Regional Leader, Regional Surgery

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NOW ACCEPTING LATE INTERNAL APPLICATIONS: Please note that the internal competition for this position is now closed, however we are still accepting late applications from qualified internal candidates. Should you choose to apply, your application will only be considered after on-time internal applicants have been considered.

Description

JOB SUMMARY:Reporting to the Regional Program Director, the Regional Leader provides organization-wide leadership in regional program planning, ensuring alignment across strategic and service planning with the Ministry of Health, PHSA, VCH, PHC, and other key partners. The role coordinates and evaluates strategic and operational planning for specific population groups within the VCH and PHC regions.Acts as the strategic liaison across the care continuum, leading others toward advancing provincial, VCH, and PHC program goals. The Regional Leader communicates the organizational visions and fosters collaboration and commitment. Acts as the key representative in working groups and committees to ensure alignment with regional program priorities.Guided by a population-based approach, regional program leadership will align the development, delivery, and evaluation of services to meet the needs of the VCH/PHC population at every life stage, ensuring a high-quality, safe, integrated, and comprehensive continuum of care. This work is framed within VCH’s commitments to our pillars of Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and Planetary Health.QUALIFICATIONS:Qualifications:Master’s degree in health administration, Public Health Administration or other relevant discipline, plus seven (7) to ten (10) years’ recent, related experience in progressively responsible positions in a large, complex care organization including demonstrated ability to manage large-scale project(s), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.Competencies:ROLE SPECIFIC EXPERTISE:• Proven skills as an effective leader in an interdisciplinary matrix reporting environment.• Expertise in strategic planning, systems integration, and cross-functional collaboration to develop and implement strategies across the full scope of the regional program.• Comprehensive knowledge of project, change management, and evaluation principles and methodologies, with the ability to coach team members on these skills.• Broad knowledge of clinical theory and practice, person-centered care, and a population health approach.• Broad knowledge of health care disciplines and their roles within their respective health care environments.• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems efficiently and resourcefully.• Exceptional analytical skills and decision-making abilities.• Demonstrated organizational, administrative, facilitation, and leadership skills.• Demonstrated ability to communicate and engage others effectively, both verbally and in writing, at all levels of the organization.• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute complex projects with stringent timelines and budgets.• Demonstrated ability to work with various word-processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.• Demonstrated ability to facilitate consensus among diverse interest holders, fostering collaboration and shared decision-making to achieve common goals.

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At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.Unless otherwise noted on the posting, internal job postings close at 8:00 AM Pacific Time on the listed Closing Date. Please submit your digital application via the Internal Career Portal prior to the Closing Date & Time.Nursing & LPN successful applicants will be notified by email.We regret that only short listed candidates will be acknowledged.This is an internal job posting for Vancouver Coastal Health employees only.