General Pediatrician - BC Children's Hospital/University of British Columbia

Provincial Health Services Authority


Date: 8 hours ago
City: Vancouver, BC
Contract type: Part time
DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL MEDICINE

DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA

HOSPITAL- BASED GENERAL PEDIATRICIAN

GENERAL PEDIATRICS CLINIC

PART TIME (MINIMUM 0.48 FTE)

NEGOTIABLE TERMS

BC Children’s Hospital & the University of British Columbia, Department of Pediatrics is seeking a General Pediatrician to provide services in the General Pediatrics Clinic. The General Pediatrics Clinic gets referrals from various sources, including inpatient, emergency department and community physicians. We are a teaching site for medical students and longitudinal resident continuity clinic.

The Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at BCCH has a successful history of family-centered care, leadership in education, and a growing quality improvement program. We provide individualized career development through personalized mentoring and opportunities for additional skill development in quality improvement, education, leadership and research.

In addition to a demonstration of a strong commitment to academic hospital-based General Pediatrics, applicants will also have a level of education, training, and experience equivalent to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specialty and/or sub-specialty credentials and eligibility for registration in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. In addition to a demonstration of a strong commitment to academic hospital-based General Pediatrics, applicants will also have a level of education, training, and experience equivalent to Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada specialty and/or sub-specialty credentials and eligibility for registration in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

You will have exemplary clinical skills with a demonstrated ability to work effectively with families in the care of children along with a strong commitment to best practice and advancing knowledge in the field of General Pediatrics.

The successful candidate will be appointed as Clinical Faculty at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine. Academic rank and clinical compensation will be based on qualifications and experience.

Priority will be given to those who have demonstrated a commitment to hospital based practice and skills outlined above. Opportunities will be available to develop additional skills in quality improvement, education and research. PALS or the equivalent certification is an expectation.

Start date(s) are as soon as possible or are negotiable.

Contact

Applications Will Be Accepted Until The Position(s) Are Filled. Interested Individuals Should Submit Their Most Current CV, Cover Letter And Names Of Three References To

Dr. Mumtaz Virji

Head, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine

BC Children’s Hospital

Clinical Associate Professor

University of British Columbia

E-mail: [email protected]

BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia are committed to employment equity and hire on the basis of merit. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

What We Do

British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH) cares for the most acutely ill or injured children and youth.

BCCH also provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and operates a wide number of specialized health programs provided through a number of health services provider groups. As the main pediatrics clinical training site for the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), BCCH is the leading acute care teaching facility in the province, and conducts research to advance health and knowledge through the BC Children’s Research Institute, and collaborations with other institutions.

BCCH is a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) which plans, manages and evaluates specialty and province-wide health care services across BC. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. These include: Patients first

  • Best value
  • Results matter
  • Excellence through knowledge
  • Open to possibilities.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is Canada’s third largest university and consistently ranks among the 40 best universities in the world. Primarily situated in Vancouver, UBC is a research-intensive university and has an economic impact of $4 billion to the provincial economy.

PHSA and BCCH are committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at [email protected].

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

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