Job Title
Registered Midwife
Registered Midwife
Location
Fraser Health Authority - Medical Staff Privileges
Fraser Health Authority - Medical Staff Privileges
Dates
May 22, 2017 to May 22, 2027
May 22, 2017 to May 22, 2027
Position Details
Registered Midwives needed in beautiful British Columbia
Come to the Fraser Health Authority
The Maternal Infant Child Youth (MICY) Program of the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) is
inviting interested midwives to apply for medical staff privileges. There are currently
seven (7) FHA sites with vacancies for midwives: Abbotsford Regional Hospital,
Abbotsford, BC; Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, BC; Chilliwack General Hospital, Chilliwack,
BC; Langley Memorial Hospital, Langley, BC; Ridge Meadows Hospital, Maple Ridge, BC;
Royal Columbian Hospital,New Westminster, BC; Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC.
About Fraser Health Authority
Fraser Health is BC's largest and fastest growing health authority, serving more than 1.6
million people, or one out of every three British Columbians. Fraser Health's population
has doubled since 1986, and by 2020, our population is expected to grow by 20 per cent,
or another 327,000 people.
The FHA Division of Midwifery was established in 2010 and falls under the umbrella of
the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the Maternal Infant Child Youth (MICY)
Program. The Division of Midwifery follows FHA’s Strategic Direction striving to further
develop midwifery in our health authority by addressing capacity, quality and safety,
integration, progressive partnerships, research and academic development and great
workplaces. There are more than 90 midwives organized into approximately 20
community-based clinics serving women within the Fraser region from the northwest in
Burnaby to the southwest in White Rock and along the corridor to the east in Hope.
Criteria for Eligibility
Members of the FHA Division of Midwifery are autonomous health care professionals
and work in community-based clinics. Successful candidates must be eligible for
registration with the College of Midwives of BC www.cmbc.bc.ca . They are required to
maintain medical staff privileges through adherence to FHA Medical Staff Rules and
Medical Staff Bylaws.
Medical Staff Rules:
http://physicians.fraserhealth.ca/media/MedicalStaffRules.pdf
Medical Staff Bylaws:
http://physicians.fraserhealth.ca/media/Bylaws%20-%20Approved%20-
%20Jan%202%202013.pdf
FHA medical staff members are expected to participate in Division committee work,
attend regional Division and Department meetings, as well as adhere to the mandatory
vaccination policy as outlined in the Medical Staff Rules.
Orientation information for new medical staff is outlined here:
http://physicians.fraserhealth.ca/orientation_and_organization/
Application process
Please forward curriculum vitae and letter of interest indicating the hospital site to
which you are applying with subject line “Midwifery” to:
Midwifery@fraserhealth.ca
The deadline for receipt of letters of interest is 17:00 PST Friday, May 22, 2017.
Interviews will be arranged as soon as possible following the closing date.
For more information, please contact:
Division of Midwifery
Fraser Health Authority
Midwifery@fraserhealth.ca
Thank you for your interest in joining Fraser Health Authority.
Better health. Best in health care.
Contact Information
Email: Midwifery@fraserhealth.ca
Email: Midwifery@fraserhealth.ca