Leader, Career Pathways & Advanced Training

1. Leads the strategic planning/design, implementation, promotion, evaluation and maintenance of the processes, infrastructure, and resources related to the assigned programs across Fraser Health.
2. Provides leadership by reviewing, developing, and establishing standards, policies, protocols and processes for the design and delivery of programs. Leads applicable committees and conducts continuous quality improvement reviews of programs ensuring effective implementation of quality improvements.
3. Evaluates and monitors the success and outcomes of programs and works to ensure that programs/initiatives reflect leading practice in the industry, evidence-based practice, and provincial and federal professional regulation.
4. Collaborates and liaises with internal stakeholders such as Talent Acquisition & Onboarding, People Information and Systems, People Strategies, Human Resources Consulting, clinical programs, site/work locations, networks, and external organizations such as Ministry of Health, Ministry of Advanced Education and Training, academic institutions, regulatory bodies, unions, other health authorities.
5. Leads the implementation of change initiatives including new programs, and new or reviewed policies, protocols and processes. Develops and evaluates programs' objectives and performance metrics, outcomes, and corrective actions.
6. Collaborates with new graduates and transitioning health care providers, as well as their point of care leaders, to provide practice leadership that supports transition, retention, healthy practice environment, and safe quality care. Ensures and facilitates effective communication processes among stakeholders and program participants/target audience.
7. Supports and provides consultation to operational and practice leaders through the development of career pathway and advanced training support resources.
8. Manages assigned employees including hiring, orientation, coordinating team activities, performance evaluation, coaching, training, discipline and dismissal.
9. Prepares and manages assigned budget to reflect the ongoing needs of the portfolio and within departmental guidelines and Fraser Health standards.
10. Oversees the functionality of the related website and ensures that contents are complete and current, easily accessed, and meet the developed criteria.
11. Creates a prioritization system for new requests of transition support in new practice settings, based on criteria such as safety and risk.
12. Monitors practice and education trends, identifies opportunities for improvements that support the consistent transition of healthcare providers to practice. Evaluates policies, guidelines, and tools/resources that could be considered for use at Fraser Health.
13. Represents department on regional, provincial and external agencies, committees and projects and fosters effective linkages with other organizations.

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

• Strong skills in strategic planning, implementation and evaluation of professional development programs across a large complex health care organization.
• Comprehensive knowledge of adult learning principles and educational design.
• Ability to lead and participate effectively on collaborative change initiatives.
• Solid understanding of health professional orientation, transition/change, and practice support.
• Familiarity with current trends and issues relating to professional practice.
• Demonstrated customer service orientation.
• Advanced writing skills and ability to articulate policy and guidelines.
• Advanced consultation, facilitation, and decision-making skills.
• Proven flexibility with a high level of initiative and self direction.
• Proficiency in the use of current technology and related software.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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