Vice President, Professional Practice, Quality

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $112.82 - $169.23 / hour Why Fraser Health?:
Fraser Health (FH) is responsible for the delivery of hospital and community-based health services to nearly 2 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations. The Fraser region is home to 32 First Nations communities and 6 Métis Chartered communities. Our team of nearly 48,000 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.

Reporting to the President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Victoria Lee, the **Vice President (VP) of Professional Practice, Quality, Learning, and Research **drives forward positive health outcomes integral to the quality, safety, and standardization of practice and care. With a focus on seamless systems integration and patient experience initiatives, the Vice President will build awareness, teamwork and engagement to maximize the success of FH services, operations and its’ people. The Vice President will oversee a thriving portfolio of Quality and Patient Safety, Clinical Quality and Strategic Priorities, Professional Practice (Nursing and Allied Health) and Learning and Research.

As a clear, caring, and courageous leader in an organization that is evidence-based and results oriented, the Vice President of Professional Practice, Quality, Learning, and Research will ensure high standards of practice are set and maintained for programs and operations across the Fraser Health Region. Innovation and strategy will be essential components of the Vice President’s progressive and knowledge-based approach to ensuring the journey through our health care system is both high quality and seamless for patients, families, residents, and clients. The Vice President will be a true thought leader who oversees the design, integration, and operation of programs and services toward the continued and strengthened provision of Seamless Care.

By working with leaders to identify policies, leadership, and infrastructure that create and sustain an environment supporting patient-centeredness, the Vice President will cultivate linkages with community, regional, and provincial partners and will advance population specific health initiatives that serve the needs of all health populations. The Vice President will work with vision and drive to set and achieve comprehensive goals and outcomes of the Strategic Operating Plan and FH priorities, with awareness and care for established interim and long-range clinical and patient needs. Central to the Vice President’s role will be ability to connect with the health service areas of each hospital and the community served to champion high quality care at sites, in the communities and across the system.
- Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable, and culturally safe manner._

Detailed Overview:
Reporting to the President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Vice President is a member of the Executive Team and the Clinical Operations Committee, and is jointly accountable for the attainment of Fraser Health’s operating strategies and priorities. The Vice President provides Senior Executive leadership to the Professional Practice, Quality and Learning portfolio to ensure the journey through our health care system is both high quality and seamless for patients/clients/residents and their families. The Vice President provides leadership, direction and guidance to team members in the portfolio’s of; Professional Practice, Quality and Patient Safety, Research, and Learning.

**Responsibilities**:

- Participate as a member of the Executive Team and the Clinical Operations Committee, holding accountability to provide strategy and leadership for Fraser Health to achieve goals and outcomes of the Strategic Operating Plan, Fraser Health priorities and long range needs.
- Oversees and ensures programs and services are designed, integrated, operated and the results measured and reported in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and attainment of outcome goals and the provision of Seamless Care. Liaises with colleagues to ensure seamless integration of strategies, operations and policies. Reports on performance of clinical programs, acute care sites and broader community needs.
- Works in partnership with members of the Executive Team, the Clinical Operations Committee and leaders across Fraser Health to lead and communicate strategies, operational plans and policies.
- Oversees and leads Fraser Health's initiative(s) increasing the attention on the patient experience by working with leaders to identify tactics and tools, leadership, partnerships and infrastructure, and policies to create and