Medical Director, Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

Fraser Health (FH) is the heart of health care for nearly two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon 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.

Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families, and communities.

We are seeking an exceptional physician leader to join our team as a Medical Director (MD), Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD). You will provide regional leadership to support the successful delivery of a care and service network within Fraser Health from a medical staff perspective. This medical leadership position reports to the Regional Medical Director (RMD) and Regional Department Head (RDH), Palliative Medicine. You will be accountable for defining medical care and practice standards, supporting standardization across the program and monitoring performance against standards. This is a three (3) year term of appointment, renewable by the RMD and RDH, Palliative Medicine. If you are an engaging leader with a passion for MAiD care and ready to collaborate with your strategic lens for care and service, we welcome you to take your next step with us.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit physicians and Nurse Practitioners for MAiD assessment and provision.
• Support the development of education for MAiD to FHA staff across the region.
• Provide education sessions for medical staff in FHA through grand rounds, meetings, and other venues.
• Provide education to Divisions of Family Practice on MAiD through collaboration with the divisions and their geographically distributed physicians.
• Chair the MAiD Quality Review committee for MAID.
• Work with the quality improvement consultants to ensure tracking and resolution of MAiD quality issues.
• Provide mentorship and preceptorship for new providers for MAiD.
• Represent FHA on the provincial working group for MAiD led by the Ministry of Health.
• Support the MAiD Care Coordination centre in FHA by providing medical direction and leadership.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the MAiD service in FHA.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Eligibility for membership on the Fraser Health Medical Staff
• Five (5) years’ leadership experience within the healthcare sector and experience in hospital based leadership.
• A Master’s degree in health administration or business administration (optional).
• Additional leadership training is preferred.
• Experience with budgetary and operational planning is desirable.

Time Commitment:

0.16 FTE (6 hours/week)

This position is open until filled

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.

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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