Pediatric Complex Pain Physician
BC Children’s Hospital/Pain360 Program
University of British Columbia
0.5 FTE (FTE can be negotiated depending on the candidate)
Start Date: Negotiable: As soon as possible
An outstanding opportunity is available to join the Pain360 program at BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia in the Complex Pain Service (CPS). The CPS serves pediatric and adolescent patients with chronic or complex pain, and/or persisting pain that significantly impairs function. The CPS team provides patient and family-centred care with a focus on goal setting, symptom reduction and functional improvement. We emphasize a shared care model that engages families, children & youth, and their community providers in building community capacity to assess and manage complex pain and support integrated pathways back to the community where children live.
CPS offers multidisciplinary assessments and management via a combination of clinical services ranging from outpatient clinics and inpatient referrals for a broad range of complex pain conditions associated with known and unknown origins in neurotypical children and youth, those with co-occurring mental health disorders, substance use disorders and those with developmental disorders including cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, and other complex genetic-metabolic neurodevelopmental disorders. Experience and comfort with developmental pediatrics and/or adolescent medicine is a valued asset for this position.
The CPS team aims to collaborate with community services as well as hospital sub-speciality providers to augment and optimize pain care. Out-patient services offer short term treatments and referral to specific treatment groups; Depending on the individual’s experience the work will be within the scope of services provided by the CPS.
The CPS is a collaborative and passionate multi-disciplinary team with currently 4 physicians, 1 nurse practitioner, 2 psychologists, 2 nurse-clinicians,2 physiotherapists, I pharmacist and administrative assistants. The CPS work closely with the Acute Pain Service and Sunny Hill Health centre, Psychiatry, and adolescent medicine to support a wide range of pain care needs. The Comfort Ability program, the use of myoactivation and other interventional techniques and ongoing development of an integrative medicine program and transitional pain service are examples of some the dynamic work within the service.
The successful candidate will work within a program management model with excellent inter-professional collaborative opportunities and provide medical expertise to support pain care as well as involvement in resident and fellow education and training.
The successful candidate will have a fellowship in Pediatrics from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and subspecialty training and certification or equivalent training within another country. The successful candidate must be eligible to obtain a specialist’s license to practice medicine in British Columbia. This candidate will have or will be recommended for a clinical faculty appointment to the Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia. Rank and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. The anticipated start date is negotiable.
Applications including your most current CV; letter of interest; and names, academic rank, and contact information of four referees (including one from your current employer), will be accepted until the position is filled and should be directed to:
Randa Ridgway MBBCH, FRCA, FRCPC
Medical Director for Pain360
Pediatric Anesthesiologist, BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, BC
Clinical Assistant Professor, UBC
c/o Musiwa Wamulume, Administrative Assistant Email: musiwa.wamulume@cw.bc.ca
UBC and BCCH hire on the basis of merit and are committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply. We especially welcome applications from members of visible minority groups, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to engage productively with diverse communities. Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
PHSA, BCCH and UBC are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including Indigenous Peoples, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, people of diverse gender identities or expressions, and members of other equity-seeking groups.
The successful candidate will also demonstrate a commitment to beginning and continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as 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, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.
What we do
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 is a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) Services Authority (PHSA) which 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 – Create equity – Be courageous.
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, BCCH and UBC 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 indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.
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.
