Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice

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Why this role is important?

We are seeking a Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice focused on supporting and enhancing team-based care throughout Fraser Health. In partnership with operational and clinical leaders, you will provide leadership in planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating team-based care education and practice support.

Accountable to the Director, the Clinical Practice Consultant will be focused on advancing quality practice environments while promoting opportunities to enhance team-based care. You will have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with clinical programs/sites, settings, regional committees/structures, management/operations, practice leaders, external partners and the Professional Practice team. You will have the opportunity to develop a strong network of partnerships with the goal of promoting and advancing team-based care practice at FH.

You will be responsible for:

• Practice consultation leadership and guidance to clinicians, managers and directors to ensure that FH is a leader in team-based care and a professional practice environment.
• Collaborate with operational leaders and educators to optimize learning environment and clarity on roles and scope of practice for both regulated and unregulated health care providers.
• Collaboration with Directors, Professional Practice to develop implementation plans that support compliance with the legislation and regulations for the appropriate professional group(s) such as Health Professional Act.
• Overseeing and supporting projects and initiatives, incorporating change management and knowledge translation considerations.
• Maximizing health human resources utilization by facilitating full scope of practice for all categories of health providers.
• Recommending and leading or contributing to the development of new clinical policies and procedures.
• Contribute or provide consultation to current or new clinical decision support tools.
• Partnering with various internal and external stakeholders to review, revise, and deliver, team-based care education and practice support resources.
• Representing FH and Professional Practice at various events including educational family forums, professional associations, regulatory bodies and external committees.
• Supporting clinical research to promote the development of clinical knowledge and its application to professional practice.

Are you motivated to join us? We will be looking for you to have:

• Master's degree in a health profession or in health administration, education, or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years' recent, related clinical and/or education experience in a complex health care environment including dynamic professional practice, education, project management and leadership experience.
• Current practicing registration with a health professions regulatory college or association in British Columbia.

You have the following technical and professional capabilities:

• Knowledge of health care system and provincial educational systems.
• Thorough knowledge and experience working with complex health care organizations.
• Knowledge of applicable regulatory body/association standards.
• Ability to exercise initiative, creativity and innovative thinking and is current regarding evolving trends and practices.
• Ability to work collaboratively and participate effectively in a team environment.
• Proven ability to develop and write proposals.
• Knowledge of the inter-professional collaborative.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time management skills.
• Advanced knowledge in planning and facilitating organization change, systems thinking, building collaborative partnerships.
• Advanced consultation, facilitation and project management knowledge including program implementation, education, and evaluation.
• Flexibility with a high level of initiative and self-direction.
• Demonstrated effective decision-making, critical appraisal and supervision skills.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work. We are committed to planetary health, we value diversity in the work force and seek to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring and Trust.  

Apply now to find out more about this role including our competitive salary and benefits packages, many opportunities for advancement within the organization and to learn about the exciting strategic direction and growth of Fraser Health!

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

The Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice works in collaboration with the health team to establish Fraser Health (FH) as a provincial leader in clinical best practice and patient outcomes.  Within all sectors (acute and community), provides leadership in implementing, monitoring and evaluating the scope and standards of clinical practice identified by regulatory bodies and FH.  Key activities include clinical practice assessment, advice, education, and practice development for the purpose of advancing quality clinical practice that results in safe, ethical, quality health outcomes for patients, clients and residents.

The Clinical Practice Consultant provides consultation in the use of evidence, knowledge dissemination and collaborative internal/external partnerships to plan, develop, problem solve, implement, and evaluate clinical programs/initiatives.  Works in close collaboration with clinical programs/sites, settings, regional committees/structures, management/operations, practice leaders, external stakeholders and the Professional Practice team and develops a strong network of partnerships with the goal of promoting and advancing professional clinical practice at FH.

Education and Experience

Graduate of an approved clinical health profession with a Master's degree in that health profession or in health administration, education, or related field. A minimum of five (5) years' recent, related clinical and/or education experience in a complex health care environment including progressive professional practice, education, project management and leadership experience. Current practicing registration with the relevant regulatory college or association in British Columbia.

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

• Knowledge of health care system and provincial educational systems.
• Thorough knowledge and experience working with complex health care organizations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable regulatory body/association standards.
• Ability to exercise initiative, creativity and innovative thinking and is current regarding evolving trends and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and participate effectively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and write proposals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the interprofessional collaborative.
• Excellent organizational, prioritization and time management skills.
• Advanced knowledge in planning and facilitating organization change, systems thinking, building collaborative partnerships.
• Advanced consultation, facilitation and project management knowledge including program implementation, education, and evaluation.
• Proven flexibility with a high level of initiative and self direction.
• Demonstrated effective decision-making, critical appraisal and supervision skills.
• Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Proficiency in the use of personal computers and related technology using programs such as MS Word, Access, Excel and Power Point.

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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