Medical Leader, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program; NSQIP) Anesthesia Champion - Abb

Job Summary

The NSQIP Champion role is an exciting opportunity to provide leadership and direction to physicians and other health care providers on surgical quality and patient safety initiatives, with the aim of improving quality and supporting the reduction of perioperative adverse outcomes. You will work with physicians and other clinical staff to promote NSQIP and will collaborate with senior leadership and staff to identify evidence-based strategies to ensure best practice at the site.

The Anesthesia Champion is a physician who has a passion for fostering surgical quality improvement at their respective acute care site in collaboration with the NSQIP Regional Team and support systems. This position is accountable to the Local Department Head of Surgery with dotted line reporting to the Executive Medical Director (EMD), Clinical Quality and Patient Safety.

You will dedicate approximately six hours per month to this leadership role. This will include partnering with the NSQIP Regional Team to discuss opportunities for quality improvement, reviewing NSQIP data and reports to identify quality improvement projects in areas identified as “needs improvement,” attending the monthly NSQIP Collaborative meetings, annual NSQIP Summits, and Annual American College of Surgeons (ACS) Conferences.

• Work schedule: The hours are flexible - evening meetings and travel may be required.
• Term of appointment: 1 year

Stipend

Active Privileges, CMPA, CPSBC Full

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre