Come work as a Family Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for family physicians who are interested in providing primary care in a team based care environment that is enabled and supported by VCH. The Shellbridge Family Health Clinic will be located in Richmond East, adjacent to the new Urgent Care Center.  Our communal goal is to attach, ensure access and provide comprehensive medical care to patients living in the local community using the principles of the patient medical home (PMH). VCH is committed to doing this in a team-based model with family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, social workers, dietitians, pharmacists, community support liaison workers, practice coaches and medical office assistants working together to support patients. As a family physician on this team, you will be providing the full spectrum of primary care/family medicine including prevention, basic prenatal care, maternity, acute illness, palliative care, chronic disease, and mental health and substance use, over the lifetime of the patient. The primary care clinic will be a place of learning for all medical disciplines, and we will use data from our Profile Intrahealth EMR to support best practices.

Our ideal candidate is someone who loves the broad perspective of a family physician, who wants to teach and learn, who is ready to be part of a dynamic, innovative team.

VCH primary care clinics actively foster a positive, respectful, and supportive working environment, and we are looking for someone who is positive, energetic, and empathic with strong communication skills and natural attention to detail. We support a healthy work-life balance and will focus on the professional development and satisfaction of its multidisciplinary team.

Compensation Details:

Longitudinal Family Physician:

The payment model reflects the work you do as a family doctor by compensating you for time, patient interactions, and the number and complexity of patients in your practice.

Payment amounts:

• Time: $130 per hour
• Patient interactions: $25-$110 depending on the type of patient interaction.
• Panel payment: $34/year for a patient of average complexity. The payment will be higher or lower depending on each patient’s actual complexity. 

New-to-practice contract:

• An NTP service contract annual rate of $312,231 per FTE 1.00 (pro-rated for lesser FTE)
• An additional $23,157 for General Practice Services Committees’ (GPSC) Quality Improvement activities per year per FTE 1.00 (pro-rated)
• A clinic overhead cost of $75,000/year per FTE 1.00 (pro-rated)

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC)- Full
• Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP)- Mandatory
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)- Mandatory
• • Prenatal Care or Obstetric Experience - Desired

Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Ben Murphy, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: medstaffcareers@vch.ca 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.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.