Section Lead, Podiatry

Duties of a Corridor Clinical Section Lead according to the AHS medical staff bylaws: 
•    Recommending medical staff appointments and clinical privileges, as well as changes to the appointments and clinical privileges to the Corridor Clinical Department Head, Surgery.
•    Developing and implementation of policies, procedures and practices, together with goals and objectives for the corridor clinical section which are consistent with the mission, role statement and strategic plans of AHS and the Department of Surgery.
•    In keeping with the objectives and goals of AHS, assigning duties and responsibilities to members of the corridor clinical section, and to promote and represent the activities of the zone clinical section.
•    Supervising the clinical work of all members of the corridor clinical section.
•    Assisting in the development of AHS-wide criteria for procedures to AHS.
•    Promoting educational programs for corridor clinical section members and other staff associated with the corridor clinical section.
•    Developing and promoting departmental and sectional research activities.
•    Ensuring that Department of Surgery policies regarding quality of patient care and safety are developed and implemented.
•    Performing Triggered Initial Assessments and Triggered Reviews as delegated by the Calgary Corridor Clinical Department Head, Surgery pursuant to Part 6 of the AHS Bylaws.
•    Assisting the Calgary Corridor Clinical Department Head, Surgery in performing periodic reviews for members of the Calgary Corridor clinical section pursuant to Part 5 of AHS Bylaws.
•    Acting as designate for the Calgary Corridor Clinical Department Head, Surgery for those duties assigned to the corridor clinical department or designate by the AHS Bylaws or AHS medical staff rules.
•    Be accountable for the quality of medical care and services within the zone clinical section in a manner consistent with the operating principles of Alberta Health Services.
•    Ensure appropriate utilization of zonal resources by the section members, particularly in the area of beds, operating rooms, ambulatory care, and diagnostic testing and drug utilization.

Other duties designated by the Corridor Clinical Department Head:

•    Convene regular meetings of members of the corridor clinical section, to be held at least quarterly, and minutes recorded.
•    Supply, at the request of the Corridor Clinical Department Head, Surgery such materials from the section as required for departmental reports or for the department website.
•    Develop a five-year plan for future AHS development of the Section, in consultation with the members of the section and the Corridor Clinical Department Head, Surgery, which is consistent with AHS and Department of Surgery Strategic Plans. 
•    Participate in the Department of Surgery’s strategic planning processes and retreats.