Neonatologist - Division of Neonatology

Neonatologist - Division of Neonatology - Department of Pediatrics
University of British Columbia
BC Children's and Women's Hospital
Regular Full-Time
Vancouver, BC

The Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of British Columbia (UBC) together with Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia (C&W), invites applicants for the position of Neonatologist.

BC Women's Hospital & Health Centre (BCWH) is the only facility in British Columbia (BC) devoted primarily to the health of women, newborns, and families. It provides a broad range of specialized women's health services that address the health needs of women of all ages and backgrounds and the Neonatal Program is the hub of the provincial quaternary care system. BCWH is one of the largest maternity facilities in Canada, with about 7,200 births a year, and is both the major primary and secondary maternity services provider in BC's Lower Mainland region and the cornerstone of the provincial tertiary care system. As an academic health centre, BCWH's mandate includes providing strong leadership in research through the BC Women's Research Institute and education in partnership with the University of British Columbia (UBC) as well as professional development of health care professionals in areas related to the health of the populations we serve.

BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) cares for the province's most acutely ill or injured children and youth and pediatric patients with chronic medical disorders and provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC. BCCH offers a wide range of health services and 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, in partnership with the UBC. UBC Department of Pediatrics has 20 subspecialty divisions and one Pediatrics Hospital Medicine division. Additionally, the UBC pediatric residency program and 16 pediatric subspecialty-training programs are accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

C&W are programs 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.

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.

The BC Children's Hospital Research Institute (BCCHR) is a partnership of UBC and PHSA whose programs include BCCH, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children and the BCWH. The BCCHR is dedicated to high quality research spanning a wide range of concerns relevant to children's and family health.

The Women's Health Research Institute (WHRI) is a leading academic women's and newborn health research centre embedded within BCWH. The WHRI is designed to facilitate and catalyze women's and newborn's health research in British Columbia by providing funding, services and a community for researchers and trainees.

Housed in the newly opened BC C&W Teck Acute Care Centre, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at is one of the largest and busiest in Canada with 70 single family rooms. It is the quaternary referral centre for BC. It is an international leader in Health Care, Education and Research with a strong track record in health policy. The Division of Neonatology is supported by a full complement of pediatric subspecialties, including all pediatric surgical specialties and ECLS. The Division is an international leader in clinical care, education, and research with a strong track record in Family-centered care, Neonatal Follow-up, Neonatal Hemodynamics, Neonatal Neurology, Neonatal Nutrition, and Intestinal Rehabilitation, Complex Care, Immunology, Ethics and Pain Assessment. The Division of Neonatology consists of a faculty of 11 Neonatologists, 19 Clinical Associate Pediatricians, 10 Neonatal Fellows and 3 Nurse Practitioners.

The Division is committed to continuous quality improvement and the establishment of innovative models of neonatal care to improve patient safety, health outcomes and patient/family experience. The Division has a fully accredited Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship-training program.

The Neonatologists at BCWH NICU share lines of service involving the full breadth of surgical and perinatal neonatal intensive care including antenatal counselling, resuscitation, complex infant care and coordination of provincial neonatal transport in partnership with BC Emergency Health Services and the Infant Tra