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Overview

Job Summary: The Regional Department of Anesthesiology is seeking a Co-Department Head (Local) for Surrey Memorial Hospital. The Regional Department of Anesthesiology is seeking a Co-Department Head (Local) for Surrey Memorial Hospital. Reporting and accountable to the Regional Department Head (RDH) and as a member of the medical staff in each facility or community program where the regional department operates, the Local Department Head is responsible for coordinating functions and the activities of members of the regional department in that facility and participating in the Multidisciplinary Healthcare Coordinating Committee (MHCC). The responsibilities of the Local Department Head include (but are not limited to):

Responsibilities Effective Delivery of Clinical Services

Ensures that services of members of the department, within the designated clinical areas in the facility, are delivered effectively within the parameters of the regional and site service delivery plans.

Liaises with the RDH and department medical staff in the facility to establish, monitor, and ensure compliance with budget, volume and quality targets.

Quality and Utilization Monitoring/Improvement

Ensures members of the department at the facility are engaged in multidisciplinary quality improvement and utilization management activities of the programs operating within the facility.

Ensures members of the department at the facility are engaged in reviews of and activities regarding standards of medical practice mandated by the regional department.

Investigates complaints regarding care provided by medical staff within the facility, under the direction of the appropriate RDHs.

Local Medical Administration





Attends meetings of the Multidisciplinary Healthcare Co-ordinating Committee for the facility.

Functions as the channel of communication to and from the regional department, to keep members practicing within the facility informed, regarding Fraser Health, HAMAC departmental and divisional objectives, policies, and general activities, and to ensure regional departments are aware of issues specific to the facility.

Recommends policies and guidelines, relating to medical/clinical matters, are consistent with Medical Staff by-laws and rules.

Promotes health and wellness amongst department.

Encourages a healthy, respectful workplace.

Local Physician Resource Planning

Reviews with the RDH the physician resource requirements of the regional department at the facility.

Contributes to the selection of new staff members joining the Regional Department.

Dispute Resolution

Mediates disputes involving Department members at site.

Medical Legal Issues

Identifies potential liability issues and legal problems within the facility and provides advice for specific cases/files to the RDHs, PMD, and/or legal Counsel, as required.

Eligibility

A member of the Active Staff.

Member of (or prepared to join) the Department of Anesthesiology.

Actively practicing in Anesthesiology.

SMH as your primary site.

Term of Appointment

Three years

Closing Date

Until filled





Contacts Questions or requests for additional details can be directed to:

Dr. Feisal Mohamedali Regional Medical Director, Anesthesiology [email protected]

Krishna Patel Administrative Assistant, Anesthesiology [email protected]

Compensation Stipend

Qualifications Active Privileges, Member of the Department

Location Surrey Memorial Hospital

About Fraser Health 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 50,000+ 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 protected manner. Together, we are the heart of health care.

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📌 Local Department Head - Anesthesiology - Surrey Memorial Hospital
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Surrey