Regional Medical Staff Contracts Liaison, Mental Health and Substance Use - Surrey

Step into the spotlight as our newest Regional Medical Staff Contracts Liaison, focusing on Mental Health and Substance Use!

Are you a master negotiator with a passion for healthcare management? With a minimum of five to seven years of experience and a Master's degree in business administration or a related field, you're the perfect fit for this role. Join us in revolutionizing healthcare delivery and making a tangible impact on communities in need. 

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Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

Reporting to the Executive Director, MHSUS, the Regional Medical Staff Contracts Liaison supports the Program Medical Directors (PMDs) of Mental Health & Psychiatry, Addiction Medicine and Substance Use Services by overseeing contract management, reporting and utilization for clinical services. This position provides advice to the Program Medical Directors, senior leadership, Medical Affairs and Ministry partners on the compensation models necessary to sustain clinical service delivery, drafts briefing notes in support of obtaining funding or authorization to implement new contracts or expand existing contracted clinical services.

The Regional Medical Staff Contracts Liaison will lead contract negotiations for clinical and medical leadership contracts. This position also is actively involved in reviewing contract drafts and ensuring the resulting negotiated agreements for clinical services and medical leadership are in alignment with provincial standards.

This role has ongoing internal contact with staff and medical staff at all levels of the organization, including senior leadership, program directors, physician program medical directors, Department and Division heads and medical staff. This role will involve influencing and persuading strategic directions and tactical decisions regarding compensation for clinical service delivery and medical leadership positions. This role will regularly have contact with Ministry officials and representatives from the Health Employers Association of BC to gain support for medical staff compensation and funding strategies. Key partnerships are with Fraser Health’s PMDs, Department and Division Heads, MHSUS Operational Directors, FHA finance, the Ministry, and the Medical Affairs team.

Master’s degree in business administration, healthcare management, or a related field, supplemented with five (5) to seven (7) years of recent related experience negotiating and managing medical staff contracts, preferable in mental health and substance use setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

COMPETENCIES:

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

• Demonstrated ability in drafting contracts and overseeing, monitoring, and reporting on their implementation.
• Demonstrated ability in negotiating contracts including developing negotiation plans within the public sector environment.
• Established confidence and professionalism in presenting and making recommendations and taking position in opposition to authority figures.
• Superior verbal and written communication skills with expertise in translating complex issues and presenting the information in concise, meaningful ways to effectively persuade others.
• Ability to create a shared vision and commitment to that vision by employing consensus building strategies.
• Demonstrated analytical critical thinking skills and experience assessing complex information and situations, determining the impact, and developing strategic, progressive, creative, and innovative solution with a focus on improving the sustainability and cost effectiveness of contracted services.
• Ability to implement change management in a complex environment that is consistent with the vision, purpose and operating principles of both Fraser Health and Mental Health & Substance Use Services.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, using collaborative leadership skills with working with others to identify issues, design solutions, follow-up with actions and evaluate results.
• Strong interprofessional and conflict resolution skills and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with external and internal partners at all levels of the organization.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulations, compliance requirements, and industry best practices.
• Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet deadlines.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, 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.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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