The Cervix Screening Program Medical Director Colposcopy, selected in consultation with the BC Cancer Medical Director for Cervix Screening Program, provides clinical leadership and expertise to their Health Authority and the Cervix Screening Program. This position works collaboratively with the operational leadership of the Health Authority and Cervix Screening Program clinical leadership to support the development and implementation of standards, guidelines and indicators for cervix screening and follow-up care in BC quality services.   the Medical Director works proactively with others (including patients) to ensure continuous quality improvement of service delivery. This position reports to both an Executive Medical Director Department of Surgery.

Main responsibilities of this position:
1.    Leadership: Co-leads and oversees activities to ensure program service delivery is efficient, effective and integrated across Island Health sites; Links with appropriate Departmental Medical Leaders to address matters of physician governance, including professional medical practice issues.
2.    Operations & Quality: Establishes processes and structures to engage physicians and staff in continuous quality improvement of service delivery; Monitors program budget and performance jointly with co-leader, and makes course corrections when necessary; Ensures appropriate investigation and resolution of program-related Patient Safety Learning System and Patient Care Quality Office events.
3.    Change Management: Co-develops and implements change management plans to engage and support physicians and staff through change
4.    Informatics: Oversees activities that advance technology and data use to improve service delivery using the Electronic Health Records (EHR) in collaboration with the Quality Systems team.
5.    Planning: Assesses, monitors and anticipates program resource needs and works with medical leaders and administrative leaders to prioritize these needs within available resources.

Additional Contract Content:

Actively participate in the development, updating and dissemination of provincial standards and guidelines for cervix screening and follow-up. 
Assist in the development of colposcopy related quality indicators and monitor outcomes for the region. Communicate outcome results across the region, as appropriate, and work with administrative leads to identify areas of concern and contributing factors and to implement corrective actions. 

• Support the training of colposcopists in the region. This may include reviewing and discussing the colposcopist certification exam results with the candidate, providing on-site training with a qualified colposcopy trainer, reviewing and discussing log books and ensuring candidates meet the competencies to be a certified colposcopist in BC. 
• Lead quality improvement initiatives for colposcopy at a regional level. This may include acting as a resource/liaison for colposcopy clinic staff and other colposcopists throughout the Health Authority. 
• Participate in the Provincial Cervix Screening Program Quality Management Committee. 
• Support performance management and complete clinical performance reviews. Participate in medical audits, peer and interdisciplinary reviews, chart reviews, and incident reviews as necessary. 
• Participate in the planning of the annual colposcopy education sessions. Identify learning needs of colposcopists, identify speakers and other methods to reach colposcopists to convey practices changes and new developments in colposcopy. 
• Support the engagement of primary care providers by providing education sessions on cervix screening and follow-up to primary care providers in the region and act as a resource for local Divisions of Family Practice or individual providers. 
• Participate in the projection of service requirements for cervix screening and downstream clinical services and work with regional administrative leads to determine operational planning and changes that may be required. 
• Provide clinical review and advice for promotional and health provider education materials as requested. 

This position medical administration contract requires a 3 year commitment as follows:

• 0.2 FTE up to March 31, 2024
• 0.1 FTE from April 1 2024 to March 31, 2026