Salary: CAD $46.37 - $66.66 per hour Job Summary Fraser Health is seeking a Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice to provide expert consultation and leadership that supports excellence in clinical care and fosters a strong professional practice environment across the organization. In this role, you will partner with clinicians, managers, directors, and system leaders to address complex practice challenges, ensure regulatory compliance, and advance evidence‑informed, patient‑centred care. You will contribute to system‑wide initiatives that optimize scope of practice, strengthen professional standards, and support sustainable workforce utilization. This position works with various internal and external partners to establish Fraser Health as a provincial leader in development, implementation and evaluation of clinical learning programs. This position will focus on supporting Critical Care, Cardiac Care, Perioperative Care programming. The most successful candidate should have a strong clinical background in one of these areas. Key Responsibilities Provide practice consultation leadership and guidance to clinicians, managers, and directors to ensure Fraser Health remains a leader in clinical care and professional practice. Conduct practice assessments and provide expert advice and problem‑solving for complex and high‑risk clinical practice issues. Collaborate with Directors, Professional Practice to develop and implement plans that support compliance with relevant legislation and regulations (e.g., Health Professions Act and professional regulatory requirements). Contribute to or lead the development of education plans, clinical decision support tools, revisions to clinical documentation, and implementation strategies supporting practice change. Oversee and support projects and initiatives, incorporating change management and knowledge translation principles. Provide oversight, mentorship, and supervision to designated Professional Practice Integration (PPI) staff and related projects, supporting day‑to‑day operational work. Maximize health human resource utilization by facilitating full scope of practice for all categories of health care providers. Recommend, lead, or contribute to the development and revision of clinical policies, procedures, and practice guidelines. Obtain, review, and disseminate current information related to Professional Standards of Practice, Scope of Practice, Ethical Standards, and Limits and Conditions. Partner with internal and external key partners to conceptualize, develop, deliver, and/or coordinate practice education programs funded by the Nursing Directorate or Fraser Health. Represent Fraser Health and Professional Practice at internal and external events, including educational forums, professional associations, regulatory bodies, and external committees. Collaborate with professional practice councils and clinical groups to support multidisciplinary and discipline‑specific practice development and tools. Network with and support professional practice council structures and Professional Practice representatives to promote practice integration, reduce duplication, and ensure consistency in standards of care and care delivery. Support clinical research initiatives that promote the development, translation, and application of clinical knowledge into professional practice. Education and Experience Graduation from an approved nursing program. Master’s degree in the applicable health profession or in health administration, education, or a related field. A minimum of five (5) years’ recent, related experience in a complex health care environment, including progressive experience in: Professional practice Clinical or practice education Project management Leadership or consulting roles Current practicing registration with BCCNM. Why Fraser Health At Fraser Health, we are committed to delivering innovative, integrated, and patient‑centred care while supporting a strong professional practice environment for our workforce. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence practice at a system level and contribute to meaningful improvements in care delivery across the organization. Detailed Overview Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients/clients/residents and families, the Clinical Practice Consultant, Professional Practice works in collaboration with the health team to establish Fraser Health (FH) as a provincial leader in clinical best practice and patient outcomes. Within all sectors (acute and community), it provides leadership in implementing, monitoring and evaluating the scope and standards of clinical practice identified by regulatory bodies and FH. Key activities include clinical practice assessment, advice, education, and practice development for the purpose of advancing quality clinical practice that results in safe, ethical, quality health outcomes for patients, clients and residents. The Clinical Practice Consultant provides consultation in the use of evidence, knowledge dissemination and collaborative internal/external partnerships to plan, develop, problem solve, implement, and evaluate clinical programs/initiatives. Works in close collaboration with clinical programs/sites, settings, regional committees/structures, management/operations, practice leaders, external stakeholders and the Professional Practice team and develops a strong network of partnerships with the goal of promoting and advancing professional clinical practice at FH. Responsibilities Provides practice consultation leadership and guidance to clinicians, managers and directors to ensure that FH is a leader in clinical care and a professional practice environment. Offers practice assessment, advice and problem‑solving for complex practice challenges. Collaborates with Directors, Professional Practice to develop implementation plans that support compliance with the legislation and regulations for the appropriate professional group(s) such as Health Professional Act. Oversees and supports projects and initiatives, incorporating change management and knowledge translation considerations. Oversees specific PPI staff as designated and related projects as assigned including the supervision of day to day operational work. Maximizes health human resources utilization by facilitating full scope of practice for all categories of health providers. Recommends, leads or contributes to the development of new clinical policies and procedures. Obtains, reviews and disseminates current information including Professional Standards of Practice, Professional Scope of Practice, Ethical Standards of Practice, and Limits & Conditions. Partners with various internal and external stakeholders to conceptualize, develop, deliver, and/or coordinate practice education programs funded by the Nursing Directorate or FH. Represents FH and Professional Practice at various events including educational family forums, professional associations, regulatory bodies and external committees. Collaborates with various professional practice councils to support practice development in FH through the development of multidisciplinary and discipline specific clinical tools. Networks, understands and supports all professional practice council structures and related clinical groups such as Professional Practice representatives to specific program teams, for the primary purpose of practice integration, consolidating practice, minimizing duplication, and facilitating consistency in standards of care, scope of practice and care delivery. Supports clinical research to promote the development of clinical knowledge and its application to professional practice. Qualifications Graduate of an approved clinical health profession with a Master’s degree in that health profession or in health administration, education, or a related field. A minimum of five (5) years' recent, related clinical and/or education experience in a complex health care environment including progressive professional practice, education, project management and leadership experience. Current practicing registration with the relevant regulatory college or association in British Columbia. 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 Knowledge of health care system and provincial educational systems. Thorough knowledge and experience working with complex health care organizations. Demonstrated knowledge of applicable regulatory body/association standards. Ability to exercise initiative, creativity and innovative thinking and is current regarding evolving trends and practices. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and participate effectively in a team environment. Demonstrated ability to develop and write proposals. Demonstrated knowledge of the interprofessional collaborative. Excellent organizational, prioritization and time management skills. Advanced knowledge in planning and facilitating organization change, systems thinking, building collaborative partnerships. Advanced consultation, facilitation and project management knowledge including program implementation, education, and evaluation. Proven flexibility with a high level of initiative and self direction. Demonstrated effective decision‑making, critical appraisal and supervision skills. Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Proficiency in the use of personal computers and related technology using programs such as MS Word, Access, Excel and Power Point. #J-18808-Ljbffr