Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $46.37 - $66.66 / hour

Job Summary

Fraser Health is seeking a Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice to join our team in advancing high-quality, evidence-informed clinical practice across the organization. This role works in close collaboration with interdisciplinary health teams to support Fraser Health’s vision as a provincial leader in clinical best practice and patient outcomes.

Position Overview The Clinical Practice Consultant provides system-wide leadership across acute and community sectors in the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of clinical practice standards and scope in alignment with regulatory bodies and Fraser Health policies. The role focuses on advancing safe, ethical, and high-quality clinical practice through consultation, education, assessment, and practice development.

This position plays a key role in supporting clinicians and leaders by applying evidence-informed practice, fostering knowledge translation, and contributing to the planning and evaluation of clinical programs and initiatives.

Key Responsibilities Provides expert leadership and consultation related to clinical practice, standards, and scope across Fraser Health

Conducts clinical practice assessments and supports education and practice development initiatives

Facilitates the use of evidence and best practices to support quality improvement and patient outcomes

Collaborates with clinical programs, sites, leadership teams, professional practice leaders, and regional committees

Builds and maintains strong internal and external partnerships to advance professional practice

Supports planning, implementation, evaluation, and problem-solving for clinical programs and initiatives

Promotes safe, ethical, and quality care for patients, clients, and residents

Qualifications Education Graduate of an approved clinical health profession

Master’s degree in the relevant health profession, or in health administration, education, or a related field

Experience Minimum of five (5) years of recent, related clinical and/or education experience in a complex health care environment

Progressive experience in professional practice, education, project management, and leadership

Registration Current practicing registration with the applicable regulatory college or professional association in British Columbia

Why Fraser Health At Fraser Health, we are committed to delivering excellence in care and improving health outcomes for the communities we serve. Join a collaborative, innovative organization where your expertise will contribute to advancing clinical practice and shaping the future of health care in British Columbia.

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Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families:

The Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice works in collaboration with the health team to establish Fraser Health (FH) as a provincial leader in clinical best practice and patient outcomes. Within all sectors (acute and community), provides leadership in implementing, monitoring and evaluating the scope and standards of clinical practice identified by regulatory bodies and FH. Key activities include clinical practice assessment, advice, education, and practice development for the purpose of advancing quality clinical practice that results in safe, ethical, quality health outcomes for patients, clients and residents.

The Clinical Practice Consultant provides consultation in the use of evidence, knowledge dissemination and collaborative internal/external partnerships to plan, develop, problem solve, implement, and evaluate clinical programs/initiatives. Works in close collaboration with clinical programs/sites, settings, regional committees/structures, management/operations, practice leaders, external stakeholders and the Professional Practice team and develops a strong network of partnerships with the goal of promoting and advancing professional clinical practice at FH.

Responsibilities

Provides practice consultation leadership and guidance to clinicians, managers and directors to ensure that FH is a leader in clinical care and a professional practice environment.

Offers practice assessment, advice and problem-solving for complex practice challenges.

Collaborates with Directors, Professional Practice to develop implementation plans that support compliance with the legislation and regulations for the appropriate professional group(s) such as Health Professional Act. This may include an education plan, clinical decision support tools, revision of supporting documentation, and a plan to support the various operational teams and physicians impacted by changes to practice.

Oversees and supports projects and initiatives, incorporating change management and knowledge translation considerations.

Oversees specific PPI staff as designated and related projects as assigned including the supervision of day to day operational work.

Maximizes health human resources utilization by facilitating full scope of practice for all categories of health providers.

Recommends and leads or contributes to the development of new clinical policies and procedures.

Obtains, reviews and disseminates current information including Professional Standards of Practice, Professional Scope of Practice, Ethical Standards of Practice; and Limits & Conditions.

Partners with various internal and external stakeholders to conceptualize, develop, deliver, and/or coordinate practice education programs funded by the Nursing Directorate or FH.

Represents FH and Professional Practice at various events including educational family forums, professional associations, regulatory bodies and external committees.

Collaborates with various professional practice councils to support practice development in FH through the development of multidisciplinary and discipline specific clinical tools.

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