Position Summary

Interior Health is hiring a permanent full-time Rural Continuing Medical Education (RCME) Liaison who is passionate about making a difference in healthcare.

Location: This position is flexible within the Interior Health region.

What we offer:

• An attractive remuneration package
• Excellent career prospects
• Employer paid training/education
• Employer paid vacation
• Medical Service Plan
• Employer paid insurance premiums
• Extended Health & Dental coverage
• Work-life balance
• May be eligible to contribute to MPP

Salary range for the position is $67,861 to $97,550. Interior Health establishes salaries within the minimum and maximum of the salary range based on consideration of the qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees.

How will you create an impact:

The Rural Continuing Medical Education (RCME) Liaison sitting within Interior Health with a co-reporting structure to the Manager, Medical Administration, Credentialing and Privileging, Interior Health and the Provincial Manager, Community RCME, RCCbc, manages the Community RCME Program. The RCME Liaison will seek ongoing meaningful input from rural physicians living and working across the region and will liaise with local community physicians and health authorities to ensure alignment between needs of rural physicians and the health service delivery needs for RCME.

The initial task of the RCME Liaison will be to manage and oversee the implementation of the new Community RCME Program across Interior Health. The successful candidate will bring a strong skill set in community consultation, the ability to support change management and develop relationships with rural physicians and key partners.

What will you work on:

• The RCME Liaison will enable communities to manage and administer the Community RCME program at the local level:
a. identify a local physician lead,
b. define, validate and develop the requirements for administrative CME support for the community,
c. work with communities to identify a fund holder, and
d. ensure the development of an approach for defining community RCME needs with opportunities for input from all physicians as well as input from the health authority.
• Works with the Provincial Manager, Community RCME to develop and provide tools to local physicians to enable community implementation including community readiness checklist, community specific needs assessment, learning plans, budget templates and evaluation strategies.
• Works with communities to develop processes, structures and policies to execute community RCME.
• Serves as the key contact for inquiries and problem solving related to RCME; responds to general inquiries from a variety of internal and external contacts in relation to RCME.
• Establishes and maintains strong ongoing relationships with local RCME coordinators and physicians to help identify, implement and achieve their continuing medical education mandate, creating local autonomy for physician groups at a community level.
• Works with communities, medical staff, medical leaders and key partners to create capacity in communities to develop annual community RCME strategies and education plans.
• Initiates the creation and maintenance of partnerships with regional and provincial RCME providers and partners.
• Where needed, the RCME Liaison may help facilitate the transfer of funds to local physicians and/or work with local RCME administrative/coordinators to establish a process for the transfer of funds. This includes navigating and mitigating issues with payment processing and/or delay in administration of Community RCME funding.
• The RCME Liaison will liaise with the health authority and local communities of physicians to ensure alignment with physician RCME needs and health authority health service delivery priorities for the local delivery of RCME:
a. Develops relationships with Interior Health Physician Compensation, Medical Staff Recruitment and Retention, and Medical Affairs to ensure accuracy of physician counts and community readiness for implementation and administration of Community RCME.
b. Maintains an inventory of educational resources and continuing medical education information for distribution to local and regional networks.
c. Liaises with communities to assist with provincial applications for funding through the appropriate REAP funding opportunities.
• The RCME Liaison will provide the following tracking and reporting:
a. Responsible for community RCME tracking, monitoring and reporting at a local and regional level to the Manager, Medical Administration, Credentialing and Privileging and the Provincial Manager, Community RCME; flags under/over utilization and follows up with the applicable partners to discuss future steps/options.
b. Tracks evaluation summaries and themes of education needs to inform the development of future RCME activities across the region and province.
c. Responsible for tracking community specific fund holders, physician RCME leads and local coordinators for involvement in the Provincial RCME Network.
d. Provides guidance, leadership and mentorship to the local RCME administrative/coordinators including conference and accreditation support.
• In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces. Apply today!

Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).

Qualifications

Education, Training and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a health or business-related discipline, and three to five years of recent, related experience.
• Or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of project management, problem solving and budgeting skills required.
• Knowledge and experience working with the RCME program an asset.
• Experience working with physicians, health care providers and support staff.
• Excellent judgment in setting priorities, identifying issues and determining action required when working under pressure and deadlines.
• Experience in implementing change management strategies an asset.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks, balance priorities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as a member of the team.
• Ability to travel as part of position.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Comments

Interior Health now offers assistance from an Indigenous Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process and/or career exploration, send your question(s) via email to IndigenousEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor. We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes.