Executive Medical Director (EMD), Children’s Global Health

BC Children’s Hospital

Part-Time, 0.20 FTE

3 Year Term

Vancouver, British Columbia

 

 

The Executive Medical Director (EMD), Children’s Global Health, is accountable to the Chief Medical Officer, BC Children’s Hospital for contribution to, and promotion of, the philosophies and goals of the

Institute for Global Health.

 

The Executive Medical Director (EMD), Children’s Global Health will promote the vision and values of the children’s health campus, along with those of the Provincial Health Services Authority, at both a local and international level. The EMD leverages technology to promote worldwide sharing and exchange of knowledge including in the areas of education, innovation, knowledge translation, partnerships, collaboration, and research.

 

 

Specific Accountabilities

 

Medical Expertise

• Applies and evaluates standards, policies, practices, and procedures, creating and promoting an environment of best practice that encourages clinical excellence, clinical teaching and research.
• Builds capacity and assists in quality improvement in global health care.

 

Leadership

• Ensures clinical leaders are fully engaged and supported in strategic and operational activities within the realm of children’s global health as it relates to the work of the Institute for Global Health.
• Take an active leadership role locally, nationally and internationally, in advancing the care of children and their families in low- and middle-income countries.
• Works with the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation and other organizations, both governmental and non-governmental, to obtain resources to support the Institute for Global Health.

 

Research & Education

• Take a leadership role in research that advances our understanding of the strategies to prevent acute life-threatening illnesses and where not preventable to advance our knowledge in the area of effective therapeutic interventions that are able to reach children in low- and middle-income countries.
• Provides mentorship and training to university undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate trainees in the area of global health with an emphasis on children.

 

 

Qualifications 

 

This position requires membership in a regulated medical staff profession with current registration/licensure (or eligibility for registration/licensure) in British Columbia, and 5+ years of experience in a senior leadership role.

 

 

Contact

 

Applications, accompanied by a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae, and the name, title, rank and contact information of four references, should be directed to:

 

Kevin P.W. Wang
Advisor, Talent Acquisition – Physician and Scientific Recruitment

kevin.wang@phsa.ca

 

 

PHSA & BCCH are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

 

 

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

 

PHSA & BCCH 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 BC Children's Hospital

 

BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) is ranked among the top pediatric specialized hospitals in the world. We are the only dedicated pediatric hospital in the province of British Columbia. We care for the province's most acutely ill or injured children and youth, provide developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and offer a broad range of health services and specialized programs both locally and via telehealth/outreach. BCCH is a leading acute care teaching facility, and conducts research to advance health and care through the BC Children's Hospital Research Institute and in partnership with the University of British Columbia. We are a ChildKind certified hospital.

 

BC Children's Hospital is an academic health sciences centre dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children and youth across British Columbia. Consistently recognized among the world's leading pediatric hospitals, BCCH delivers specialized provincial services, supports innovative research through BCCHR, and partners with UBC to educate the next generation of health professionals.

 

BCCH 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.

 

For more information about BC Children's Hospital, please visit www.bcchildrens.ca.

 

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

 

PHSA is 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.