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Medical Director, Anesthesia

Gynecology Surgical Services

BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre

Job Summary

The Medical Director, Anesthesia provides strategic, clinical, and operational leadership for Gynecology Surgical Services at BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre. Working collaboratively with physician and operational leaders, the Medical Director is accountable for advancing quality, patient safety, service excellence, physician engagement, education, research, and innovation. The role serves as a key liaison between Surgical Services and the Department of Anesthesia and supports organizational, regional, and provincial priorities. The Medical Director, Anesthesia for Gynecology Surgical Services reports directly to the Senior Medical Director, Gynecological Surgical Services, Reproductive Medicine and Specialized Programs.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical and Operational Leadership

• Provide medical leadership to support safe, high-quality, patient-centred anesthesia services within Gynecology Surgical Services.

• Partner with physician and operational leaders to optimize patient access, pre-anesthetic clinic operations, operating room efficiency, resource utilization, and service delivery.

• Lead and support strategic planning, program development, and implementation of initiatives that improve performance, access, and patient outcomes.

• Co-chair the Surgical Services Program Committee and participate in leadership committees and organizational initiatives as required.

• Provide input into physician resource planning, recruitment, credentialing, operating, and capital planning processes.

Quality, Safety and Physician Leadership

• Champion a culture of quality improvement, patient safety, accountability, and continuous learning.

• Monitor quality indicators and support quality improvement, accreditation, and performance management activities.

• Participate in reviews of patient safety events, medical audits, peer reviews, and implementation of improvement strategies.

• Support physician engagement and collaborate with medical leadership to address performance concerns impacting quality of care.

Education, Research and Innovation

• Support medical education, professional development, and training initiatives for physicians, learners, and interdisciplinary teams.

• Promote evidence-informed practice, quality improvement, and research activities within the program.

• Facilitate knowledge translation and the integration of leading practices into clinical care.

Regional and Provincial Leadership

• Foster collaborative relationships with internal and external partners to advance innovation, best practices, and improved patient access across the continuum of care.

• Provide leadership and consultation related to anesthesia and procedural sedation services across British Columbia.

• Represent BC Women's Hospital and PHSA on committees, working groups, and special projects as required.

Qualifications

• Medical degree and certification in Anesthesiology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (or equivalent).

• Eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

• Demonstrated experience in medical leadership within a complex healthcare environment.

• Proven experience in quality improvement, patient safety, physician engagement, and clinical operations.

• Strong leadership, communication, relationship-building, and change management skills.

• Commitment to collaboration, equity, diversity, inclusion, and culturally safe care.

• Experience supporting research, education, and academic activities is an asset.

Key Priorities

• Advance clinical quality and patient safety.

• Optimize access, efficiency, and operating room performance.

• Strengthen physician engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Support education, research, and innovation.

• Contribute to regional and provincial system improvement initiatives.

This position will be posted until filled

Please send your resume and cover to: Health Match BC

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.

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