Consultant, Physician Services

Salary range: The salary range for this position is CAD $ $65.35 / hour Why Fraser Health?:

Fraser Health is seeking a dedicated and dynamic Consultant, Physician Services. This role is central to ensuring physicians have the resources and support they need to deliver exceptional care. The Consultant provides expert guidance on contract management, collaborates with senior leaders, and serves as a trusted liaison with key partners, such as the Ministry of Health and the Health Employers Association of BC. By fostering strong relationships and driving strategic initiatives, the Consultant helps create an environment where physician services thrive and patient care remains at the forefront.

In this position, the Consultant leads negotiations with contracted service providers, interprets policy changes, and advises on payment models that strengthen service delivery. They monitor progress, prepare business cases, and contribute to provincial committees to ensure consistency and excellence in physician programs and services.

For professionals passionate about making a meaningful impact on healthcare and shaping the future of physician services, this role offers the opportunity to lead change and influence outcomes across one of BC's largest health authorities.

This is a full-time temporary role until December 31, 2026, or return of incumbent.

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.

• In conjunction with the Director, represents Physician Services and FH on provincial committees and working groups to improve the effective management of physician contracts and ensure consistent application of provincial standards. Represents the Director, as required.

• 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 practitioners, leadership, relationship building, quality assurance, strategic initiative development and implementation, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Valid BC Driver's Licence and access to a personal vehicle for business related purposes.

Competencies

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities:

• Demonstrated understanding of medical and surgical services as well as knowledge of medical education pathways.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and highly developed interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Superior written and presentation skills including ability to prepare and deliver concise analyses, reports, briefing notes, and recommendations to multidisciplinary audiences.
• Ability to function autonomously and within political environments exercising a high level of judgment to facilitate consensus and persuade/negotiate with a variety of local, municipal, and provincial stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to client focused services and teamwork.
• Direct experience working collaboratively and effectively with medical practitioners.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex contractual, financial and regulatory issues and ability to adapt readily to a rapid and changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate teamwork in a geographically diverse population with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to integrate administrative, professional and operational standards and expectations of the department to a team with multiple reporting structures throughout Fraser Health in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to lead, participate and facilitate inter-disciplinary groups to foster cultural change.
• Ability to effectively manage operating budgets, interpret and report financial information.
• Valid driver's license and use of a personal vehicle to facilitate travel within a multi-site organization.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.