SEARCH PROFILE Executive Director Provider Compensation and Strategic Partnerships Alberta Health Executive Manager I Salary Range: $125,318 $164,691 ($4,801.47 $6,310.03 bi-weekly) Open Competition Job ID: 1035299 Closing Date: April 22, 2016
Alberta Health Overview Alberta Health is advancing a culture of collaboration and creative systems-oriented decision making to achieve a responsive, sustainable, integrated and accountable health system that meets the needs of Albertans. Working with partners to create the conditions for healthy Albertans in a healthy Alberta, the ministry sets policy and direction to ensure that Albertans receive the right health care services, at the right time, in the right place, provided by the right health care providers and teams. The Professional Services and Health Benefits division oversees the delivery of services across all care sectors, including continuing care, addictions, mental health, primary health care, public health and wellness, and acute care. For further information, visit the Ministry website at http://www.health.gov.ab.ca/. Position Summary A strategist, influencer, and outcomes focused problem solver, your leadership will be pivotal to the development and implementation of health workforce compensation and funding models that deliver on health service requirements and system priorities. Mentoring a senior team with accountability for 36 FTEs and oversight of about $4 billion in programming, you will lead work that shapes policy and strategies specific to physician and other allied health provider compensation. Your accountabilities include overseeing design and managing the Schedule of Medical Benefits, advancing transition to alternative compensation approaches, and leading development of a sustainable governance approach and robust accountability framework for Academic Medicine. Identifying emerging issues for health professionals, you will support your modeling team in the analysis of information and data to ensure rigor in research and evidence that equips the department with the tools and policy levers for informed decision making. With a commitment to collaboration, you will engage senior representatives of critical stakeholder organizations and health employers in the design and adoption of an integrated framework for compensation and funding approaches that enable health system reform. Major Accountabilities Applying broad systems thinking, setting the vision for the branch, and providing corporate leadership and strategic direction for the evolution and development of innovative health workforce compensation models in Alberta that enable health system change. Advancing innovative and forward-thinking in the design of approaches and concepts for provider compensation models (e.g. Fee for Service, Clinical Alternate Relationship Plans, contractual, sessional, capitation, blended) and alternate physician compensation for consideration, development and implementation. Collaborating and building trusted relationships that support co-design of compensation models and negotiation of agreements with senior and executive representatives of critical stakeholder organizations, including the Alberta Medical Association. Ensuring emerging trends in health and health professions are well-researched and the impacts of proposed new or enhanced compensation models are identified and articulated to internal and external stakeholders in support of evidence-based, informed decision making. Executive Search - 780-408-8460 Executive Director, Provider Compensation and Strategic Partnerships/ Page 2
Facilitating development of a robust accountability framework to monitor and report on implemented compensation models. Leading the development of a financially sustainable governance and accountability approach for academic medicine in Alberta that supports centres of excellence and recruitment/retention of top talent sub-specialists. Overseeing management of the Schedule of Medical Benefits for Alberta, providing leadership in policy development that supports re-design of fee for service compensation models for physician and allied health providers under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. Providing overarching leadership and guidance to teams responsible for design of funding and compensation programs to support physicians and other health care professionals in the delivery of specialist and primary care services to Albertans. Facilitating strategic partnerships and proactively consulting and engaging health system leaders, health employers, service providers and other key stakeholders in the identification of emerging and ongoing issues for health professions. Providing analysis and guidance to ensure rigor in applied health workforce research that informs the development of policies and strategies to drive change. Advancing strategic frameworks and leveraging planning and evaluation mechanisms, including strategic foresight and enterprise risk management, to inform and influence long term, value-based health system decision making. Championing an organizational culture that is grounded in a model of collaboration and co-creation, and embraces innovation, forward thinking and continuous improvement as pillars for decision making. Coaching and mentoring staff and building high performance teams with a focus on enabling seamless succession. Managing significant fiscal and human resources to meet business plan objectives. Authorities The Executive Director is involved with the administration of legislation relating to the business of the ministry and other legislation related to leadership responsibilities and delegated authorities including: Health Professions Act Health Disciplines Act Alberta Health Care Insurance Act Public Service Act Financial Planning and Transparency Act Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Executive Search - 780-408-8460 Executive Director, Provider Compensation and Strategic Partnerships/ Page 3
