Clinical Director Practice Ready Assessment BC
Clinical Director Practice Ready Assessment BC
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Job Description
HEABC leads and supports the strategic planning related to human resources and labour relations on behalf of British Columbias publicly funded health employers. HEABC is responsible for negotiating provincial agreements for 138000 unionized health care employees including nurses physician residents ambulance paramedics health science professionals and more.
HEABCs Human Resources Strategies and Services (HRSS) department is responsible for the implementation and management of several provincial programs that support the recruitment and retention of health professionals in British Columbia. The department is home to the Practice Ready Assessment British Columbia (PRABC).
PRABC is an assessment program for internationally educated physicians who completed residencies in family medicine outside of Canada and who have no alternative pathway to licensure in British Columbia. PRABC is administered by HEABC and is a collaborative venture between the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues comprised of representatives from the provincial government and Doctors of BC the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicines Division of Continuing Professional Development and regional health authorities. PRABC was first established as a pilot program in 2015. Since its inception the program has successfully assessed 281 family physicians.
HEABC is seeking a family physician for the position of Clinical Director PRABC. The Clinical Director in close concert with HEABC leadership the PRABC Program Manager the PRABC Steering Committee and other program stakeholders will lead key aspects of the programs continued evolution and expansion.
The Clinical Director is a fulltime equivalent position which may be facilitated through a service contract with HEABC. The Clinical Director PRABC will live within the province of BC.
For more information visit www.heabc.bc.ca and .
OPPORTUNITY:
The Clinical Director is responsible for all components of PRABCs clinical assessments including but not limited to:
- Screening applicants to ensure suitability for entry to the program.
- Ensuring alignment of the PRABC program with the Medical Council of Canadas National Assessment Collaboration for Practice Ready Assessment and its published PanCanadian Family Medicine PRA Standards and Processes
- Leading and coordinating quality assurance for the Clinical Field Assessments (CFAs) including:
- Liaising with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC the Medical Council of Canada and others to review and maintain the required standards and CFA reports for candidate assessments;
- Confirming appropriate CFA facilities and supports for candidates are in place;
- Providing support and assistance to assessors during the CFA process; and
- Ensuring rigorous and defensible decisionmaking processes supported through appropriate CFA assessment reporting.
- Developing and maintaining policies and procedures relating to clinical field assessments (CFA) assessor training candidate screening. and CFA evaluation tools.
- Developing and maintaining a broad range of partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to achieve PRABCs mandate.
- Making recommendations to a Steering Committee comprised of the programs key stakeholders.
- Working in strong collaboration with PRABC program staff to achieve the mandate of the PRABC program including contributing to annual program goals and workplans and providing project leadership as .
- Overseeing and coordinating the work of clinical leads in alignment with program staff to support the effective clinical administration of the program.
Required Knowledge and Experience
- Medical Degree and a minimum of five 5 years of clinical experience and five 5 years working in medical administration or medical regulation preferably in a leadership capacity.
- Hold an unrestricted license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
- Familiarity with the theories and principals of adult teaching and learning.
- Knowledge of local and national context relevant to International Medical Graduate (IMG) practice readiness.
- Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects; quality assurance processes and conflict resolution.
- Excellent communication skills written and oral along with the ability to conduct ones self at all times with tact discretion confidentiality and patience.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail .
- Ability to conduct oral presentations to small and large audiences.
- Must be flexible and able to work in a team environment.
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Office programs (e.g. MS Teams Outlook Word Excel) and other relevant software and online systems.
For more information including details regarding service contract format and applicable billing rates interested applicants may contact Suzanne Campbell Executive Director Physician Programs c/o . Please use the subject line: PRABC Clinical Director Opportunity.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit your application at:
HEABC welcomes all qualified candidates to apply and encourages applications from qualified candidates who identify as members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code including Indigenous identity race colour ancestry place of origin political belief religion marital status family status physical or mental disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression or age.
We wish to thank all applications for their interest and effort in applying; however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
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