Clinical Lead, Community Antimicrobial Stewardship Program

British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)

Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)

Part-Time (0.30 FTE)

Reporting to the Associate Medical Director, Clinical Prevention Services, the Clinical Lead provides medical and strategic leadership for the Community Antimicrobial Stewardship program, which addresses antibiotic resistance and supports appropriate antibiotic use across British Columbia. This includes initiatives such as “Antibiotic Wise” and the “Do Bugs Need Drugs?” community education program, with program deliverables aligned to relevant policy including the Pan-Canadian Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance.

Key Responsibilities

Provide medical leadership, consultation, and expert advice on antimicrobial stewardship to clinicians, public health practitioners, and partners. Monitor and evaluate the program and provide medical expertise on surveillance systems and associated knowledge products. Generate and disseminate new knowledge on antimicrobial use and resistance in BC and its implications for human health. Act as a spokesperson on antimicrobial stewardship, including with media. Build and maintain strategic partnerships with regulatory colleges, health professional associations, universities, and academic centres. Lead public and professional outreach and education, including provincial awareness campaigns, continuing education, and curriculum collaboration with UBC health professional faculties. Provide medical expertise for timely updates to the Bugs & Drugs prescribing guide and promote its uptake. Support development of BCCDC program, policy, and funding proposals, and implementation of Ministry of Health program funding commitments. Establish and chair a Stakeholder Advisory Committee, and work collaboratively across BCCDC, health authorities, and national partners.

Qualifications

This position requires the successful candidate to be medically qualified and licensed to practice in British Columbia and eligible for appointment as clinical faculty at UBC. At all times hold and maintain licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, all required licenses, liability insurance (Canadian Medical Protective Association), and meet all requirements of BCCDC and PHSA for this position. The successful applicant should possess a Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in Internal Medicine or Paediatrics (sub-specialty of Infectious Diseases) or Medical Microbiology or Reproductive Infectious Diseases.

Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within healthcare settings. This involves recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BCCDC contexts found in the foundational documents including 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, BC Human Rights Code, Anti-racism Data Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

What We Do

The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is dedicated to preventing and controlling communicable diseases and promoting environmental health for the province of BC.

BCCDC program is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

PHSA 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.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA and BCCDC 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 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.