Senior District Medical Officer

Department Name: Veterans Affairs Canada
Locations: Vancouver / Surrey
Classification: MD - MOF - 02
Salary: $91,339 to $110,259 (per annum)
Closing Date: November 30, 2006 - 23:59, Pacific Time Useful Information
Reference Number: DVA06J-008455-000014
Selection Process Number: 06-DVA-VSW-VAN-OC-029
Employment Tenure: Permanent Full Time or Permanent Part Time
Vacancies: 1

Website: For further information on the department, please visit Veterans Affairs Canada

Who Can Apply:

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• Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad

Citizenship

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Preference will be given to Canadian citizens. Please indicate in your application the reason for which you are entitled to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Language Proficiency

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Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.

English essential

Education

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Graduation with a degree from a recognised school of medicine.

Experience

Broad based medical experience.

Clinical experience in the examination and management of patients experiencing:
- musculoskeletal problems
- mental health problems
- complex/multiple medical problems and
- geriatric health problems.

Experience working with computer systems, email, and internet.

Other Merit Criteria and Conditions of Employment

• Applicants must demonstrate in their application that they meet the following merit criteria to be retained for further consideration.
  • You must have a valid license to practice medicine in British Columbia or licensed in another province or territory of Canada and eligible for immediate registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia for full practice medicine.
  • You must be a member in "good standing" with the College of Physicians and Surgeons in the province in which the candidate is currently licensed to practice.
  • You must possess clinical experience in the examination and management of patients experiencing: musculoskeletal problems, mental health problems, complex/multiple medical problems and geriatric health problems.
• Conditions of employment:
  Security Clearance: Reliability Status

Statement of Merit Criteria

Applicants who meet the above criteria will also be assessed against the Statement of Merit Criteria for this position.

Work Environment

Veterans Affairs Canada offers:

- The opportunity for work/life balance rarely available to the practising physician.
- A Challenge – a broad spectrum of health issues.
- A chance to enhance the quality of life of some of Canada’s most respected citizens.
- The opportunity to be part of a team of dedicated professionals.
- Regular and flexible work hours with weekends off.
- An attractive salary and benefits package – including pension, dental and medical benefits, paid vacation, continuous learning and a safe and healthy workplace.

Challenge

- Performs pension medical examinations, recommends changes in assessments and adjudicates in cases where there is no change.

- Participates as a member of the multi-disciplinary health care team and provides medical advice and consultation to the team.

- Conducts information sessions and individual case consultations with Departmental staff and, on occasion, external groups.

- Provides direction and training to authorized medical examiners.

- Authorizes Departmental health care benefits and services for pensioners relating to their pensioned conditions and to other clients as outlined in policy.

- Provides direction to and/or supervision of para-medical support staff.

- Interfaces and networks with veterans and other clients' organizations and community contacts including other physicians, health and medical related organizations and facilities.

Information to be provided:

When you apply, you must provide the following information or your application will be rejected:

• Your resumé.
• You must ensure that you select at least one employment type when submitting your application: Employment Tenure

Important Messages

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Questions regarding travel and relocation.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.