Project Manager, System Level Ethics Services

Salary
The salary range for this position is CAD $38.88 - $55.89 / hour

Job Summary
Fraser Health is looking for an experienced and forward‑thinking Project Manager to lead our System Level Ethics Consultation Service. This is a unique opportunity to shape ethics practice across the region and province, working with diverse partners to support thoughtful, values‑based decision‑making in health care.

In this role, you will support complex ethics consultations, coordinate multi‑stakeholder teams, and ensure our system‑level ethics processes are effective, consistent, and responsive. If you thrive in collaborative environments, enjoy navigating nuanced issues, and want to make a meaningful impact across the health system, this role offers that challenge and purpose.

This is a relief full time position based out of Central City Office in Surrey, BC. This position will be available until July 2027, or the return of incumbent.

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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:

Reporting to the Executive Director Ethics Service, the Project Manager coordinates all aspects of the System Level Ethics Consultation Service by which Ethics Services provides support for the development of ethics‑based policies, practice guidelines, and organizational strategies for clients.

This position works in close collaboration with staff who support the System Level Ethics Consultation Service and other internal and external partners to implement Ethics Services’ facilitated values‑based, evidence‑informed, collaborative ethical decision‑making process in the context of highly complex and often controversial ethically challenging issues.

Responsibilities

Manages and coordinates the overall System Level Ethics Consultation Service through the following activities:

Manages and oversees the system level consult process for specific consults with clients including responsibility for overall client list management.

Participates in system‑level ethics consultations at pan‑regional (Health Authorities) and provincial (MOH) levels.

Establishes detailed specific client consultations plans and objectives to outline timelines and project deliverables (approx. 18‑month process) including:

Establishes shared work team (inter‑departmental or inter‑organizational) with clients.

Participates in initial analysis meetings with clients (independently or in collaboration with Executive Director or Department staff) to determine a preliminary solution to ethics related issue(s) by evaluating evidence, identifying and prioritizing values, exploring and analyzing options.

Develops and facilitates communication strategies with the client, including the development of consultation plans, analysis of consultation feedback and the establishment of final decision and/or recommendations.

Facilitates development of support plans including implementation, education and evaluation.

Tracks consult progress according to project plan, monitors, and reports to the system level ethics consultation team on the status of consults and major issues/obstacles encountered. Makes recommendations regarding projects scope changes.

May provide leadership and direction to project team members, conveys policies and priorities, coordinates work and ensures issues are resolved or escalated to ensure project deliverables and timelines are met.

Manages the overall program evaluation of the System Level Ethics Consultation Service.

Qualifications
Master’s degree in health services administration or relevant health care discipline with three (3) to five (5) year's recent, related experience in project management and facilitating and managing consultation processes with a wide range of partner groups, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Education and/or experience in bioethics preferred.

COMPETENCIES:

Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional/Technical Capabilities

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