Regional Program Medical Director, Rehabilitation Program

Job Summary

Come work as a Regional Program Medical Director with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

 

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking an engaging and collaborative clinical staff leader for the role of Regional Program Medical Director, Rehabilitation Program. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Medicine and Academic Affairs, this role receives program direction from the Vice President of Community Services, the Regional Executive Sponsor to the Senior Executive Team. Working in co-leadership with the Regional Program Director, Rehabilitation, the Regional Program Medical Director provides strategic senior medical leadership for planning, evaluating, and advancing the Rehabilitation Regional Program and associated services. 

 

In partnership with the Regional Program Director, this role will co-develop and implement regional strategies on Rehabilitation program and services for VCH that align with provincial mandates. Additionally, the role will develop and maintain a high-functioning partnership among clinician’s system-wide to strengthen collaboration across acute, rehabilitation and community services and programs, promoting seamless rehabilitation care for patients and families. 

 

The Regional Program Medical Director and the Regional Program Director will jointly implement and co-chair the Regional Program Committee on Rehabilitation.  They will ensure consultation and close collaboration with related Regional Programs, Communities of Care (CoC), Professional Practice, medical leadership, operational directors, and other operational / clinical / practice partners responsible for delivering health care services, achieving ministry of health clinical services plan for program, service quality, and meeting rehabilitation-related quality metrics and standards. They will also ensure collaboration with academic leadership to support research and innovation within the program.

 

Guided by a population health approach, the regional program medical and operational directors design and evaluate services to meet the rehabilitation needs of a diverse patient population; from treating acute and chronic illness to restoring, maintaining and optimizing functional independence across the entities which include the Communities of Care (CoCs) , in accordance with regional, provincial and national standards and provincial legislation, policies and guidelines, securing a high-quality, safe, and integrated continuum of care. This work aligns with VCH’s commitment to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

 

While the coordination of regional planning, implementation, evaluation and delivery of service expectations/standards will be the responsibility of the Regional Program, the day-to-day accountability for budget, delivery of services and achievement of performance targets rests with the respective community of care. 

 

Key Accountabilities: 

 

With direction from the Executive Sponsor and in partnership with the Regional Program Director and Executive Sponsor for the Regional Program, this role is accountable for the following:

 

Ensure Equitable and Timely Access to Culturally Safe Care Across VCH 

• In close collaboration with the Indigenous Health teams and other key partners such as Regional Stroke Program leadership, and key partners including but not limited to Stroke Services BC, Heart and Stroke Foundation, March of Dimes and other Health Authorities, continue to build pathways that support the vulnerable populations and enhance culturally safe and trauma-informed care across the continuum of care.
• Maintain an overview of the rehabilitation services available within VCH, summarizing key patient/client/resident services, physical infrastructure, and provider resources for all sites.
• Engage communities, populations, community partners, patients/clients/residents, and the public to reflect their needs in the development of Regional Program plans, particularly where significant change is anticipated.
• Identify, prioritize, and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, coordination, access, and integration of services along the continuum of care across the region.
• Implement the tiers of service across the region in partnership with PHSA.

 

Ensure Consistent, Low-Carbon, and High-Quality Standards of Care

• Co-lead key strategic projects and initiatives including:
  • Inter-regional capacity management.
  • Leading cross-regional quality improvement initiatives
  • Facilitating regional safety event reviews.
  • Facilitating equity through team-based models of care, outr