Department Head

1 week ago


Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
About the Opportunity

As a key member of the Nova Scotia Health Authority, the Zone Medical Department Head - Hospitalist Zone plays a crucial role in providing strategic and operational planning and service leadership for the Hospitalist Zone department. Reporting to the Zone Medical Executive Director, this leader will work within a co-leadership model with an Administrative Co-Lead to ensure the department's success.

Responsibilities
  • Hold responsibility for the administrative functioning of the department, including regular department meetings and providing meeting minutes to the Zone Medical Executive Director.
  • Work with Hospitalist Site Leads, Medical Site Leads, and operational leadership to ensure service continuity and key patient flow objectives are met.
  • Sit as an active member of the Zone Medical Advisory Committee, advising on quality of care, teaching and research responsibilities, and department objectives.
  • Hold responsibility for organization and implementation of clinical and academic activities, ensuring alignment with NSHA organization and system priorities.
  • Develop and implement a plan to improve access and flow for the zone, including community hospitals and cross-facility transfers.
  • Attend meetings of the Access and Flow Network Council and contribute to the development of strategies, policies, and procedures to promote increased access and flow of patients.
  • Ensure the maintenance and enforcement of professional standards within the department and implement quality assurance and improvement initiatives.
  • Address and resolve medical staff issues, including respectful workplace and interpersonal matters, and oversee complaint and discipline management.
  • Attend relevant committee meetings as assigned by the Medical Executive Director.
  • Provide co-leadership with the Zone Administrative Director for strategic and operational planning and budgeting.
  • Monitor the performance and effectiveness of medical staff members and act on issues identified.
  • Review the performance of department members annually and provide performance management as required.
  • Coordinate medical students and residents in the Zone, including supervision of residents' education requirements.
  • Support the research agenda within the department.
  • Participate in clinical services planning for the Zone/NSHA.
  • Work collaboratively with the ZMED and Medical Site Leads to lead recruitment and retention for the department.
  • Participate in leadership development.


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