Salary Range: $90,770-$130,481/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

Job Summary:

The Associate Physician practices under the direction and supervision of an attending Obstetrician and Gynecologist and works in a structured, team-based, specialty care setting to sustain capacity and service delivery. The AP functions as a member of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Consideration will be given for the successful applicant to apply to the UBC department of Obstetrics and Gynecology as a clinical instructor.

Duties/Accountabilities:

• Rounds on Obstetrical patients with all team including faculty, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners (if applicable) and allied health members
• Performs and documents admission history and physical examinations, progress notes, discharge summaries, medication reconciliations as per College and organizational standards, policies, and guidelines
• Manages the day-to-day care of patients, including writing medical orders in Cerner, and enabling the transfer of patients from the HAU to the ward
• Orders appropriate investigations and performs follow-up of results
• Arranges consultations with other departments for patient care
• Participates in discharge planning of ward patients
• In direct consultation with attending staff, responds to in-hospital emergencies (UCC and wards)
• Communicates with families, consultant physicians, referring and family physicians regarding patient management plans
• Performs procedures within the scope of his/her demonstrated competence including: pelvic examination for assessment of labor, sterile speculum examination for premature or prolonged rupture of membranes or infection, assessment of surgical wounds, removal of wound drains   
• Participates in quality improvement projects
• Provides teaching and supervision for medical students and residents
• Attends Patient Quality Committee meetings and interprofessional grand rounds and other QA/QI and educational/research sessions
• Complies with Associate Physician programs CPD reporting requirements
• Participates in appropriate professional development activities (a minimum of 50 hours per year, 25 hours of which must be accredited training recognized by the Royal College of Physician and Surgeons’ Maintenance of Certification Program for healthcare professionals)
• Assists the attending surgeon in the delivery or operating room when requested
  
  

Qualifications:

• Medical degree from a school listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. Minimum of two (2) years of accredited postgraduate training in Obstetrics or a surgical discipline, verified by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
• Successful completion of the Royal College Subspecialist Examination Affiliate Program (SEAP) in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
• Successful completion of Part 1 of the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination (MCCQE) or Steps 1 through 3 of the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (USMLEs).
• Must meet the CPSBC’s English language proficiency requirements.  
• Must be eligible for registration with the CPSBC in the Associate Physician class and have Canadian Citizenship, be a permanent resident or be legally able to live and work in British Columbia.