Manager, Primary Care (229444)
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Job Location:
Campbell River - Canada
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
NOTE: This job applies to a manager responsible to provide clinical and operational leadership to a front-line clinical patient care department or health program that is delivered through multi-disciplinary health care teams in a hospital and/or community-based direct patient/client care setting. The departments are large with the Manager Clinical Services/Program Operations directly supervising at a minimum Nurses at the Level 4 or 5 classification/wage rate.
In accordance with the Vision Purpose and Values and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to the Director Clinical Service Delivery the Manager Primary Care is responsible for operationalizing the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Healths Primary Care Network (PCN) Initiative and overseeing primary care services for the designated service area. This includes supporting the implementation of the local PCN in accordance with the strategic direction of the Primary Care Network towards the achievement of the attributes of the PCN.
The PCN is a network of local primary care services working in partnership with Island Health the Division of Family Practice First Nations Health Authority local First Nation(s) Metis other Indigenous organizations and other community providers to meet the primary care needs of their population.
The vision for the integrated system of care is to create high quality accessible culturally safe primary care for everyone. PCNs are foundational to achieving this vision.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education Training And Experience
Masters Degree in Business Administration or Health Care discipline plus a minimum of seven (7) years recent leadership/management experience in a health care setting or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.
Skills And Abilities
- Ability to integrate administrative professional and operational aspects of the program in an effective and efficient manner.
- Ability to develop an environment where quality improvement principles are embraced and used on a continuous basis.
- Ability to work respectfully knowledgeably and effectively with Indigenous people adapting to cultural uniqueness in order to create a sense of safety for all.
- Capacity to learn from other leaders and elders modelling the vision and encouraging others to commit to and champion the vision - inspires others into new ways of working together to provide excellent primary care.
- Ability to lead and manage to motivate delegate and operate in both structured and unstructured situations.
- Strong planning skills strategic and operational.
- Ability to work with delegates to provide program services at multiple sites in a regional setting.
Requirements
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) is one of British Columbia’s five regional health authorities. With 20,000 employees and 1,900 physician partners, Island Health provides a comprehensive range of progressive health services to the 765,000 residents of Vancouver Island ... View more
