NH Rules and Bylaws Summary for New NH Medical Staff

Northern Health Medical Staff Bylaws and Northern Health Medical Staff Rules provide detailed structure and governance for all NH medical staff. This short summary of the two documents presents a high-level overview plus key concepts.

Orientation Manual for New NH Medical Staff

Northern Health Medical Affairs has developed a manual to serve as a quick reference guide for new NH medical staff to answer common questions, provide key contact information, and provide an overview of the key aspects of working in a Northern Health facility. This manual is also meant to guide orientation sessions with medical staff and their respective medical administration leads.

• Orientation Manual for New NH Medical Staff Template

To receive a manual for your specific hospital or facility, please contact your local administration, Chief of Staff, or Medical Director.

NH Co-Leadership Report

The NH Co-Leadership Report provides a detailed compilation of work to advance co-leadership between Northern Health medical and administrative leadership to advance the partnerships needed to achieve NH's mission of providing exceptional health services to northerners. Delivering integrated, accessible, and high quality services is contingent on a diverse group of people working together to achieve a common goal. For leaders within health care organizations, it is increasingly important to align priorities and quality of patient care initiatives.

For more information, please contact your local Medical Director:

• Northeast Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Becky Temple (Becky.Temple@northernhealth.ca)
• Northern Interior Rural Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Dietrich Furstenburg (Dietrich.Furstenburg@northernhealth.ca)
• Northwest Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Jaco Fourie (Jaco.Fourie@northernhealth.ca)
• Prince George: Dr. Tony Preston (Tony.Preston@northernhealth.ca)
• Lakes/Omineca: Dr. Shannon Douglas (Shannon.Douglas@northernhealth.ca)

The goal is to provide high-level, standardized overviews of different processes and timelines relating to medical staff leaders’ roles and responsibilities. Face-to-face workshops will also be provided.

Addressing Patient Safety Events

• Reporting Patient Safety Events
• Investigating Patient Safety Events
• Reviewing Patient Safety Events
• Section 51 Protection for Quality Assurance Reviews
• Disclosure of Patient Safety Events
  • Series A Summary Booklet
  • Series A Training Booklet

Key Resource

• Patient Safety & Learning System – Self-learning Modules

Addressing Workplace Practice and Conduct

• Professionalism and a Respectful Workplace
• NH Medical Staff Complaints Process
• Working with the NH Patient Care Quality Office
  • Series B Summary Booklet
  • Series B Training Booklet

Medical Staff Recruitment to Practice Process

• NH Recruitment and Relocation  
• NH Recruitment Site Visit
• NH Medical Staff Appointment and Reappointment Process
• NH Physician Compensation and Contract Types
• Rural Programs Information Sheet
  • Series C Summary Booklet
  • Series C Training Booklet

For more information, please contact your local Medical Director:

• Northeast Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Becky Temple (Becky.Temple@northernhealth.ca)
• Northern Interior Rural Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Dietrich Furstenburg (Dietrich.Furstenburg@northernhealth.ca)
• Northwest Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Jaco Fourie (Jaco.Fourie@northernhealth.ca)
• Prince George: Dr. Tony Preston (Tony.Preston@northernhealth.ca)
• Lakes/Omineca: Dr. Shannon Douglas (Shannon.Douglas@northernhealth.ca)