Consultant, Physician Services

Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations, and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities. Our team of 43,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.

Effective October 26th, 2021 all staff for all positions across Health Care require full COVID 19 vaccination. All positions, require that you are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (have received a full series of a World Health Organization “WHO” approved vaccine against infection by SARS-COV-2, or a combination of approved WHO vaccines). Please note this applies to all postings, and there are no exceptions.

Position Highlights

We are currently looking to fill an exciting Full Time position as a Consultant, Physician Services in Surrey, BC.

Valued Benefits

A career with Fraser Health will offer you the opportunity to be a part of a dedicated team of professionals in a dynamic and rewarding health care environment. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package, including comprehensive health benefits coverage.

Detailed Overview:
**Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families**:
The Consultant, Physician Services is responsible for comprehensive contract management services and administration of all physician contracts within the assigned clinical service portfolio/areas. Through collaboration and coordination with relevant leaders, the Consultant ensures achievement of high quality and safe physician services, compliance with accountability expectations, and minimization of organizational risk. The Consultant provides expertise and guidance to senior clinical and operational leadership, and serves as a critical link between Fraser Health (FH) and external organizations, such as the Ministry of Health, Health Employers Association of B.C. and legal counsel on physician contract matters. Within the assigned clinical service, the Consultant also provides project and/or change management services on transformation initiatives related to physician services.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provides physician services expertise and consultation to assigned clients by utilizing comprehensive contract management and administration principles.
- Reviews Alternative Payments Program (APP) services and sessional utilization, provides input into the development of the Health Authority annual plan, operates and assigns the Medical On?Call Availability Program (MOCAP), and develops and maintains hybrid contracts.
- Provides project and/or change management services on physician related transformation initiatives. Coordinates and collaborates throughout all phases of the transformation initiative. Provides input into the development and implementation of assigned transformation initiatives to ensure a strategic change context is contemplated and an optimal plan/structure is in place to achieve the desired outcomes and benefits.
- Leads negotiations with contracted service providers, program areas, and external stakeholders, provides professional advice and guidance, facilitates consensus and resolves problems.
- In conjunction with Director, represents Physician Services and FH in negotiations with physicians and the Ministry of Health for the provision of designated clinical services.
- Maintains current knowledge of Ministry policy and legislative changes, and ensures understanding of the impact of negotiated agreements between the Government and the BC Medical Association with respect to physician contracting.
- Provides expertise, interpretation and guidance to the Director, senior executive, medical leadership, physicians and other relevant stakeholders.
- Provides expert advice to assigned program managers, relevant leadership and Executive on various physician programs, payment models, contract deliverables, as well as FH and Ministry of Health policy and negotiated agreements.
- Provides progress monitoring and reporting to assigned clients and/or operational contract managers by articulating quality measures within contracts. Provides Contract Managers with data so they may evaluate the achievement of contracted service deliverables.
- Prepares and presents briefing papers, policies, business cases, tracks issues and reports on resulting decisions/actions.

Qualifications:
**Education and Experience**
A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Health Administration or Business Administration plus a minimum five (5) years recent related experience in healthcare at a high degree of complexity in an area related to medical practitio