Specialty Anesthesiology

Subspecialty Administration

Role and Facility Information

Enjoy career satisfaction in this rewarding administrative role as you provide leadership to the department by supporting operational planning and promoting high quality standards of clinical care through clinical program development and administration.

As the Medical Director Anesthesia at KGH, you will be responsible for the Department of Anesthesia’s clinical program development and administration, support the KGH Department Head of Anesthesia in recruitment and physician resource planning as well as other leadership activities. You will report through the Chief of Staff, KGH to the Executive Medical Director IH South and Transport. In addition, you will provide input to both the Clinical Operational Director for the Operating Room as well as the KGH Perioperative Medical Director.

The Medical Director, Anesthesia is a physician leader who works to achieve a collaborative working relationship between physicians and leaders within clinical operations based on the IH vision, mission and goals as they relate to the delivery of anesthesia services. Success of the role is dependent upon the provision of leadership and support to medical-staff colleagues as well as engagement and partnerships with Clinical Operational Directors, and Clinical Operational Managers of the Operating Room (OR), acute care units and pre-surgical screening units to optimize access to safe, efficient, high-quality surgical services and post-OR anesthetic care. Collaborations and liaisons along with the multiple lines of responsibility will require demonstration of leadership characteristics in line with the LEADs leadership framework and is expected to uphold the “Standards of Conduct of Interior Health for Employees” at all times.

This .15 FTE position requires fixed (dedicated) and variable (flexible) time to meet specific deliverables based on the requirements for site surgical services and is open to members of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Kelowna General Hospital.

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Compensation

Compensation Type
Administrative Contract
Estimated Remuneration
Competitive
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