Pediatric Endocrinologist – BC Children’s Hospital

Job title: Pediatric Endocrinologist – BC Children’s Hospital

Job description: Pediatric Endocrinologist

Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics

The University of British Columbia (UBC) and BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH)

Vancouver, British Columbia

Temporary, Full Time – 1.0 FTE Locum July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 (12 month term)

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) cares for the province’s most acutely ill or injured children and youth, provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and offers a broad range of health services. BCCH also operates a wide number of specialized health programs, 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.

BCCH is an agency 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. These include: Respect people • Be compassionate • Dare to innovate • Cultivate partnerships • Serve with purpose

The University of British Columbia (UBC) is Canada’s third largest university and consistently ranks among the 40 best universities in the world. Primarily situated in Vancouver, UBC is a research-intensive university and has an economic impact of $4 billion to the provincial economy.

The UBC Department of Pediatrics and BCCH are seeking a Locum Pediatric Endocrinologist.

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) is the only dedicated pediatric tertiary care centre for the province of British Columbia in Canada serving a population of approximately 4 million people. The Department of Pediatrics within the University of British Columbia (UBC) resides within BCCH.

The Division of Endocrinology at BCCH includes 9 clinical faculty and 1 scientist, as well as a team of dedicated clinical nurse specialists, dietitians and social workers. The vision of the Division is: ‘Empowered patients, exemplary team, ever-evolving care, and excellence in education and research.’ The Division aims to maintain its status of academic excellence through ongoing clinical and pre-clinical/discovery research, and the education of future health care providers through a successful Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons accredited fellowship training program.

The Division of Endocrinology is comprised of 3 key clinical programs:

• The Diabetes Program serves children and youth
• The Endocrinology Program serves as a consultation service to children and youth
• The Gender Program, one of the busiest in North America, serves transgender and gender-nonconforming youth

The successful applicant must be eligible to obtain a specialist’s license to practice medicine in British Columbia as well as Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in Pediatrics and Fellowship training in Endocrinology (or equivalents). The proposed position will have a clinical component that includes outpatient clinics in endocrinology and diabetes, in-patient service and call, and outreach/virtual care. The successful applicant will participate in educational activities within the Division including academic rounds and fellow/resident teaching.

UBC Clinical faculty rank and salary will be commensurate upon your personal experience and qualifications.

The anticipated start date for the position is July 1 st , 2021.

Interested Individuals should quote Competition and submit their most current Curriculum Vitae; covering letter and 3 letters of reference to

Dr. Shazhan Amed MD FRCPC

Clinical Professor and Head, Division of Endocrinology

BC Children’s Hospital

Via email: Samed@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.

Company: BC Childrens Hospital

Expected salary:

Location: Vancouver, BC

Job date: Sat, 10 Jul 2021 04:52:18 GMT

Job Source: Careerjet.ca