Clinical Fellowship Administrative Assistant

Job Title Clinical Fellowship Administrative Assistant Job Category CUPE 2950 Job Profile CUPE 2950 Salaried - Sr Program Asst-Med Ed (Gr8) Job Family Group Staff - Union Department Segedi Research Lab General Surgery | Department of Surgery | Faculty of Medicine Compensation Range $5,027.00 - $5,413.00 CAD Monthly Job End Date October 31, 2027 Posting End Date October 29, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. The position will be 0.5 FTE (part‑time) At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Summary

The Clinical Fellowship (CF) Administrative Assistant provides administrative and operational support to the Hepato‑Pancreato‑Biliary (HPB), Abdominal Organ Transplant (AOT) and Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery/Hernia and Abdominal Wall Fellowship (Complex GI/H/AWR) Fellowship Programs, as well as the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Area of Focused Competence Program (Trauma and ACS AFC) within the Division of General Surgery, UBC Department of Surgery. The CF Administrative Assistant is the primary point of contact for the HBP and AOT Fellowship Programs and responds to a variety of requests and inquiries related to all programs. This position supports trainees including clinical fellows, visiting elective residents and international postgraduate trainees and provides administrative support for HPB educational activities.

Organizational Status

The UBC Faculty of Medicine Department of Surgery educates trainees at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels, and pursues research to make innovative advancements in knowledge and practice to improve health. The Department consists of more than 600 physicians, surgeons, scientists and educators and over 70 administrative, research and technical staff in nine divisions distributed across British Columbia. Specialty training programs are offered in Cardiac Surgery, General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Radiation Oncology, and Vascular Surgery. Subspecialty training programs are offered in Colorectal Surgery, General Surgical Oncology, Pediatric Surgery, and Thoracic Surgery. The Department is also home to the Branch for Global Surgical Care (BGSC). This position reports to the HPB Service Education Lead (Dr. Maja Segedi) and takes direction from the Fellowship Directors: HPB (Dr. Michael Bleszynski), AOT (Dr. Stephanie Chartier and Dr. David Harriman), Complex GI/H/AWR (Dr. Adam Meneghetti and Dr. Jack Chiu) and Trauma and ACS AFC (Dr. Emilie Joos). The incumbent works closely with staff in the Division of General Surgery, staff in the Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Dean’s Office, the HR staff and the Director of Administration in the Department of Surgery. The position is expected to respond to requests from the PGME Dean’s Office, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The incumbent also interacts with trainees, faculty members, health care workers, hospital staff, and UBC and health authorities’ administrative staff.

Work Performed

HPB, AOT and Complex GI/H/AWR Fellowship Programs

• Provides administrative support for the fellows’ selection and recruitment process, including documentation management, interview and meeting coordination and other logistics.
• Assists with the fellow appointment process.
• Assists with and responds to questions and inquiries from current and prospective fellows.
• Assists fellows with process for licensure from CPSBC.
• Assists fellows with obtaining VCH network account and access to clinical tools like CareConnect, Cerner, PCIS, UBC CWL and library access.
• Assists fellows with obtaining MSP number if applicable.
• Creates and maintains fellows and fellowship files and any other related documents.
• Assists with orientation for new fellows, including arrangements for key access, hospital ID, hospital IT access and pagers.
• Assists fellows with administrative tasks related to their research activities.
• Prepares and coordinates the rotation schedule, evaluations and teaching of fellows.
• Monitors records of fellow attendance for all required educational activities, including conferences and other didactic experiences.
• Supports the Fellowship Directors in developing and monitoring training and assessment plans and accreditation documentation.
• Develops and implements administrative procedures to support optimal functioning of the fellowship programs.
• Provides administrative coordinatio