Job Details: Head, Department of Radiology

Company: Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) – Province-wide solutions. Better health.

Description: Head, Department of Radiology
Lead One of Canada's Foremost
Pediatric Radiology Programs

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. Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children (SHHC), a leading provincial facility offering specialized services to children and youth with developmental disabilities from birth to age 19, works collaboratively with BCCH. SHHC focuses on the child and their family while supporting health care professionals in their community. 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 Child & Family 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: Patients first • Best value • Results matter • Improvements through knowledge • Open to possibilities.

Head, Department of Radiology - BC Children's Hospital
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

BCCH is Western Canada's largest pediatric medical centre and the only tertiary referral centre in BC, with over 9,000 admissions and 100,000 ambulatory visits per year. The Department performs 70,000 examinations per year including MRI, Multislice CT, Ultrasound, Cardiac Catheterization, Interventional, Nuclear Medicine, and PET-CT scanning. Reporting to the VP of Medicine and the President of BCCH, the Head of Radiology oversees a staff of over eighty, including eleven pediatric radiologists. As an experienced leader in Pediatric Radiology with documented administrative ability and superior managerial talents, you possess the vision to meet the needs of this ever-expanding radiology department and mandate. Planning is underway to redevelop and expand BCCH to become a world renowned pediatric care and research centre - targeted completion date is 2013.

The ideal candidate's profile will include a demonstrated commitment to education, as well as evidence of academic productivity to merit national recognition. Academic rank, dependent of qualifications and experience, will be recommended through the Department of Radiology at the University of British Columbia. We seek an individual with refined leadership abilities, a strong commitment to clinical excellence and the knowledge and motivation to advance our science and education. The successful candidate must bring well-developed interpersonal skills to this multifaceted position in which collaborative and interdisciplinary care models are highly valued.

We invite you to experience Vancouver's breathtaking scenery and exciting lifestyle, while enjoying the challenge and reward of this exceptional opportunity. Located between the Pacific Ocean and the Coastal Mountains, Vancouver is home to the 2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games as well as a wide range of world-class cultural, recreational and natural attractions year-round. Ranked as one of the world's most livable cities, Vancouver offers residents an unsurpassed quality of life. International candidates must be fully qualified and currently practicing therefore having the potential to be eligible for licensure in the Province of British Columbia and certification from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada or equivalent. A generous compensation package is offered including relocation assistance.
The closing date for this position is September 15th, 2008. To learn more about this exceptional opportunity, and for further information regarding the Department of Radiology, please contact Richard J. Lee, FRCP(C), Chair, Selection Committee for Head of Radiology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital at email: rlee@cw.bc.ca

Posting Date: Aug 27 08