Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)·Vancouver, British Columbia
Triage, clinical care, and consultation for referrals across all clinical settings within the PHSA Cleft Palate Craniofacial Program.
Provide expert genetic assessment, diagnosis, and longitudinal shared-care management for infants, children, and youth with orofacial clefts and other craniofacial conditions from prenatal period through transition to adult care.
Evaluate and manage isolated and syndromic conditions, including those with multiple congenital anomalies and neurodevelopmental differences/disorders.
Advance precision medicine by integrating phenotyping, family history, and genomic technologies to support timely diagnosis and individualized care planning.
Support family planning and reproductive counselling and provide recurrence risk assessment.
Coordinate with primary care providers and community-based supports.
Develop, implement, and continuously refine structured diagnostic pathways (phenotype-driven and genotype-informed) to promote equitable, efficient, evidence-informed care.
Co-develop integrated clinical pathways and standards of care aligned with national and international centres.
Support care coordination across programs including BC Women’s Hospital, the Provincial Medical Genetics Program, Fetal Diagnostic Service, and developmental pediatric and mental health services including transition to adult tertiary centres (UBC, SPH, VGH).
Provide education and mentorship to trainees, genetic counsellors, and interdisciplinary team members.
Promote family-centred, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care, including advocacy and community engagement.
Communicate complex developmental and genetic information clearly to children, youth, families, and emancipated youth transitioning to adult health care.
Produce high-quality clinical reports and support patient/family education on recurrence risk, family planning, and transition supports.
Co-develop individualized, culturally safe, trauma-informed, function-based care plans to facilitate access to community services.
Contribute to program development, quality improvement, and innovation within provincial and ACPA-aligned cleft and craniofacial care systems.
Support coordinated care pathways and referrals to additional provincial Medical Genetics services and related programs (e.g., Sunny Hill, CDBC, BCAAN, neuromotor services).
Participate in teaching, mentorship, and academic activities within UBC and BCCH
Medical Geneticist, Cleft Palate Craniofacial Program BC Children’s Hospital / University of British Columbia 0.4–1.0 FTE (flexible/shared arrangements considered) Vancouver, British Columbia General Information The Medical Geneticist, Cleft Palate Craniofacial Program (CPCP) will work with BC Children’s Hospital, in partnership with the University of British Columbia (UBC), within the provincial Cleft Palate Craniofacial Program. This program comprises an ACPA-accredited multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive care from prenatal diagnosis through transition to adult services. This role offers a unique opportunity to be part of a provincial centre of excellence with strong academic and health system partnerships, and to help shape integrated developmental–genomic models of care for complex populations. The Medical Geneticist will contribute to quality improvement, research, and system innovation, and to advancing health equity, culturally safe care, and family-centred practice across BC. The Medical Geneticist will work in close partnership within a high-functioning multidisciplinary team, including specialists in plastic surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), dentistry/orthodontics, audiology, speech-language pathology (SLP), psychology, nursing, and social work. Together with the CPCP Developmental Pediatrician, they will support a comprehensive, longitudinal model of care that integrates precision diagnosis (genomic and etiologic assessment); developmental and functional assessment across the lifespan; equity-informed, family-centred care pathways; and seamless coordination across hospital, community, education, and adult systems. Specific Accountabilities The Medical Geneticist role includes triage, clinical care, and consultation regarding referrals across all clinical settings within the PHSA Cleft Palate Craniofacial Program. The subspecialist provides expert genetic assessment, diagnosis, and longitudinal shared-care management for infants, children, and youth with orofacial clefts and other craniofacial conditions, from the prenatal period through transition and transfer to adult care. This includes the evaluation and management of both isolated and syndromic conditions, including those associated with multiple congenital anomalies, neurodevelopmental differences, and neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). The role advances precision medicine approaches through the integration of detailed phenotyping, family history, and genomic technologies to support timely and accurate diagnosis, individualized care planning, family planning and reproductive counselling, recurrence risk assessment, and coordination with primary care providers and community-based supports. The Medical Geneticist contributes to the development, implementation, and continuous refinement of structured diagnostic pathways, including phenotype-driven and genotype-informed approaches, to promote equitable, efficient, and evidence-informed care across the continuum of care. The role is co-located and embedded within a collaborative multidisciplinary team and includes close partnership with developmental pediatrics, genetic counselling, plastic surgery, otolaryngology, speech-language pathology, audiology, orthodontics, psychology, social work, nurse practitioners, nursing care coordination, and other relevant specialty services as needed. .
