Job Summary

Come work as a Regional Medical Director, Renal with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is looking for a Regional Medical Director, Renal. This role is expected to have a time commitment of 5 hours per week.

Reporting jointly through the Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs to the Senior Executive Team and through the Executive Director to BC Renal, the Regional Medical Director, Renal provides strategic senior medical leadership, and evaluates the planning and delivery of the regional renal services. This is done in accordance with the vision, mission, values, and goals of the organizations involved in delivering care, and in alignment with VCH Strategic Plans, Ministry of Health (MoH) mandated deliverables, PHSA, and best practice quality standards.

This role is responsible for providing an integrated, organization-wide system that will result in better outcomes and improved quality of patient care for VCH continuum across acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Additionally, it will maintain a high-functioning partnership among internal and provincial partners to achieve regional goals, implement regional policies and procedures, optimize resources, align services, evaluate quality improvement initiatives, and standardize protocols and guidelines across VCH.

The Regional Medical Director, Renal will ensure awareness and consultation relating to BC Renal policy, population planning, resource allocation, service, capital planning and direction on treatment modalities. The Regional Medical Director ensures close collaboration with Communities of Care (CoC) leadership and other partners responsible for delivering health care services, achieving service quality,



and meeting volume and metrics standards. The Regional Medical Director, Renal ensures consultation with academic leadership to support research and innovation.

Guided by a population health approach, the Regional Medical Director, Renal in partnership with BC Renal, designs and evaluates kidney services to meet the diverse needs of the VCH population across life stages, securing a high-quality, safe, and integrated continuum of care. This work aligns with VCH’s commitment to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

Key Accountabilities

With direction from the Vice President, Medical and Academic Affairs, this role is accountable for the following:

Ensure Equitable and Timely Access to Culturally Safe Care Across VCH

- In close collaboration with the Indigenous Health teams and other key partners such as the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), continue to build and enhance culturally protected and trauma-informed care across the continuum of care.
- Create an overview of the services provided across the regional, clinics, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis for chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury services, summarizing key patient/client/resident services, physical infrastructure, and provider resources for all sites.
- Engage communities, populations, patients/clients/residents,



and the public to reflect their needs in the development of regional plans, particularly where significant change is anticipated.
- Identify, prioritize, and implement opportunities to improve efficiency, coordination, access and integration of services along the continuum of care across the region with special attention to equitable access to care, populations with higher CKD incidence, rural and remote populations and the need for a comprehensive planning and program approach for acute kidney injury within acute care facilities.
- Review and implement the tiers of service across the region in partnership with PHSA and BC Renal.
- Where gaps exist, advocate for VCH population needs within BC Renal’s provincial planning, resource allocation and contracting framework.

Ensure Consistent, Low-Carbon, and High-Quality Standards of Care

- Co-lead key strategic projects and initiatives including:
- Inter-regional capacity management in partnership with PHSA.
- Leading cross-regional quality improvement initiatives.
- Facilitating regional safety event reviews.
- Facilitating equity through team-based models of care, outreach, and virtual care across the region, including rural and remote communities.

- Consistently identify opportunities to improve health outcomes and quality standards, matching services against needs.
- Work closely with Academic Leadership to facilitate discussions on developing innovative strategies for teaching, learning, and research opportunities.

Coordinate and Align Local, Regional, and Provincial Strategies and Policies

- Collaborate strategically with the Division Heads, VCH & PHC, relevant site leads, senior medical direc

📌 Regional Medical Director, Renal (Vancouver)
🏢 Vancouver Coastal Health
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