Medical Lead - Urgent Care and Response Centre North

Fraser Heath is seeking to fill a Medical Lead position which provides overall professional practice leadership and direction to the members of the Urgent Care and Response Centre (North).

Reporting and accountable to the Regional Department Head (RDH), you will work as a team player with colleagues and co-workers in identifying service delivery models and processes to ensure seamless integration of services, while maintaining system sustainability.

Recruitment will proceed as per the FHA Medical Staff Bylaws.

Qualifications: The successful candidate must:

• Have current licensure with CPSBC and current CMPA coverage.
• Have RCPSC certification in Psychiatry.
• Be an active medical staff member of the Fraser Health Authority Mental Health and Psychiatry Program.

Responsibilities: Reporting to the Regional Division Head of Adult Psychiatry and the Local Department Head of Royal Columbian Hospital, the responsibilities of the Medical Lead, Urgent Care and Response Centre North will include, but are not limited to:

• Promote high-quality standards of clinical care and make recommendations on clinical matters within the UCRC North.
• Develop and maintain common clinical goals and objectives for physician members of the UCRC North.
• Promote utilization management, quality assurance, quality improvement and patient safety activities for the services provided at the UCRC North.
• Provide recommendations regarding resource allocation, technology assessment and related policies and procedures.
• Encourage UCRC North service physicians to work on the development and adaptation of clinical practice guidelines to meet local needs.
• Collaborate with the other local MHSU Program staff and physicians in regard to quality and patient safety initiatives.
• Collaborate with the Program Medical Director, Local Department Heads, and Regional Division Heads to ensure that the physician resource needs at the UCRC North are met through recruitment and retention of high quality staff.
• Ensure the medical staff members of the UCRC North maintain high standards of clinical competence through continuing professional development.
• Develop programs to support the continuing education needs of the UCRC North physicians
• Promote innovation in the delivery of the UCRC North services.
• Provide leadership on issues which impact the delivery of the UCRC North services to people needing mental health care or support with substance use in New Westminster and surrounding areas.
• Consult with Local Department Heads, Regional Division and Department Heads as required standards of medical practice issues within the UCRC North.
• Contribute to business planning processes of the UCRC North and promote engagement of physicians in program planning and evaluation.

Closing date: November 2, 2026

Anticipated start date: November 23, 2026

Term: Two years, renewable by the Program Medical Director/Regional Department Head.

Remuneration: Stipend

To apply: Interested candidates are asked to submit a current CV and letter of interest (indicating the position for which you are applying).

For questions or inquiries, please contact:

[email protected]

Gurveen Randhawa

Medical Affairs Coordinator, MHSU

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