Pediatrics

**PHSA-4913**:
New
- Status
- Open
- Site
- BC Children's Hospital
- Site Type
- Clinic
- Type of Position
- Permanent
- Date Range
- Hours of Work
- On Call

**Qualifications, Education and Skills**:
**Requisites**:

- Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License
- Full
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
- Mandatory
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)
- Mandatory

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

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. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people - Be compassionate - Dare to innovate - Cultivate partnerships - Serve with purpose. As the main Pediatric 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. BCCH was recently accredited as the only Pediatric Trauma Center in British Columbia and serves as the site for definitive care of all major trauma in the province.

DIVISION OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES
VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA

Medical Director
Regular Full Time

The BCCH Emergency Department serves almost 49,000 children per year and provides an outstanding environment for clinical research and teaching of learners from multiple healthcare disciplines. The ED has more than 50 acute and fast-track beds including 2 state-of-the-art trauma/resuscitation rooms, specialized procedure rooms, and a dedicated mental wellness area. The Emergency Department is staffed by subspecialists in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, including 29 members of the Children’s Hospital Emergency Physicians Associates (CHEPA), and another 19 Float Pool members who are trained in PEM or Emergency Medicine. CHEPA is a formal democratic group of Pediatric Emergency Physicians that provides clinical service to the Emergency Department of BCCH, and is dedicated to excellence in clinical care, research and education. A fully equipped state-of-the-art simulation center within the hospital and the UBC Centre for Health Educational Scholarship (CHES) present opportunities for growth and development of faculty interested in educational research, while the BCCHR supports opportunities for the clinician scholar.

The Medical Director will also be appointed as a Pediatric Emergency physician. As a Pediatric Emergency physician, you are interested in a clinical career with significant administrative and/or academic interests in providing excellence to meet the acute medical care needs of children and youth. The successful applicant is expected to help provide provincial leadership in Pediatric Emergency medicine, to participate in the undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education programs of the Division of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Pediatrics, participate in Divisional and Departmental operation initiatives and staff meetings, and to support clinical and health services research of the Division. Successful applicants will bring both clinical and operational leadership expertise to the Division to further our University, Health Authority, and Provincial mandates. We are seeking highly motivated applicants who will be actively engaged in divisional activities beyond clinical shift work.

The ideal start date for this position is July 1, 2025. Applications will be accepted until January 31, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.

The Provincial Health Services Authority (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.

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