Practice Improvement Coach – Interior

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About the role

  • Practice Improvement Coach advancing primary care quality for Doctors of BC. Facilitating quality improvement, coaching, change management and practice support across British Columbia.

Responsibilities

  • Support improvements in primary care in family practice settings
  • Develop quality improvement capacity across practice teams through tailored practice facilitation
  • Enable doctors to adopt and sustain the attributes of the Patient Medical Home
  • Work as part of a support team including Health Technology Coaches, Panel Management Coaches, peer mentors and program staff
  • Collaborate with Divisions of Family Practice, health authorities, the Ministry of Health and other community partners
  • Deliver practice support services aligned with FPSC direction and practice and community needs
  • Build common understanding of issues and priorities between client groups
  • Establish shared objectives and obtain feedback and assistance
  • Lead planning and implementation of change programs in a multi-stakeholder environment
  • Identify process enhancement opportunities and recommend strategic changes
  • Establish monitoring and feedback expectations and review performance trends
  • Lead pilots and planned functional change initiatives
  • Analyze issues, performance, work errors, successes and failures to develop improvement strategies
  • Develop short-term program strategies aligned with organizational priorities
  • Partner with client groups and negotiate effectively with diverse stakeholders
  • Facilitate small group sessions and effective meetings
  • Travel within the region and to its facilities and communities

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Health Services, Health Information Management, Business Administration, or related field and 3-5 years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Solid understanding of the BC health system and primary care operational context
  • Experience working directly in a family practice or supporting role is an asset
  • Understanding and application of quality improvement methodologies, ideally in health care settings
  • Ability to connect workflow, structured data capture and meaningful reports
  • Ability to extract and use measures, evaluate success, and motivate providers and teams
  • Experience applying coaching approaches using questions and constructive feedback
  • Familiarity with one or more EMR systems, including registries, scheduling, visit flow and registry-based recalls
  • Understanding of the BC health care system, primary care operational models, financial incentives, patient conditions and journeys, processes, team roles and structures
  • Experience and training in change management principles
  • Ability to assess change readiness and build commitment using coaching techniques
  • Skilled at facilitating small group sessions and preparing effective meetings
  • Ability to use methods and questioning skills to maximize group participation
  • Ability to work effectively within and across teams and develop trusting working relationships
  • Passion for improving primary care and supporting physicians
  • Service orientation and ability to anticipate and exceed customer expectations within a defined scope
  • Ability to navigate diverse personalities and social circumstances and adapt communication styles
  • Must travel within the region and to facilities and communities
  • Must have access to reliable transportation

Benefits

  • Remote work arrangement
  • Part-time 6 month contract
  • Salary range of $70,856 CAD to $88,570 CAD
  • Inclusive and diverse community commitment
  • Support for equity, diversity and inclusion, truth and reconciliation
  • Travel within the region and to facilities and communities as part of the role

Job title

Job type

Part Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$70,856 - CA$88,570 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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