Department Head Medical Genetics - BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre

Department Head Medical Genetics
BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre
Provincial Health Services Authority
Vancouver, BC Canada

BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (BCWH) is seeking a site based Department Head for the Department of Medical Genetics in Vancouver, British Columbia.  

We are seeking a candidate with exceptional clinical skills and demonstrated administrative experience within medical genetics. As the successful applicant for this position, you will have certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) and be eligible for licensure to practice from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. The successful applicant will be an active member of the medical staff and participate in clinical service delivery within the department of medical genetics.

The successful applicant will show evidence of building, managing and maintaining high-quality and productive relationships, demonstrate cultural humility and have the ability to communicate and interact with empathy, understanding and respect for diverse perspectives and behaviours in keeping with the Coast Salish Teachings gifted to the PHSA.

Reporting to the chief medical officer for BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, the department head will oversee physician human resource planning and managment, facilitate academic and research endevours within the department and together with the Program Director of the Provincial Medical Genetics Program (PMGP) oversee financial and program planning, directional planning and implementation, clinical care delivery and quality of care within the PMGP.

Applications, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae, a cover letter describing their interest in the position and fit with the department, and names of four references, should be directed to:

Kevin (Po-Wei) Wang
Advisor, Talent Acquisition - Physician and Scientific Recruitment
Provincial Health Services Authority
kevin.wang@phsa.ca

Review of applications will begin on December 1st and continue until the position is filled. The start date for this position to be mutually agreed upon.

BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BCW) is the only facility in British Columbia devoted primarily to the health of women, birthers, newborns and families. It provides a broad range of specialized women’s health services that address the health needs of women of all ages and backgrounds. BC Women’s is one of the largest maternity facilities in Canada, with over 7,000 births a year, and is both the major primary and secondary maternity services provider in the Lower Mainland and the cornerstone of the provincial tertiary care system. 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.  

BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BCW) is a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority(PHSA) which plans, manages and evaluates specialty and province-wide health care services across BC.  PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence:  compassion, respect, equity, courage and innovation.

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 at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

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.