Cervix Screening Program Colposcopy Lead

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The Fraser Health Authority is seeking a Cervix Screening Program Colposcopy Lead (“Colposcopy Lead”) to work in consultation with the BC Cancer Medical Director of the Cervix Screening Program and provides clinical leadership and expertise to their Health Authority and the Cervix Screening Program. This position works collaboratively with the operational leadership of the Health Authority and Cervix Screening Program clinical leadership to support the development and implementation of standards, guidelines and indicators for cervix cancer screening and follow-up care in BC.

Term of appointment

• Two years | average 2 days per month (0.1 FTE time) April 1, 2024 – 31 March 2026.

Compensation: $26,790.50 per annum

The Colposcopy Lead is expected to provide the following services for the Cervix Screening Program (“Program”):

Job description

• Actively participate in the development, updating and dissemination of provincial standards and guidelines for cervix screening and follow-up.
• Assist in the development of colposcopy related quality indicators and monitor outcomes for the region. Communicate outcome results across the region, as appropriate, and work with administrative leads to identify areas of concern and contributing factors and to implement corrective actions.
• Support the training of colposcopists in the region. This may include reviewing and discussing the colposcopist certification exam results with the candidate, providing on-site training with a qualified colposcopy trainer, reviewing, and discussing logbooks and ensuring candidates meet the competencies to be a certified colposcopist in BC.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives for colposcopy at a regional level. This may include acting as a resource/liaison for colposcopy clinic staff and other colposcopists throughout the Health Authority.

• Participate in the Provincial Cervix Screening Program Quality Management Committee.
• Support performance management and complete clinical performance reviews. Participate in medical audits, peer and interdisciplinary reviews, chart reviews, and incident re views as necessary.
• Participate in the planning of annual colposcopy education sessions. Identify learning needs of colposcopists, identify speakers and other methods to reach colposcopists to convey practices changes and new developments in colposcopy.
• Support the engagement of primary care providers by providing education sessions on cervix screening and follow-up to primary care providers in the region and act as a resource for local Divisions of Family Practice or individual providers.
• Participate in the projection of service requirements for cervix screening and downstream clinical services and work with regional administrative leads to determine operational planning and changes that may be required.
• Provide clinical review and advice for promotional and health provider education materials as requested.

Reporting requirements: quarterly summary report of activities.

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