WHAT WE DO

BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) provides care for the most seriously ill or injured children and youth from across British Columbia.
BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre (BCW) is dedicated to improving the health of women, newborns and families through a comprehensive range of services, research and education.
BCCH and BCW are part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
The Provincial Health Services Authority (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 – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose. Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services
PHSA, BCW and BCCH are committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.
PHSA is committed to 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 marginalized groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’kula 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 marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as 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.

• Conducts nutrition assessment of patients referred to the Multi-Organ Transplant (MOT) Program utilizing standards and guidelines, physical nutrition assessment, identification of relevant laboratory and other data and advanced clinical techniques such as extensive knowledge of nutrition management of co-morbidities and multi-system organ failure, laboratory parameters, nutrient and drug interactions.
• Provides recommendations based upon assessment and treatment intervention to health care team regarding nutrition support regime (oral, enteral, parenteral) and route of feeding. Develops and implements age-appropriate nutritional goals and care plans appropriate to feeding regime. Prescribes multi-parameter modified diets, and calculating enteral and parenteral nutrition support, as appropriate.
• Monitors patient for tolerance to nutrition support through methods such as reviewing metabolic parameters, nutrient intake records, anthropometrics, growth and gut/organ function. Adjusts care plans including enteral and parenteral nutrition orders, formula and diet orders including diet modifications related to acute and end-stage organ failure as required. Consults with physicians, health care professionals and family as appropriate regarding the patient’s response to the nutrition care plan and ability to meet goals both pre- and post-transplant. Makes recommendations to the team and/or family for changes or adjustments as required.
• Liaises with referring centre and/or hospital dietitians to ensure continuity of care and communicates with out of province transplant centre dietitians on patient specific nutrition care plans during the acute transplant phase of care. Collaborates with the adult MOT program to develop plans for transitioning teens to the new care.
• Considering factors such as quality of life, normal growth and development, and treatment modality provides comprehensive nutrition and self-care counseling to patients in the inpatient and clinic setting. Addresses post-transplant chronic nutrition related problems, such as obesity, hyperlipidemia, impaired glucose tolerance and steroid related osteoporosis. Prescribes modified diets as required and educates on prevention strategies.