Peri-Operative Medicine Program Lead - Central Zone

This role is a senior leadership position and is responsible for providing medical input and overview of all perioperative services across Central Zone.

The successful candidate will work with operational leadership in strategic service planning for the delivery of surgical services across the Zone.  Promote high quality and safe patient care by managing the implementation of initiatives such as NSQIP, ERAS and endoscopy quality standards; jointly manage financial aspects including review of budget and financial monitoring.   Promote a cohesive culture across surgical departments among physicians to develop high-performing teams.  Provide support to medical leadership for leadership development and assist them with management of issues, as well as providing medical support for routine operations across the spectrum of perioperative care, including inpatient, operating room and surgical outpatient services.

This role reports to and supervised by the Zone Medical Director, but for issues specifically relating to a particular site, it is expected that the individual in this position will primarily work with local site leadership. 

Main responsibilities:

• Promote high quality and safe patient care at all times
• Member of the Central Zone Surgical Services Planning Committee, strategic + operational
• Regular meetings with operational leadership (weekly or biweekly) 
• Triad meetings with ZCDH for Anesthesia (q1-2 months or as required)
• Regular section chief meetings/ leadership development
• Contribute to special projects and initiatives (ERAS, NSQIP, endoscopy quality standards)
• OR block allocation and assisting with scheduling
• Respond to E-case complaints, undertake reviews and present to OR committee
• Informal support of physicians, including medical leadership, and operational staff in resolving minor issues
• Provide oversight of more formal concerns/complaints addressed through the medical bylaws
• Contribute to development of medical leadership across departments relevant to perioperative medicine
• Collaborate with counterparts from other zones
• Act as a connection point for provincial initiatives through the surgical Strategic Clinical Network (attend monthly meeting, 6 hours/month)
• Attend OR committee, site management committee, new technology committee, ZMAC meetings
• Help manage and develop surgical outpatient services, together with operational leadership
• Represent the department positively to external stakeholders