OverviewAre you a physician interested in playing a leadership role to prevent workplace injury and disease in British Columbia? We have an exciting opportunity for a Medical Advisor to join our strong team in the Medical Services department.You’ll partner with adjudicative staff, occupational safety and hygiene officers, and community physicians to help injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. You’ll primarily play a medico‑legal role sharing your opinions and recommendations about workers’ medical conditions, causes, and treatments. You’ll apply academic and clinical knowledge and experience to help injured workers recover and return to work.How you’ll make a difference:You’ll help people injured at work recover, return to work safely, and regain quality of life.Where you’ll workAt WorkSafeBC, we offer a hybrid work model that combines working remotely, and in our offices based on the operational needs of the position.Let us know in your cover letter which of the following locations you’d like to designate as your local office: Abbotsford, Burnaby, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Kamloops, Kelowna, Nelson, Prince George, Terrace, Victoria, Nanaimo, or Courtenay.We offer a flexible Monday to Friday work week with a full‑ or part‑time schedule (a minimum of two and half days per week).What you’ll doEvaluate medical impairments and disabilities through review of electronic records and share your opinions about cause, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by way of written opinions or discussion in team meetingsProvide evidence‑based medical recommendations to adjudicating officers making claim entitlement decisionsCollaborate with community physicians to ensure workers’ rehabilitations and medical‑management needs are being metWork in a case‑management team environment with both medical and non‑medical colleagues, providing opinions and recommendationsIs this a good fit for you?We’re looking for people who can:Apply academic and clinical knowledge and experience to find effective, personalized,



and supportive solutions that help injured workers recover and return to work safelyWork collaboratively in a team environment with both medical and non‑medical colleaguesDemonstrate strong oral and written communication skillsLearn more: Meet Claire, a Medical Advisor at WorkSafeBC, to learn how Medical Advisors work with our case management teams and community physicians to make a difference to people in B.C. Read also about how WorkSafeBC’s Partners in Care Program fosters collaboration between Medical Advisors and external care providers to support injured workers in their safe and timely return to work.Your background and experience:Eligible for full licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ColumbiaA minimum of five years of experience in clinical practice including family medicine, sports medicine, or emergency medicine and an an interest in rehabilitation, mental health, or occupational medicineAn interest in occupational health and safety and disability management concepts, including return‑to‑work planningWilling to work in a team‑based environmentExcellent communication skillsImportant to knowSuccessfully meet the legal requirements under the Criminal Records Review Act to work with children and/or vulnerable adultsConfirm you’re legally entitled to work in Canada and eligible for full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.WorkSafeBC’s COVID‑19 Employee Mandatory Vaccine Policy (the "Policy") is suspended effective January 9, 2023, however we reserve the right to re‑implement it in response to changes in the public health landscape, including public health orders. We are committed to the protection, health, and safety of our employees and our Communicable Disease Prevention Program and related protocols remain in effect.Who we areAt WorkSafeBC, we promote protected and healthy workplaces across British Columbia. We partner with workers and employers to save lives and prevent injury, disease, and disability.



When work‑related injuries or diseases occur, we provide compensation and support injured workers in their recovery, rehabilitation, and safe return to work. We’re honoured to serve the 2.49 million workers and 263,000 registered employers in our province.What’s it like to work at WorkSafeBC?It’s challenging, stimulating, and rewarding. Our positions offer diversity and opportunities for professional growth. Every day, the work we do impacts people and changes lives. What we do is important, and so are the people we do it for.Our ability to make a difference relies on building a team with a rich variety of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences that reflects the diversity of the people we serve. We are committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive work culture where everyone can contribute as their best, authentic self.Learn more: Discover who we are.Our benefitsCME and other development opportunities (tuition reimbursement, leadership development, etc.)Reimbursement of professional dues, as per Clause 2.03(d) of the Salaried Physician’s AgreementDefined benefit pension plan that provides you with a lifetime monthly pension when you retire4 weeks of vacation in your first year, with regular increases based on years of serviceExtensive health care and dental benefitsOptional leave and earned‑time‑off arrangementsLearn more: Find out what we offer.Salary:Includes 1.03% cost of living increase, effective April 1, 2024:Medical Advisor I – $102.05 hourly / $199,008.19 annuallyMedical Advisor II – $106.57 hourly / $207,830.57 annuallyNote: Royal College Specialists are welcome to apply, however, please note that compensation for the Medical Advisor position is at the Medical Advisor II rate.For more information on Medical Advisor categories, please refer to Clause 5.02 of the Salaried Physician’s Agreement.Want to apply?Applications are welcomed immediatelyWe encourage all qualified applicants to apply. If you require an accommodation in the assessment process, please email the Recruitment Testing Accommodation (SM) when you submit your application.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Medical Advisor - Physician - C$199,008.2 - C$207,830.6 A Year - Part Time (Winnipeg)
🏢 WorkSafeBC
📍 Winnipeg