Organization Reporting to the Assistant Deputy Minister, Professional Services and Health Benefits Division, the Executive Director provides leadership to a branch responsible for supporting Alberta s health system priorities through planning, designing, and modelling to enhance existing and advance new compensation policies and strategies. Oversight, mentoring and support is provided to teams in three units: Budget and Analytics Unit; Insured Services & Compensation Design Unit; and Alternative Compensation Design Unit The Executive Director holds accountability for developing and maintaining physician and allied health schedules and physician and other provider alternate compensation programs and strategies, including frameworks and plans to guide operation of key programs including: - Schedule of Medical Benefits; - Optometry, Oral Surgery and Podiatric Schedules; - Alternative Relationship Plans; and - Academic Medicine Framework. Financial and Human Resource Management Leadership is provided to a staff complement of approximately 36 full time equivalencies, and fiscal management of an annual operational budget of approximately $4 billion. Contacts Success in this role demands trusted collaboration with other leaders within the Ministry, across government, and with key system and delivery partners to articulate the Ministry's current results and outcomes, a vision for the path forward, and to address capacity to reach future goals and needs of the broader health system. Key contacts include the Deputy Minister, the Assistant Deputy Minister Professional Services and Health Benefits, members of the Ministry s leadership teams, other staff within the Ministry, senior officials and staff in other ministries. Other strategic partnerships and contacts include executive and senior leaders with Alberta Health Services, the Alberta Medical Association, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Alberta universities, Provincial and National Health Organizations, the Health Quality Council of Alberta and other related organizations. Issues / Challenges Leading work that shapes and enhances ministry and health system strategic policy, plans and programs specific to physician and allied health provider compensation, with accountability for results that impact current and long-term priorities of the ministry and the health care system. Inspiring broad thinking to remove barriers to innovation and collaboration/partnership across a diverse spectrum of health system partners. Engaging key health system stakeholders to work collaboratively toward an integrated framework for innovative compensation model development for physicians and other health providers, while not compromising appropriate roles and responsibilities of government. Executive Search - 780-408-8460 Executive Director, Provider Compensation and Strategic Partnerships/ Page 4
Ensuring alignment of policies and practices for the Schedule of Medical Benefits and Allied Health Provider Programs with the policy directions of the department. The Person (1) Knowledge/Skills/Experience Considerable related experience in senior level health sector roles, with strengths in strategic planning and development of policy and accountability frameworks. Expertise in health workforce compensation and funding models for physicians and other health professionals, and broad knowledge of funding and compensation theory and practice; health care delivery and the health system; health reform and health issues; government directions; and political and legislative processes. Demonstrated track record of strategic leadership with a reputation for motivating and facilitating change, building a culture of innovation, and equipping teams for success. Proven experience leading strategic initiatives involving highly visible, senior level stakeholders and influencing outcomes that impact a broad system. Forward thinking approach with the ability to think and plan from a systems perspective, and drive innovation, new ideas and fresh concepts. Re-design and optimization skills to support new directions and practices. Exceptional capacity for developing networks, collaborating, and building trusted partnerships with diverse stakeholder communities. Highly developed consultation and negotiations skills along with the political acumen to execute agreements with significant organizations that impact a broad health workforce base. Exceptional research, analytical and problem solving skills with experience creating tools, processes and frameworks to inform and support business planning and decision making. Project management strengths with demonstrated success in delivering complicated projects in a politically sensitive and dynamic environment. Success in managing significant human and fiscal resources and contracts. (2) Academic Background A degree in a health discipline or other related field (e.g. public policy, public health administration, education or the social sciences); a graduate degree is an asset. Executive Search - 780-408-8460 Executive Director, Provider Compensation and Strategic Partnerships/ Page 5
(3) Alberta Public Service (APS) Competencies Competencies are behaviours that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. The following competencies are drawn from the Alberta Public Service Competency Model to reflect government s focus on planning, strategizing and leadership to accomplish goals. See link for more information on the competencies, http://www.chr.alberta.ca/apscompetencies. Relationship Thinking Achievement DEVELOP NETWORKS Proactively building networks, connecting and building trust in relationships with different stakeholders. Identifies stakeholders Builds relationships Focuses on client Communicates purposefully BUILD COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes. Brings people together Facilitates communication Addresses conflict Empowers others Encourages diversity DEVELOP SELF AND OTHERS A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the longterm capability of yourself and others. Plans for development Actions development Supports others development CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions. Seeks clarity Challenges the process Integrates perspectives Identifies alternative solutions SYSTEMS THINKING The work done in the APS is part of a larger integrated and interrelated environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind. Looks beyond the immediate Considers impacts Understands connections Provides clarity AGILITY Ability to anticipate, assess and readily adapt to changing priorities, maintain resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment. Seeks out new opportunities Anticipates change Emotional resilience Supports change Adapts DRIVE FOR RESULTS Knowing what outcomes are important and maximizing resources to achieve results that are aligned with the goals of the organization, while maintaining accountability to each other and external stakeholders. Plans for results Takes accountability Takes risks Focuses on outcomes Executive Search - 780-408-8460 Executive Director, Provider Compensation and Strategic Partnerships/ Page 6