Medical Consultant

Classification: Protected A
Working Title: Medical Consultant
Closing Date: August 13, 2021

Role

Bringing your own extensive clinical experience with direct patient care, team-based care and management of health care systems, you will provide expert medical advice and recommendations on a wide range of complex clinical, operational and policy issues, to key partners both within and outside of Alberta Health. Contributing to the establishment of Alberta Health’s priorities and standards, you will assist to guide clinical and health system initiatives, providing pragmatic acute care, community care and continuing care perspectives to decision makers. Core responsibilities include: addressing physician specific issues that affect the health system; providing expert advice on physician compensation; and advising on Out of Country and Out of Province applications, investigations and medical management proposed for specific patients.

Your knowledge management skills such as the use of evidence based clinical practice guidelines, systems thinking, and focus on innovation, will be instrumental to improve Alberta’s health system. As a member of the Executive Team you will lead key projects and represent the Department on Ministry and federal/ provincial/ Territorial committees. While this position is formally located within the Health Insurance Programs Branch team of Alberta Health, you will be asked to support other teams across Alberta Health with your medical expertise when the need arises.

How to Apply Please visit the following ink to apply online: https://jobpostings.alberta.ca/job/Edmonton-Medical-Consultant/548968617/?locale=en_US