Physician, Perinatal Addictions, FIR Square – BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre

Job title: Physician, Perinatal Addictions, FIR Square – BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre

Job description: Physician, Perinatal Addictions, FIR Square – BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre

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Physician, Perinatal Addictions
FIR Square, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Requires a minimum commitment of four, 12-hour shifts per month

BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BCW) is dedicated to improving the health of
women, newborns and families through a comprehensive range of services, research
and education.

BC Women’s Hospital’s FIR program is a recognized leader in perinatal addiction
programming that upholds Indigenous cultural safety and trauma and violence
informed practices. Guiding principles of harm reduction, recovery-oriented practice,
and equity-oriented care are core to the work we do at Fir Square. We support the
interdisciplinary team work to collaboratively support women’s goals and provide
rooming in as a standard for women with substance use disorders.

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.
You will be part of a network of more than 2,700 specialized physicians who impact
patient care daily, within the largest network of tertiary services in B.C. Our values
reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be
compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

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

Reporting to the Medical Director, Perinatal Addictions, you will provide on-call
service to unattached patients impacted by substance use presenting with pregnancy
addictions stabilization, labour or other perinatal urgent concerns. In addition, you will
provide after hours on-call to PAS patients on FIR and other inpatients units. Duties
will include the Provincial Raceline for Perinatal Addictions Services, as well as
perinatal addictions consultations for patients admitted under other services at BCW.
As a successful candidate, you will apply current research evidence and best
practice standards to guide your practice.

You have a strong primary care background and maternity care experience with the
ability to work in collaboration with partners in anesthesia, medicine, obstetrics,
nursing, social work, pediatrics, hospital leadership and all practitioners of obstetric
and newborn care. You also have expertise in addiction medicine, having completed
an accredited addiction medicine training program or equivalent with experience
working with women and families with substance use disorders.

You are committed to your clinical practice and strive to provide the highest level of
care. You will work with a strong team of physicians providing care to a population
both in obstetrical and addiction medicine. You will work in collaboration with
program leadership to facilitate complex medical and ethical patient care plans. You
are capable of problem solving, capacity building and empowering others for safe,
team based care.

Compensation is commensurate with the work provided, including on-call pay, and a
blend of FFS and sessional payments. You are eligible for medical licensure within
the Province of British Columbia. You will have CCFP Accreditation for Family
Physicians and additional training in addiction medicine.

As the successful candidate, you will be recommended for clinical faculty
appointment to the University of British Columbia. Academic rank will be dependent
on qualifications and will be recommended by the Department of Family Practice of
the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine.

Applications, accompanied by a detailed curriculum vitae should be sent to:

Dr. Charissa Patricelli
Medical Director, Perinatal Addictions
BC Women’s Hospital
Email:

The closing date for this position is August 10th, 2021.

BC Women’s Hospital is committed to employment equity and hire on the basis of
merit. 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

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BC Women’s is dedicated to improving the health of women, newborns and families through a comprehensive range of services, research and education

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Location: Vancouver, BC

Job date: Fri, 02 Jul 2021 04:15:59 GMT

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