Regional Division Head- Obstetrical Anesthesiology

Job Summary

The Department of Anesthesiology at Fraser Health is seeking a Regional Division Head in Obstetrical Anesthesia. The responsibilities of the Regional Division Head of Obstetrical Anesthesia shall include (but not be limited to):

• Developing annual objectives for the Regional Division.
• Functioning as the channel of communication to and from the Regional Division to keep members of the Regional Division informed regarding Division objectives, policies and general activities.
• Developing, with the members of the Regional Division, standards of clinical practice for the Regional Division, recommending those standards to the Regional Department and ensuring that the Regional Division members work within established standards.
• Ensuring that programs for the continuing medical education of Regional Department members are established.
• Arranging and chairing Regional Division meetings as required.
• If applicable, working with universities to ensure that education programs and research activities are being sufficiently promoted and supported.
• Promoting health and wellness among members.
• Encouraging a healthy, respectful workplace.
• Investigating complaints regarding care provided by members within the Regional Division under the direction of the Regional Medical Director of Anesthesiology.
• Working collaboratively with Maternal Infant Child and Youth services.
• Achieving integration, standardization and consolidation of obstetrical anesthesia services across the region.
• Establishing and monitoring standards/guidelines for obstetric anesthesia services in the region.
• Establishing and ensuring quality improvement in equipment specifically used in OB anesthesia.
• Establishing interdisciplinary quality improvement and risk management strategies by attending multidisciplinary meetings (e.g., M&Ms) with OB/MFM, Fraser Health management and other stakeholders.
• Promoting and being involved in teaching and research activities for Fraser Health and the University of British Columbia.
• Acting as a clinical support/resource in obstetrical anesthesia for the region.
• Organizing regional rounds on important obstetrical anesthesia topics and integrating with the Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology for joint rounds where appropriate.
• Leading and developing region-wide PPOs which are utilized by anesthesiologists in obstetrics.
• Advising and engaging in faculty development across the region to promote obstetrical anesthesia.
• Advising and engaging in site‑specific development of labor/delivery wards and operating theatres as it pertains to obstetrical anesthesia.

• Member of the Active Staff in the Regional Department of Anesthesiology.
• Hold an Obstetrical Anesthesia Fellowship from a recognized institution.
• Hold a clinical academic appointment with the University of British Columbia.
• Active staff status is required; provisional or locum appointments are not eligible.

• Active privileges in FHA and fellowship training in Obstetrical Anesthesiology.

• Not required, provided the candidate holds active privileges at any FHA site.

Dr. Feisal Mohamedali, MD, FRCPC

Regional Medical Director & Regional Department Head, Anesthesiology
e-mail:
Feisa

Administrative Assistant:
Krishna Patel

e-mail: kr

Stipend

Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, 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. People – those we care for and those who care for them – are at the heart of everything we do.

Our hospital and community‑based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the workforce. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner. Together, we are the heart of health care.

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