Manager, Medical Staff Contract Management in Oak Bay

In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Manager, Physician Contracts and Negotiations provides leadership and is accountable and responsible for the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to support all aspects of physician contracting and negotiations. The Manager is responsible for the effective administration of contracts on behalf of the Vancouver Island Health Authority through planning, pre-award, award and ongoing management of contracts to physicians. The Manager ensures practices are consistent with industry standards, Island Health policy, federal and provincial legislative requirements. The position provides physician contract management leadership across all levels of the organization to minimize risk to the organization, achieve desired results, and comply with accountability expectations.

Reporting to the Director, Medical Staff Contracts, Compensation and Practice Design, the Manager is a member of the Medical Affairs Leadership Team responsible for the effective integration of strategic and operational initiatives to support and engage medical staff across Island Health. The Manager provides critical linkage between Island Health and external organizations such as the Ministry of Health and legal counsel on contract management matters.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training And Experience

• A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master's degree in a relevant human services field or Business Administration plus seven (7) years recent related experience in healthcare at a high degree of complexity in an area related to medical practitioners, leadership, relationship building, quality assurance, strategic initiative development and implementation.

Skills And Abilities

• Leadership experience in program development, analysis and measurement utilizing continuous quality improvement methodology.
• Demonstrated leadership ability and highly developed interpersonal, communication and conflict resolution skills.
• Superior written and presentation skills including ability to prepare and deliver concise analyses, reports, briefing notes, and recommendations to multidisciplinary audiences.
• Ability to function autonomously and within political environments exercising a high level of judgment to facilitate consensus and persuade/negotiate with a variety of local, municipal, provincial and national stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to client focused services and teamwork.
• Direct experience working collaboratively and effectively with medical practitioners.
• Demonstrated experience in managing complex contractual, financial and regulatory issues and ability to adapt readily to a rapid and changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate teamwork in a geographically diverse population with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to integrate administrative, professional and operational standards and expectations of the department to a team with multiple reporting structures throughout Island Health in an effective and efficient manner.
• Ability to lead, participate and facilitate inter-disciplinary groups to foster cultural change.
• Ability to effectively manage operating budgets, interpret and report financial information.
• Valid driver's license and use of a personal vehicle to facilitate travel within a multi-site organization.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

The salary range for this position is $108,147 (min) to $135,184 (midpoint) to $155,461 (max) per annum (based on 1 FTE). Salary placement is between min and midpoint, based on experience, qualifications, and internal equity.