Pediatric Ophthalmologist

**Pediatric Ophthalmologist**

**BC Children’s Hospital**

**Term/Locum-October 1**
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**, 2023 to December 31**
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**and April 1**
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**2023 to June 30**
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**, 2024**

**Vancouver, BC**

**General Information**

The Ophthalmologist will join a distributed Department of Pediatric Ophthalmology at BC Children’s Hospital, which currently includes three (3) site-based faculty. The Department has one of the busiest outpatient clinics in the hospital, with over 13,000 patient visits per year. The Department has multiple programs, including Ophthalmology, Orthoptics, and the Electrophysiology Lab and also works in association with the Visual Impairment Program. Ophthalmologists refer to the Orthoptics, Electrophysiology and Low Vision services based on assessed patient needs.

**Qualifications**

**Contact**

Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, the names, ranks and contact information of three referees to:
**Dr C.J. Lyons**

**6048753117**

**BCCH OPHTH DEPARTMENT**

**Room F316 4500 Oak Street Vancouver BC V6H2N9**

**About BC Children’s Hospital**

**BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) **cares for the province’s most acutely ill or injured children and youth, provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and offers a broad range of health services. BCCH also operates a wide number of specialized health programs, is a leading acute care teaching facility, and conducts research to advance health and care through the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute and in partnership with the University of British Columbia (UBC).

BCCH is part of the
**Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)**.

**PHSA** plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people - Be compassionate - Dare to innovate - Cultivate partnerships - Serve with purpose.

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

PHSA is committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. 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.

Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Government unanimous passing of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey—one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to meaningful and lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as we move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including 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.