Medical Director, Seniors Health

5 days ago


Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Island Health Full time

**Job Summary**

The Medical Director, Seniors Health, is a key leadership position at Island Health, responsible for providing clinically expert advice and strategic vision for the organization's seniors care program. This role works closely with a team of subject matter experts to foster a culture of elder-friendly care and continuous quality improvement across all care settings.

**Key Responsibilities**

  • **Leadership**: Collaborate with the Director dyad partner to set strategic priorities for the program, aligned with organizational objectives, to drive care transformation within Island Health and beyond.
  • **Operations & Quality**: Stay up-to-date on current and emerging best practices in seniors care and virtual care, and work with leaders, medical staff, and clinicians to promote quality improvement and research.
  • **Change Management**: Act as a change management catalyst to engage and support physicians and staff through change, addressing ageism by personalizing seniors' experiences and sharing stories and data.
  • **Informatics**: Support team activities that advance technology and data use to improve service delivery, collaborating with the Quality Systems team.
  • **Planning**: Assess, monitor, and anticipate team needs, working with medical leaders and administrative leaders to prioritize these needs within available resources.

**Additional Information**

This is a 0.4 FTE position. Qualifications include being an active member of the Island Health Medical Staff, with preference given to those with relevant experience in geriatric medicine and a keen interest in improving elder care services.



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