Tertiary Physician Lead - Obstetrics & Gynecology - Surrey Memorial Hospital

Fraser Health (FH) is the heart of health care for nearly two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families, and communities.

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Job Description

VISION PLANNING

• Participate in monthly meetings with Provincial Health Services BC to discuss expansion of services to meet Tier 6 status at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
• Participate in overcapacity and diversion meetings to navigate challenges of rapid population growth and need for frequent diversion.
• Engage in consultation with infrastructural design and service delivery contractors for future planning at Surrey Memorial Hospital.
• Work in conjunction with the local department head to establish and deliver novel services in obstetrics and gynecology at Surrey Memorial Hospital as detailed below.

OBSTETRICS

• Service delivery and operationalization of novel programs on FBU including Associate Physicians, Family and Babies Program, and Fetal Diagnostics Services.
• Establishing novel regional and local services including Breech Vaginal Delivery and In hospital Maternity Outreach Services
• FBU OR Planning - efficiency and expansion.
• Establishment and implementation of a simulation program for multidisciplinary education on obstetrical emergencies.

 GYNECOLOGY

• Expansion of GYN Out of OR Procedural Sedation Program to decant cases from Main OR to Ambulator OR
  • Service planning to include urogynecology, early pregnancy assessment clinic.
  • Expansion from 1 day per week to 2 days per week.

• Reorganization of surgical instrument sets at SMH and JP sites.
• Expansion of surgical instrument sets to meet the needs of a growing patient population and case complexity.
• Introduction of Radiofrequency Fibroid Ablation Procedure (Acessa) in Fraser Health.
• Expansion of existing services including chronic pelvic pain and early pregnancy assessment clinic.
• Establishing novel regional services including Pediatric gynecology, Complex contraception, and Robotic Surgery.

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.