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.
To receive a manual for your specific hospital or facility, please contact your local administration, Chief of Staff, or Medical Director.
Do you have additional questions? For general onboarding inquiries you can email onboarding@northernhealth.ca
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.
NH staff rules and bylaws
Helpful physician links
- We have created a document of helpful links for physicians. See the physician links document for the most recent version.
For more information, please contact your local Medical Director:
- Enhanced Medical Affairs Support: Dr. Becky Temple (Becky.Temple@northernhealth.ca)
- Northern Interior Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Tony Preston (Tony.Preston@northernhealth.ca)
- Northwest Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Jaco Fourie (Jaco.Fourie@northernhealth.ca)
- Prince George: Dr. Firas Mansour (Firas.Mansour@northernhealth.ca)
- Lakes/Omineca: Dr. Shannon Douglas (Shannon.Douglas@northernhealth.ca)
- South Peace: Dr. Magda DuPlessis (Magda.duPlessis@northernhealth.ca)
- North Peace: Dr David Courtney (David.Courtney@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.
- Medical leadership report: Clarifying shared and core functions of medical leadership roles
- Leadership and quality improvement education suggestions
Addressing patient safety events
- Addressing patient safety events summary education for co-leaders
- Patient safety events workshop for co-leaders
- Patient safety & learning system – Self-learning modules
Addressing workplace practice and conduct
- Northern Health medical staff complaints, discipline and appeal toolkit
- Northern Health complaints regarding the conduct or professional practice of members of NH medical staff
- Northern Health respectful workplace policy
- Resources for physicians in the complaints discipline process
- Canadian Medical Professional Association
- Recommended educational resources for medical staff who have received a complaint
- Co-leadership training modules for addressing workplace conduct
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC standards and guidelines
- BC College of Nurses and Midwives standards
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
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. Tony Preston (Tony.Preston@northernhealth.ca)
- Northwest Health Service Delivery Area: Dr. Jaco Fourie (Jaco.Fourie@northernhealth.ca)
- Prince George: Dr. Firas Mansour (Firas.Mansour@northernhealth.ca)
- Lakes/Omineca: Dr. Shannon Douglas (Shannon.Douglas@northernhealth.ca)
- South Peace: Dr. Magda DuPlessis (Magda.duPlessis@northernhealth.ca)
- North Peace: Dr David Courtney (David.Courtney@northernhealth.ca)
Note: This tab is a work in progress. More information coming soon.