Pediatrician and Medical Operations Director, Complex Care Program

Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Complex Care Program

Regular Full Time (1.0 FTE)

The University Of British Columbia & BC Children’s Hospital

Vancouver, B.C. Canada

 

 

 

 

 

BC Children’s Hospital & the University of British Columbia, Department of Pediatrics are seeking a Clinician Specialist to provide clinical, academic, and leadership services.

 

 

 

 

What you’ll do

 

 

As the Pediatrician and Medical Operations Director, Complex Care Program, you will provide clinical care and program leadership for children and youth with health complexity across British Columbia.

 

 

 

You will:

 

• Provide longitudinal, family-centered care for children and youth with complex, chronic, and multi-system health needs in inpatient and outpatient settings, within a multi-disciplinary Complex Care Program.
• Lead clinical program development and quality improvement for the Complex Care Program.
  Collaborate with operational and interprofessional leaders to strengthen coordination between tertiary, community, and primary care partners.
• Partner with families to develop coordinated care plans that reflect family priorities and goals.
  Support education, mentorship, and capacity-building related to the care of children and youth with health complexity.
• Represent the Complex Care Program within BC Children’s Hospital, PHSA
• Work with the Centre for Health Complexity project leadership team to transition the Complex Care Program to the new BCCH centre for health complexity — a world-leading initiative dedicated to advancing integrated care, research, and innovation for children and youth with health complexity.

 

 

The leadership component of this role will be for a term of 3-4 years, coinciding with the opening of the centre for health complexity. After that time, there will likely be a new leadership structure within the centre and the Medical Operations Director will be strongly positioned to continue in a new leadership role.

 

 

 

 

If candidates are also interested in doing a component of inpatient ward work, please note this in your application.

 

 

 

 

What you bring

 

• Medical degree and eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
  - Candidates who have completed 3 years of American Board of Pediatrics–accredited training are eligible for CPSBC licensure and are encouraged to apply.
• Demonstrated clinical experience caring for children and youth with health complexity and multisystem conditions.
• Proven leadership experience in clinical program development, health systems improvement, or interdisciplinary team management.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and culturally safe care.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

About the Centre for Health Complexity

 

The Centre for Health Complexity, currently in development at BC Children’s Hospital, will be a global leader in clinical innovation, research, and education for children and youth with health complexity. The Centre will bring together multidisciplinary teams under one roof to provide integrated, family-centered care; accelerate research; and drive system transformation across British Columbia and beyond.

 

The successful candidate will play a key role in helping the Complex Care Program transition to the new centre and in adapting clinical processes, models of care, and interprofessional workflows to align with its vision and infrastructure.

 

The successful candidate will be appointed as Clinical Faculty at the University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine. Academic rank and clinical salary will be based on qualifications and experience.

 

 

The anticipated start date is as soon as possible.

 

 

Applications will be accepted until the position(s) are filled. Interested individuals should submit their most current CV, cover letter and names of three references to:

 

 

 

 

Dr. Mumtaz Virji
Head, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor
BC Children’s Hospital
e-mail: mvirji2@cw.bc.ca

 

 

 

BCCH and the UBC Department of Pediatrics hire on the basis of merit and encourage all qualified persons to apply. Canadian law requires that qualified Canadians and permanent residents will be given preference.

 

 

 

 

What we do 

 

 

The Division of General Pediatrics at BCCH has a successful history of family-centered care, leadership in education, and a growing quality improvement program. We provide individualized career development through personalized mentoring and opportunities for additional skill development in quality improvement, education, leadership and research. The General Pediatrics Complex Care Program provides high-quality, specialized services to children with medical complexity on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

 

 

 

 

British Columbia Children’s Hospital (BCCH) cares for the most acutely ill or injured children and youth.   BCCH also provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and operates a wide number of specialized health programs provided through a number of health services provider groups. As the main pediatrics 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, and conducts research to advance health and knowledge through the BC Children’s Research Institute, and collaborations with other institutions.

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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.