Director | Professional Practice at Interior Health Authority

Who are we looking for:

Are you looking for a new and rewarding leadership challenge in healthcare? Interior Health has an exciting opportunity for Director Professional Practice. The location for this role is flexible within the Interior Health Region of British Columbia. We are looking for people who want to make a difference in the communities in which they live, work and play. Relocation allowance may be provided, apply today to join our amazing team.

Some of the benefits of joining Interior Health:

• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employee & Family Assistance Programs
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Employer paid vacation
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• Relocation Allowance may be provided

Salary range for the position is $128,298 to $184,428. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you create an impact:

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 the position of Director, Professional Practice.

The Director, Professional Practice works in partnership with clinical operations and support services leaders to support the delivery of superior healthcare by providing leadership, professional practice consultation and expert advice regarding legislative scopes of practice, regulatory practice standards, controls on practice, professional competencies, clinical excellence and best practice; optimizing scopes of practice; optimizing scope of employment; practice change leadership; fostering inter-professional collaboration; and supporting excellence in patient and clinician experience.

What will you work on:

• Ensures strategic and operational planning within clinical programs and support services reflects professional standards and practices that support patient/client-focused care/services. Provides direction and leadership for practice initiatives and innovations that advance IH strategic plans.

• Provides strategic leadership and expert advice on professional practice matters and plays an integral role in supporting the delivery of quality care processes, the creation of quality practice environments, and achieving successful and sustainable large-scale organizational change. Ensures the expedited resolution of problems or barriers to enable successful transformation including escalating issues where appropriate.

• Identifies and incorporates industry innovations related to professional practice, best practices, and large-scale change, looking to improve quality of care and the emerging patient experience framework.

• Monitors health and system trends for future impact on healthcare in collaboration with the Chief Nursing and Allied Health Officer (CNAHO) and clinical operations and support services leaders.

• Leads professional practice consultation services (e.g., individual, team, and strategic consultations) in order to promote and maintain profession-specific standards and scope of practice; promote professional development and competency development; promote evidence-based practice; and address professional practice issues for all regulated and non-regulated healthcare disciplines in IH.

• Works closely with IH Managers, Directors, and Executive Directors responsible for clinical and support services including but not limited to: Acute Services; Community Services; Indigenous Health; Population Health; Mental Health & Substance Use; Long-term Care Services; Laboratory, Pharmacy and Medical Imaging Services; Quality and Patient Safety; Employee Health and Wellness; and Human Resources. Collaboration with multiple programs, services, and networks to achieve a coordinated and integrated approach to strategic planning while supporting practice excellence within the organization’s vision and values.

• Promotes and builds linkages, alliances, and collaborative relations with high level internal and external contacts and partners. Represents IH on committees and advisory groups including provincial and strategic planning tables at various Ministry and Regulatory levels.

• Provides leadership and liaises with internal and external partners (including regulatory and licensing bodies, both Colleges and Associations) to participate in and promote knowledge translation activities. Develops appropriate contacts and networks that enhance knowledge sharing and practice standardization. Creates partnerships with relevant Ministry, Regulatory and educational institutions and policy-makers to influence professional practice clinical service delivery to meet present and future strategic and clinical service needs.

• Ensures alignment of Professional Practice strategic and operational plans with the organizational strategic plan. Monitors performance trends and identifies and promotes improvement opportunities, through innovation and partnership, to ensure consistent delivery of quality practice services throughout IH.

• Formally reports on the collective impact and sustained measurable outcomes of professional practice changes and initiatives across the organization including reporting to Senior Executive Team and the Board of Directors.

• Provides leadership to identify strategies to achieve specified goals and objectives of patient/client care service delivery. Proactively identifies risks in achieving goals and objectives.

• Develops and manages the annual budget for Professional Practice and the Clinical Process Team including monitoring budget performance, planning, and adjusting operations and/or staffing to meeting projections and annual targets, and approving expenditures and preparing summaries for fiscal reporting.

• Develops and maintains a human resources plan that supports Professional Practice goals and objectives and provides the highest level of customer service. This includes recruitment strategies, performance management, and retention planning for the Department.

• Provides leadership to direct reporting staff and colleagues through coaching, mentoring, and modelling key behaviours; encouraging dialogue; and providing guidance and advice to facilitate resolution of work issues. Assists the Professional Practice team to define shared and individual goals, meet target dates, and ensure alignment of team goals with customer needs and the goals of other Professional Practice Office teams and staff. Fosters team spirit, trust, mutual respect, and inclusion.

• Evaluates individual and team performance and responds to changing organizational needs by conducting continuous assessments of team activities, facilitating feedback within and across programs, and responding to changing demands.

• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, maintain a healthy and safe work environment through complying with and implementing applicable Occupational Health and Safety Regulation, responding to requests from WSBC, identifying hazards and communicating risks, ensuring compliance with employee training, conducting effective incident investigations and implementing required corrective actions.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
Education, Training, and Experience

• A Master’s degree in Nursing or a relevant Allied Health related field.
• Ten years of recent, related experience in a complex healthcare environment, including at least three 3 years of management experience.
• Current practicing registration with an applicable professional regulatory body that falls within the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA).

Skills and Abilities

• Comprehensive knowledge of health profession regulatory framework and bodies including the Health Professions and Occupations Act, Social Work Act and Emergency Health Services Act.
• Comprehensive understanding of current thinking related to practice, leadership, education, care, and service delivery.
• Comprehensive knowledge of project management and change leadership methodologies.
• Demonstrated leadership and managerial skills in a complex environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to facilitate and negotiate.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain relationships with staff, colleagues, partners, strategic partners, and solution providers.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
• A valid BC Driver’s License.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.