Medical Doctor degree with current licensure or eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
Royal College certification in Medical Genetics.
Eligibility for licensure in British Columbia.
Demonstrated expertise in leading genetic and dysmorphology assessment of syndromic and non-syndromic craniofacial conditions.
Demonstrated ability to advance precision medicine approaches including genomic diagnostics and structured diagnostic algorithms.
Expertise in recurrence risk, counselling, and integration of genomic findings into care pathways.
Specialized knowledge in developmental and etiologic evaluation of orofacial cleft and craniofacial populations, including chromosomal and copy number variants (e.g., 22q11.2 deletion), single-gene conditions (e.g., Stickler syndrome, IRF6-related conditions), craniosynostosis pathways (e.g., FGFR) and other syndromic conditions (e.g., Treacher Collins), and teratogen exposure assessment (e.g., FASD, medications, maternal illness).
Commitment to beginning and continuing personal learning related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, including willingness to articulate and share learning experiences.
foundational knowledge of settler-colonialism impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups and understanding of social determinants of health, plus commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments (e.g., TRC Calls to Action, In Plain Sight, BC Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, UNDRIP, and related documents)
Conduct comprehensive genetic and dysmorphology assessments, including prenatal and postnatal evaluation and counselling for recurrence and risk reduction
Facilitate appropriate use of genomic investigations (e.g., microarray, exome/genome sequencing)
Lead and or contribute to the development and evaluation of evolving international best practice precision medicine diagnostic algorithms, incorporating: o Phenotype-driven risk stratification o Tiered genetic testing strategies o Integration of prenatal and postnatal diagnostics
Co-develop integrated clinical pathways and standards of care aligned with leading national and international centres
Support care coordination across programs, including BC Women’s Hospital, the Provincial Medical Genetics Program, Fetal Diagnostic Service, and the program Developmental Pediatric and Mental Health services including transition to provincial adult tertiary centres of care e.g. UBC, SPH, and VGH.
Provide education and mentorship to trainees, genetic counsellors, and interdisciplinary team members
Promote family-centred, culturally safe, and trauma-informed care, supporting patient and family centred care, advocacy, and community engagement Interdisciplinary Care and Communication
Work within a multidisciplinary team including developmental pediatrics, plastic surgery, ENT, dentistry/orthodontics, audiology, Speech-Language Pathology (SLP), genetics, psychology, nursing, and social work.
Integrate interdisciplinary assessments into coordinated, longitudinal care plans.
Communicate concurrent complex developmental and genetic information clearly to children youth and families and emancipated youth transitioning to adult health care
Produce high-quality clinical reports as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting care, including patient and family education on recurrence risk and family planning and transition supports, and access to patient self-advocacy groups.
Engage in youth- and family-centred shared decision-making. Health Advocacy and Systems Navigation
Co-develop individualized, culturally safe, trauma-informed, and function-based care plans to facilitate access to community services
Align recommendations with evolving BC funding frameworks, facilitating equitable access based on functional health and developmental needs and equitable access to precision medicine diagnostics. Program and System Contribution
Contribute to program development, quality improvement, and innovation within provincial and ACPA-aligned cleft and craniofacial care systems and AboutFace Canada patient and family voices.
Support coordinated care pathways, including referrals to additional provincial Medical Genetics services, Sunny Hill, CDBC, BCAAN, and neuromotor services.
Participate in teaching, mentorship, and academic activities within UBC and BCCH
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