20 Oct
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver
Family Physician / Emergency Physician
Job ID 2024-131787
City Vancouver
- Work Location
- Various Locations
- Labour Agreement
- Medical Staff
- Job Status
- Regular Full-Time
- Job Category
- Physicians
Salary
Please refer to the information below for details regarding salary.
Job Summary
Job Title:
Family Physician / Emergency Physician
Work Site:
Various Locations
Status:
Part Time, Full Time
Start Date:
To be mutually agreed upon
Compensation Type:
Clinical Service Contract
Come work as a Family Physician / Emergency Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
This is an opportunity for a Family Physician (FP) or Emergency Physician (EP)
to work either in a full-time or part-time position at one of the following clinics:
- Vancouver North East
- Vancouver South East
- North Vancouver
- Richmond City Centre
- Richmond East
The UPCCs provides urgent care for patients with non-life-threatening injuries, illnesses and conditions that should be addressed within 12 to 24 hours, but do not require the service and expertise of a hospital emergency department (CTAS 3,4,5). The UPCC will operate 7 days per week, year round, Mon-Sat 0800-2200 and Sunday and Holidays from 0900-1700.
The clinics provide team-based care, with off-site rapid access to X-ray, ultrasound and labs. Patients are linked to appropriate care pathways that include specialist, social service, and primary care. Of particular note: all treatment and follow-up will be carefully integrated with existing Primary Care providers, and patients will be supported to find Primary Care if unattached.
The UPCCs support a healthy work-life balance and will focus on the professional development and satisfaction of its multidisciplinary team. The clinics support learning,
skill development and continuous quality improvement through clinical simulation exercises and a range of quality improvement initiatives.
Knowledge & Abilities:
- Combines current or recent experience in primary care along with urgent or emergent care, with a clear understanding of the role and importance of foundational primary care, with the ability to integrate the two.
- Positive, energetic, and empathic with strong communication skills and natural attention to detail.
Qualifications
Education, Licensing, & Experience:
- Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible - Mandatory
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory
- Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License - Full
Closing Statement
Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Ben Murphy, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: [email protected] or click “Apply Now.”
Please note that a resume and coverletter are required to apply for this position.
As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.
WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?
VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling,
critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.
Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.
***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***
Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.
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