Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Clinical Informatics Lead

Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Location: Vancouver, BC

Status: Regular Part-Time/Full-time (up to 0.1 FTE plus clinical PEM)

About the Organization

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) provides the highest level of specialized care for children and youth across British Columbia and is a provincial referral centre for pediatric emergency and trauma care. BCCH is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) and is the primary pediatric teaching site for the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Medicine.

The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) delivers comprehensive emergency care to infants, children, and adolescents and is actively engaged in education, research, quality improvement, and innovation.

Position Summary

The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at BC Children’s Hospital is seeking a PEM Informatics Lead to support divisional clinical informatics priorities within the BC Children’s Emergency Department.

The Informatics Lead provides clinical leadership in the development, optimization, and oversight of digital tools and data workflows that support pediatric emergency care. Working in collaboration with divisional leadership and hospital informatics partners, the role focuses on ensuring electronic health record (EHR) content, data use, and clinical workflows are aligned with pediatric emergency practice, quality improvement, education, and research needs.

Beyond the Pediatric Emergency Physician position, the Clinical Informatics role is funded at up to 0.1 FTE, with scope aligned to divisional priorities and available resources. This role will be held in conjunction with an active Pediatric Emergency Medicine clinical appointment within the Division


Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership for divisional informatics initiatives within Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Support the development, review, and maintenance of EHR content relevant to pediatric emergency care, including order sets, quick orders, and clinical documentation tools.

Collaborate with quality and safety, education, and research teams to support data-informed improvement initiatives.

Act as a clinical liaison between the Division and hospital or enterprise informatics teams on matters related to pediatric emergency workflows and priorities, including tasking and oversight of relevant EHR clinical content reviews.

Support onboarding and education related to PEM-specific digital tools and workflows, within existing hospital processes.

Participate in relevant working groups or committees as appropriate to the role and available resources.


Qualifications

Eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
Certification or eligibility in Pediatric Emergency Medicine (RCPSC or equivalent)
Eligibility for active clinical appointment within the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at BC Children’s Hospital

Demonstrated interest or experience in clinical informatics, digital health, quality improvement, or health systems innovation. Strong communication and collaboration skills


Academic Appointment

An academic appointment with the University of British Columbia will be supported at a rank commensurate with qualifications and experience.

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 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.

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.

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’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at ***@phsa.ca (🔒 Premium).

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.

Qualified candidates should provide their cover letter, CV and contact information for three referees.

Qualifications:
Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License (Full); Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) (Mandatory); Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) (Mandatory)