As a part time (0.6 FTE) Medical Consultant working on Practice Management and Registration cases in the Quality/Registration departments, you will report through the Senior Medical Consultant to the Assistant Registrar (Quality).
You will work collaboratively with the Quality, Registration and Complaints & Investigation teams at CPSM to assess and advise on complex cases requiring regular medical consultant oversight. This may include cases where the registrant is involved in multiple areas at the college, including complex Quality Assurance (QA) monitoring, referrals from Complaints and Investigations, registrants with undertakings, complex involvement with Regional Health Authority leadership, provisional registrants and recognized training route registrants under supervision, as well as cases with complex registration issues and concerns.
You will assist with Registration projects, including providing feedback on policies relating to qualifications and credentialing and reviewing practice descriptions for Clinical Assistants and Physician Assistants.
As a Medical Consultant you will demonstrate leadership by promoting the importance and essential responsibilities of self-regulation, and the CPSM mandate of public protection while maintaining the educational supportive focus of the Quality Department and fostering a positive workplace culture within the department. You will be engaged in system level outputs that require systems level thinking, strategy and collaboration.
Responsibilities & Performance Standards
Collaborate on the operations within the Quality and Registration Programs.
- Provide leadership to quality team to develop and continuously improve processes and operations
- Ensure timely oversight, guidance and monitoring of registrants with undertakings and complex monitoring
- Problem solves to address complex practice management concerns in accordance with established standards of practice and in accordance with CMA code of ethics
- Provide guidance to update bylaws and regulations impacting quality department
- Meet established process and procedure timelines according to established quality department guidelines
- Address problems that arise in processes and operations in accordance with CPSM procedures
- Speak/correspond with registrants and other healthcare professionals directly to facilitate information collection and analysis, problem solving, provide education and support
- Connect with other external subject matter experts/consultants and community resources to support registrants
- Connect and collaborate with other regulatory authorities
- Update Assistant Registrar regularly to ensure informed regarding important issues and other data collected in these portfolios
- Participate in meetings and conferences related to program work
- Prepare and provide education and support to the College and CPSM registrants
Performance Standards
- Program improvements
- Policy recommendations
- Monitoring plans
- Education and guidance
Support other areas of CPSM
- Share knowledge and experience with other departments of CPSM
Other Duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education & Experience:
- The consultant will be a licensed physician member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba or eligible for full registration and licensure in Manitoba.
- Clinical experience of eight years minimum
Note: broad scopes of practice are preferred
- Practice experience in and familiarity with Manitoba or a Manitoban physician network preferred.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to represent the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba locally and nationally as required to establish rapport and trust to acquire the needed information to enhance programs and processes
- Ability to create and maintain rapport with various levels and types of interested parties
- Problem solving, decision making, critical thinking skills with ability to innovate, formulate, and implement strategy
- Demonstrated leadership and case management skills
- Excellent listening and communication skills and practice with a trauma informed approach
- Demonstrated written, oral, and public speaking communication skills.
- Personal standards and strengths congruent with CPSM culture and mandate.
- Awareness and appreciation of the routes to practice that are available to internationally trained physicians.
- Knowledge of the Regulated Health Professions Act, Bylaws, related legislation and Code of Conduct
- Ability and willingness to travel as appropriate to attend meetings and/or conferences
APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED UNTIL POSITION IS FILLED. ANITCIPATED START DATE FALL 2026.
