Section Chief – Medical Inpatient Care, Department of Family Medicine – Calgary Corridor

Description:

Department of Family Medicine:
o    Participate in Departmental strategic planning.
o    Support the goals and objectives of the Department of Family Medicine and Alberta Health Services.
o    Participate in the Department of Family Medicine Executive Committee meetings.
o    Adherence to workforce planning goals and principles of the Department of Family Medicine, Calgary Corridor

Section of Medical Inpatient Care:
o    Provide leadership and direction for the current Department of Family Medicine hospitalist programs located at the four adult hospital sites.
o    Collaborate with Medical Inpatient Care Site Leads and the Manager of the Hospitalist Program to ensure quality care, quality assurance and safety, optimal resource utilization, excellence in communication and continuing professional education.
o    Collaborate with the Calgary Hospitalist Governance Association representatives to ensure alignment of the funding model of the Hospitalist ARP with the required service delivery elements required by Alberta Health Services and the Department of Family Medicine.
o    Support recruitment and retention of physicians to staff the hospitalist program.
o    Develop and maintain healthy working relationships with key partners for the Section of Medical Inpatient Care.
o    In conjunction with medical and administrative leaders, participate in acute care service planning. 
o    Provide collaboration between the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care Alberta, Assisted Living Alberta and Recovery Alberta to promote integrated care across the continuum.
o    Oversee the administrative medical affairs requirements of the section including periodic reviews, workforce planning and AIVA submissions.

Direct Reports 
•    Family Medicine Medical Inpatients site leads and deputy site leads, Calgary Corridor
•    Deputy Section Chief, Medical Inpatients, Calgary Corridor

Collaborative Relationships
•    Emergency, Psychiatry and Internal Medicine Departments
•    Community and other AHS services and programs, as appropriate
•    The Calgary Hospitalists Governance Association including the Calgary Hospitalist Innovation Committee
•    Primary Care Networks
•    Operational leaders within the Adult Acute Care sites
•    University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine
•    Medical Informatics Leads and Medicine Area Council for Connect Care
•    Medicine Strategic Clinical Network
•    Others as required to ensure quality and safety of care provided within the Section of Medical Inpatients

Core Committee Membership
•    Department of Family Medicine Executive Committee
•    Hospitalist Section Executive Committee

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