Facility Program Medical Director – FPMD, Critical Care

Description:

Reporting to Area 10, Northern Lights Regional Health Centre. Facility Medical Director (FMD), the Facility Program Medical Director (FPMD) is a key leadership position within the North Zone and Alberta Health Services. The FPMD is accountable for all physician-related matters, as well as all operational and strategic issues and decisions requiring physician input or leadership that arises within their area.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has adopted a Dyad Model for leadership. This refers to a leadership model in which a medical leader and an operational leader are partnered in a shared and complementary decision-making relationship. Significant decisions and recommendations are made jointly, and there is considerable overlap in the accountability of the two partners. In a competent and professional manner, the FPMD must possess a Zone-wide perspective and an approach to leadership by contributing to the broader AHS vision. The FPMD will promote an environment that fosters quality improvement, a safe, culturally-diverse environment for staff, physicians and patients and a commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Anti-Racism and Anti-Oppression.

Key Responsibilities are:

• Have effective and consistent communication to support front line practitioner engagement
• Meet with your Regional Hospital FMD regularly
• Work with your respective Operational Manager(s) in a partnership to facilitate effective day-to-day operations
• Leadership development of medical leaders Advocate for the provision of high quality and safe patient care within your program of the Regional Hospital
• Attend monthly in-person site ZCDFC/FPMD meetings
• Workforce service planning
• Assist with Periodic reviews for Department Heads (every 3 years, or annual for staff 65 years old) at request of Zone Medical Director
• Participate in Zone and Provincial work as designated by the Zone Medical Director
• Identify need for and manage recruitment together with Medical Affairs
• Support Department to manage local issues related to physicians, including concerns and complaints
• Identify organizational risks (patient safety, political, media) and escalate to medical and operational leadership
• Represent the facility positively to external stakeholders

A full job description can be available upon request.