Provincial Professional Practice Leader, Pharmacy - BC Cancer Provincial

Provincial Professional Practice Leader, Pharmacy
BC Cancer 
Provincial, BC

Reporting to the Director of Professional Practice Allied Health, the Provincial Professional Practice Leader (PPPL) provides expert leadership, consultation, advice, and assistance to programs and departments across the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) on projects and initiatives designed to support a quality practice environment, excellence in clinical practice, research, education, and leadership. The role collaborates with a wide variety of people internal and external to the Health Authority, including educators, operational leaders, clinical and professional discipline leaders to identify desired practice outcomes; develop, implement, and monitor work plans/projects and supports project staff.

As a systems leader and change agent, the PPPL is responsible for providing leadership, consultation, and direction for professional, inter-professional, clinical, and academic practice across PHSA on behalf of an assigned grouping of professional disciplines. The PPPL liaises with professional discipline clinicians/leaders and other partners, representing PHSA professional practice contributions in decision-making forums. 

What you'll do

• Provide leadership in creating, articulating, innovating, and sustaining an organization wide vision for inter- professional collaborative practice that emphasizes highest quality, family-centred care. Supports strong inter-professional collaboration through the development of structures, processes and mechanisms that support positive patient outcomes. Utilizes and models effective change management strategies to achieve systems-level transformation.
• Support organizational strategy deployment, ensuring that professional practice priorities are aligned with PHSA and provincial strategic priorities. Tracks, analyzes, and reports progress in relation to designated performance indicators.
• Ensure professional standards and regulations, practice guidelines and code of ethics for all assigned professions are achieved working in collaboration with discipline leaders. Provides professional practice input and decision making to clinical information system design and implementation, particularly as it relates to scope.
• Participate in policy and procedure development, including those related to clinical informatics, consults and/or participates in system change processes for implementation and evaluation of information systems in practice settings. Participates in design of data collection tools for practice decision-making and record keeping. Participates in determining the impact of clinical information systems on the roles of the inter- professional team to improve the use of informatics within clinical practice and encourages professionals to develop comfort and competency in technology use in practice.
• Provide leadership for a wide range of projects designed to address PHSA-wide operational goals and vision. In collaboration with PHSA programs, plans, and implements complex projects and initiatives aimed at improving inter-professional collaborative practice, new technology integration, innovative practice approaches and models of care to enhance patient outcomes. Integrates regulatory or contractual policies and agreements. Directs and supervises the work of contractors and project teams. Assists with operating and capital budget development and develops and manages budgets and contractors related to assigned projects.
• Engage in consultation with professional disciplines at all levels of the organization and beyond the Health Authority to ensure that planned practices are designed to support the maintenance or enhancement of clinical care delivery. Provides systems leadership for effective profession-specific and inter-professional participation by PHSA in advancing practice and/or addressing professional practice issues, including for transition and support of clinical information systems. Promotes consistent, quality care to our patients / clients / families across PHSA sites, programs, and professions through standardization, integration, and promotion of evidence-informed best practice.
• Represent the PHSA professional practice portfolio in decision making forums as assigned including internal, external and/or provincial forums for: scope/regulation, education, research, strategic planning, quality, and other defined health level initiatives. Remains current with emerging trends in patient care and interpersonal collaborative practice. Develops and maintains professional contacts and networks to facilitate the appropriate disposition of requests for information and support for projects from appropriate disciplines across PHSA, provincially, nationally, and internationally.
• Advise and makes recommendations regarding trends and opportunities to advance discipline specific and inter-professional collaborative practice or maintain sustainability of the professional workforce. Works closely with the Departments of Learning and Development, Quality, Safety & Risk Management, Academic Planning, Clinical Informatics, clinical programs, and other groups on special projects to address clinical practice issues, education needs and retention strategies. Leads and mentors inter-professional dialogue and enhances practice scholarship within and across professional groups. Cultivates new opportunities for clinically based health research, professional and interprofessional presentations and publications in collaboration with agency partners. Participates in quality management initiatives related to patient and health professional data.

What you bring

Qualifications:

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in the applicable profession such as Allied Health, or related field (e.g. Advanced Practice, Leadership or Education).
• Five (5) years of recent, related experience including two (2) years of leadership experience. Current practicing registration with own discipline professional regulatory body. Informatics training/certification an asset. 

You have:

• Demonstrated knowledge in facilitation of inter-professional practice.
• Current knowledge of controls on practice, regulatory bodies, and the Health Professions and Occupations Act.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in providing care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of PHSA mission, vision, values, strategic directions and goals.
• Knowledge of research processes and methodology.
• Well-developed project planning and management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and prioritize work, including the ability to adjust to new or unexpected events.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team and ability to function as an effective leader, mentor, and facilitator.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate both verbally and in writing, and to work effectively with co-workers, other health care professionals, and with the various PHSA programs.
• Ability to work autonomously and be self-directed and agile in complex and changing environments.
• Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system.
• Support team members on their learning journey, ensuring education strategy for team/department to implement Indigenous Cultural Safety at a practical level.
• Work collaboratively with appropriate Indigenous teams/departments to ensure ICS lens applied holistically.
• Have commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $106,026 - $152,413. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

Location: Provincial Position and the candidate must be within the vicinity of a regional BC Cancer Centre to work.

Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday; 0800-1600

Requisition Number: 177391E 

What we do

BC Cancer provides comprehensive cancer control for the people of British Columbia.

BC Cancer is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

(PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA and BC Cancer are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Governments’ unanimous passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey—one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as they move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts Crown agencies must remain focused on creating opportunities that implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate.

ATTN: PHSA Employees:

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