The Department of Emergency Medicine (Alberta Health Services Calgary Zone) is now accepting applications for PLC Site Chief. Only physicians who are currently working in the AHS Emergency Department are eligible.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest describing your interest in the role and detail how your experience aligns with its responsibilities, along with your CV.

For more information, please contact: Dr. Catherine Patocka at [redacted] and/or Scott Banks at [redacted]

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

In a competent and professional manner, the PLC Site Chief will:

1. Have high visibility and availability on the site and be a strong advocate for the members of the Department at that site.

2. In conjunction with the Deputy Department Head Workforce Planning and Retention, encourage clinical and professional development of site members; promote excellence in patient care delivery; ensure adequate site-specific orientation for new emergency MD staff.

3. Coordinate clinical care for the Emergency Department at their designated acute care site; report directly to the Deputy Department Head Operations on all operational matters.

4. In collaboration with the Deputy Department Heads and/or Department Head, establish and periodically update any policies and procedures relating to the operation of the Emergency Department consistent with the AHS and University of Calgary mission, roles and goals.

5. Participate in the strategic and operational planning of emergency care in the Calgary Corridor; attends all monthly zone department meetings relating to clinical operations.

6. Be an active member of the department's Physician Resources Committee and provide input on physician performance including but not limited to clinical competence and professionalism. The site chief will aid in compiling feedback in relation to new physician hires during their locum and probationary periods and when available, will be a participant in the interviewing process of potential physician hires.

7. Coordinate and oversee the reviews/complaints of all patients, physician, consultant, and resident training at your designated site as it pertains to emergency care, in a prompt manner and in accordance with the zone medical bylaws; communicates and collaborates with the Deputy Department Heads on all escalating reviews or when deemed necessary.

8. Collaborate and participate in emergency medicine Safety & Quality Improvement monthly meetings and activities.

9. As a Site Chief in emergency medicine, will be responsible for the day-to-day administrative duties in the Emergency Department at the designated site by monitoring benchmarks and measurement mechanisms in accordance with the departmental quality assurance framework.

10. Attend and participate in site specific Emergency Medicine and other interdepartmental meetings relating to clinical operations i.e. site flow committees, site specific disaster committees; site QAC, site leadership.

11. In collaboration with the Deputy Department Heads, monitor patient volumes as they relate to wait times and physician manpower including but not limited to, the implementation of strategic physician shifting, shift additions and removals, and shift start times and durations.

12. Collaborate and communicate with assistant site chiefs to designate site specific tasks and divide site chief workload as appropriate; assistant site chiefs will report directly to the site chief and Operational Lead as appropriate.

13. In collaboration with the Zone Department of Emergency Medicine research section, support approved research activities of all disciplines within the designated Emergency Department.

14. Represent Emergency Medicine in dealing with site specific management issues in a timely manner, assist in the Site-Specific strategic planning and provide Site specific leadership on issues relevant to the Emergency Department as needed; attend at site leadership meetings when appropriate.

15. Participate in site specific Emergency Department and hospital redesign/rebuild planning meetings when appropriate; provide updates of departmental construction or rezoning to the physician executive and physician large group as necessary.

16. Facilitate open and effective communication between the site and the Corridor Department of Emergency Medicine as well as with other disciplines and departments.

17. In collaboration with department leadership, develop, review, revise and implement AHS policies, procedures and guidelines relating to patient care in a timely fashion.

18. Provide input for an Annual Report or any other material relevant to the site as requested by the Deputy Department Head and/or Department Head; attend and deliver site report as needed at town halls/retreats.

CCFP (EM), ABEM or FRCPC training and certification is required, as well as eligibility for licensure in the province of Alberta.

The candidate must be eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

Must read, write and speak English.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.