Medical Lead, Maternal Ambulatory Program
BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Vancouver, BC

BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre (BCW) is seeking an experienced and collaborative physician leader to serve as Medical Lead, Maternal Ambulatory Program.



Reporting to the Senior Medical Director, Outpatient Maternity Services and Mature Women’s Health the Medical Lead provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for the Maternal Ambulatory Program. Working in partnership with program managers, physicians, and interdisciplinary teams, the successful candidate will support excellence in patient care, quality improvement, physician engagement, and program development.


This is a 0.20 FTE Medical Administrative Partnership (MAP) leadership position.



About the Program
The Maternal Ambulatory Program provides specialized outpatient services supporting pregnant individuals and families across British Columbia. The program includes:
• Diabetes in Pregnancy
• Hematology
• Iron Infusion
• Obstetric Internal Medicine
• Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic
• New Beginnings
• Milk Bank


The Medical Lead will provide leadership support to these services and future ambulatory maternal health initiatives.


Key Responsibilities

 

• Provide leadership and operational support across the Maternal Ambulatory Program.
• Partner with Program Managers to ensure quality care, continuous improvement, and effective utilization of resources.
• Support efficient clinic operations, patient access initiatives, physician engagement, and workforce planning.
• Participate in ambulatory, maternal, and organizational leadership committees and meetings.
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing, allied health professionals, and community partners to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.
• Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives, peer review activities, chart reviews, patient safety investigations, and resolution of patient concerns.
• Support implementation of evidence-based practices, program innovations, and service improvements.
• Provide input into operational and capital planning processes.
• Support physician resource planning, recruitment, onboarding, and succession planning activities.
• Foster strategic partnerships that advance quality, innovation, education, research, and access to care.
• Support the academic mission of BC Women's Hospital through teaching, research, and knowledge translation activities.
• Promote accreditation standards and organizational priorities.

 

 

Qualifications
• Current licensure, or eligibility for licensure, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
• Royal College certification (or equivalent) in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Internal Medicine, or another relevant specialty.
• Previous experience in physician leadership, quality improvement, program development, or administrative roles.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within complex interdisciplinary healthcare environments.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and change management skills.
• Commitment to equity, inclusion, patient-centred care, and continuous quality improvement.

Applications, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae and names of three references, should be directed to:


Heather Finn via email at heather.finn@phsa.ca.


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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion


BCW and PHSA 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 Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BCW) is the only facility in British Columbia devoted primarily to the health of women, newborns and families. It provides specialized women’s health services that address the health needs of women of all ages and backgrounds. BC Women’s provides Ambulatory and Inpatient Services for women with substance use disorder. Advances and provincial expansion of service for this population is a strategic priority. As an academic health centre BCW’s mandate includes providing strong leadership in research and the education and professional development of health care professionals in areas related to the health of the populations we serve.


BCW is a program of the Provincial Health 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 and BCW 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 dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya'kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support.


Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including 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.