Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCC) Medical Director - Chilliwack

Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCC) Medical Director - Chilliwack

We are seeking an innovative physician to join our team as a Medical Director (MD) for Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC), Chilliwack. The MD will build and support a culture of patient and care‐team safety and clinical effectiveness, where the patient and family are the centre of clinical system design. As a consensus builder, you lead by example and understand how to address site needs within the broader context of the health delivery system and multiple service delivery requirements. The successful candidate will have the flexibility to work partially on‑site as required. This position reports to the Regional Medical Director (RMD) for Primary Care Integration.

Key Areas of Involvement

Effective Delivery of Clinical Services

• Ensure that clinic physicians deliver services appropriately within the remit of the Urgent and Primary Care Centre.

Quality and Utilization Monitoring / Improvement

Administration

Medical Legal Issues

Qualifications & Experience

Term

The term of appointment as UPCC Medical Director shall be for three (3) years, renewable by the RMD. In recommending re‑appointment of a UPCC Medical Director, the RMD shall consider the results of annual performance reviews.

Expenses

The Physician, upon presentation of receipts, shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred by the Physician while providing the Services, in accordance with FH’s Travel and Business Expenses Policy.

Time Commitment

0.2 FTE

Compensation

Stipend

Locations

Urgent and Primary Care Centre - Chilliwack

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 safe manner. Together, we are the heart of health care.

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