Description

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) is seeking a part-time Nuclear Medicine Physician and Medical Director to join the Department of Radiology. Training and/or experience in pediatric diagnostic radiology is highly desirable, but not required.

The successful applicant will join one other Nuclear Medicine physician in our team of 16 Pediatric and Interventional Radiologists delivering imaging services at the BC Children's Hospital, a 220-bed tertiary and quaternary care hospital serving British Columbia's children and families; we also deliver imaging consulting services to the entire province of British Columbia. The radiology department is located within the Teck Acute Care Centre, which opened in October 2017. We are equipped with state-of-the-art 3T and 1.5T MRI, dual-source high-pitch CT, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, radiography and angiography/interventional systems. BC Children’s Hospital is one of the leading academic children’s hospitals in the world, and the position offers the chance to work in a highly professional environment with superb clinical colleagues while tackling an enormous variety of complex and interesting cases.

Our Division of Nuclear Medicine provides full-service functional and molecular imaging. We have two SPECT-CT cameras in the hospital, and we supervise and report pediatric PET-CT scans performed at the BC Cancer Agency, located a short distance away. We have an active I-131 therapy program for treatment of thyroid cancer, and an MIBG therapy program for neuroblastoma is under development. The successful applicant will be required to provide clinical service coverage 2-3 days per week, and will also be expected to provide sole coverage of the service when a colleague is away on leave. Applicants interested in full-time work are also encouraged to apply, but this will require pediatric diagnostic radiology experience in order to be able to contribute to the diagnostic imaging service.

As Medical Director, the successful applicant will be responsible for managing the day-to-day medical activities of the division. They will work with our technologist and nursing leaders and other clinical departments to provide service and maintain accreditation and regulatory compliance of the division within the framework of the Health Authority and the College of Physicians and Surgeons’ Diagnostic Accreditation Program. The abilities to cooperate closely with other groups, to set and maintain high expectations for excellence, and to provide positive, supportive leadership are essential for this position.

Teaching and clinical research are integral parts of the role, and the position includes protected academic time.  The BCCH Department of Radiology is affiliated with the University of British Columbia, which offers residency training in Nuclear Medicine. Applicants should demonstrate strong communication skills and aspire to advance academic radiology, and they will be expected to supervise and teach Nuclear Medicine residents and Pediatric Radiology fellows and subspecialty residents. The successful applicant will be recommended for clinical faculty appointment to the University of British Columbia. Academic rank, dependent on qualifications, will be conferred by the Department of Radiology of the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine.

The Department is committed to supporting and maintaining a positive work-life balance for its medical staff. The position offers a good fit for a physician interested in part-time work, and a number of our existing staff work part-time to increase time with their families and quality of life.

Applicants must be eligible for medical licensure in the Province of British Columbia. Applicants must have received or be eligible for Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in Nuclear Medicine. Prior completion of a recognized fellowship in Pediatric Radiology is highly desirable. Applications from trained pediatric radiologists who are willing to undertake Nuclear Medicine training to become eligible for certification are also encouraged.

Applications, accompanied by a cover letter, detailed curriculum vitae, and teaching dossier, should be directed to:

Dr. Brendon Graeber, MD, FAAP, DABR, FRCPC

Interim Head and Medical Director, Department of Radiology

BC Children’s Hospital

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

University of British Columbia

Email: brendon.graeber@cw.bc.ca

Applications will be reviewed immediately, and the position will remain open until it is filled.

BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia are 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 environment. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

PHSA, BCCH, and UBC 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 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 is an academic health science center dedicated to the care of children, youth and their families and is affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at The University of British Columbia (UBC). It is consistently ranked among the top ten World’s Best Specialized Hospitals. 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.

BCCH is a program of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) 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, BCCH and UBC 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 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’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 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.