department to make up a minimum of 0.8 FTE to support receiving a work permit.

Remuneration $166,122 annually

To Apply Please submit your CV and cover letter of interest to medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca

Community Information Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Kwakwaka’wakw, and Nuu-chah-nulth Peoples.

Over 3000 physicians practice with Island Health, providing comprehensive health care services to a population of over 930,000 residents. Two tertiary facilities in Victoria are complemented by regional, community and rural health services across the island. The UBC Island Medical Program and UBC Post Graduate Family Practice Program offer opportunity for academic affiliation and participation in teaching of medical students and residents in all communities. Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada is an active region with a dynamic economy, a vibrant arts and culture scene and an unparalleled natural environment.

Find your place in one of the many breathtaking communities. This is an ideal place to pursue your medical career and create a balanced lifestyle.

Qualifications and Competencies

Doctor of Medicine (MD) with current registration and good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC with specialty or subspecialty training, as required of the role.

Eligible for and obtain Provisional Medical Staff privileges with Island Health with the expectation of having Active Privileges after six months in the position

Training and/or experience in multidisciplinary quality improvement and/or patient safety is an asset.

Prior medical leadership experience is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated commitment to formal leadership education is an asset (e.g., UBC Sauder Physician Leadership Program, CMA Physician Leadership Institute, SFU Physician Leadership Series, or equivalent).

Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Demonstrated ability to adapt to a dynamic healthcare environment with initiative and resilience.

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build and sustain professional relationships at all levels.

In-depth understanding of health services and operational systems.

Other duties as assigned.

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