Palliative Care - Medical Director, PEOLC & Section Chief - Calgary Zone
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- Medical Leader (non-clinical position)
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- MED00040K Requisition #
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- 4 days ago Post Date
Description:
Position Summary
The Palliative Medical Director is responsible for the planning and coordination of physician services for palliative and hospice care within the Alberta Health Services (AHS), Calgary Zone. In partnership with the Director, Palliative Care/End of Life Care, the Medical Director is responsible for the on-going evolution of the program, including planning, coordination, evaluation and continuous quality improvement.
Major Accountabilities
• Ensure that there is palliative physician coverage (on-site or phone) at all care sites in the zone at all times.
• Communicate AHS physician responsibilities and standards to the palliative physician group and hospice physician group.
• In conjunction with the cARP lead physician ensure that AHS palliative care physician’s budget is on target.
Reporting Structure
The Palliative Medical Director reports to:
• Zone Clinical Department Head, Department of Family Medicine, Calgary Zone
• Medical Lead, Seniors, Palliative and Continuing Care, Calgary Zone
Roles and Responsibilities
1) Physician Management
a) Responsible for signing of clinical contracts with AHS
b) Responsible for reviewing patient concerns/complaints regarding medical care provided by the palliative care physicians and liaising with AHS’s Office of Patient Relations and Associate Zone Medical Director for critical incident reviews
c) Responsible for the development and ongoing maintenance of a human resource plan for this physician group, and lead for the selection process for recruitment of new physicians into the program
d) Oversees the medical leadership of the IPCU
e) Supervises physician consultant for the Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care Team
f) Responsible for service coverage management (ongoing scheduling and overseeing the (MD-specific) aspects of various areas of service delivery
g) Assist in search and selection of Type C Continuing Care Homes (CCH, formerly known as Hospice) physicians and/or medical directors, if requested
h) Provide leadership support to Type C CCH (Hospice) Medical (Directors) and act as a liaison with AHS and DFM
i) Collaborate with Arthur Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre Medical Leadership
2) Financial:
a) Responsible for co-signing off on payments for physicians
b) Liaise with ARP committee to ensure regular reporting requirements are met
c) Liaising with AHS for functional centres budgets
d) Identified as a contact, along with the ARP lead physicians with a contracted vendor to ensure Shadow Billings by physicians are kept up to date and analyze reports
3) Committee work (Zone-based),
Monthly
a) Chairs the physician business meetings
b) Member of Palliative/End of Life Care leadership meeting
c) Member of Palliative Operations meeting
d) Report to Seniors, Palliative and Continuing Care (SPCC) Leadership Committee meetings
Quarterly
a) Member and facilitates the Hospice Medical Director’s committee
b) Ex-officio member of Hospice Executive Director committee
c) Member of Rural Palliative Home Care Clinician meeting
d) Member of Urban Palliative Home Care Clinician meeting
e) Meet with executive leadership of the Arthur Child Cancer Centre
Other
a) Representative for Palliative Care on appropriate AHS safety committee including working with assigned Quality Safety Seniors Palliative and Continuing Care (SPCC) Lead to give medical input into RLS and Quality Assurance Reviews
b) Physician Lead for Palliative Analytics and Quality initiatives for Calgary, with ongoing evaluation of PEOLC initiatives and services (supported by SPCC Business Intelligence team)
4) Provincial
a) Attend the Palliative Care Dyads meetings (monthly meetings)
b) Member of Palliative Care Innovations Steering Committee (monthly meetings).
c) Provide input into Provincial policy development, prioritizing strategies etc.
5) Department of Family Medicine (DFM)
a) Monthly DFM Executive Committee Meeting
b) Periodic reviews for Section of Palliative Care
c) Input into DFM policies as required
d) Input into Zone policy development as requested
e) Approval and review of Palliative Care Privileges
f) Yearly contribution to DFM annual report
Qualifications:
Qualified physicians will have completed the conjoint Palliative Medicine residency or equivalent education, or will have attained the Certificate of Added Competence in Palliative Care through the experience route, and will be eligible for a Medical Staff appointment with Alberta Health Services, Calgary Zone.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Have demonstrated abilities in communication, conflict resolution, analytics, strategic thinking/influence and a passion for quality and patient care.
• Current licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to effectively develop and lead teams.
• Demonstrated successful interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proven organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Calgary Zone–AHS structure, governance, clinical and operational departments.
• An interest in research or education or leadership in Palliative Medicine would be an asset.
The candidate must be eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
Must read, write, and speak English.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.