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

Virtual physician support for Indigenous Health Outreach (IHO) and Indigenous Crisis Response Team (ICRT). 

This role will provide virtual physician support for Indigenous Health Outreach (IHO) and Indigenous Crisis Response Team (ICRT) in Indigenous Health at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), which are VCH’s only Indigenous-specific outreach and crisis response services.

Leading with cultural safety in an Indigenous Relational and strengths-based approach to care, IHO supports unhoused or precariously housed people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) community in Vancouver with complex mental health and/or substance use challenges and connects them to cultural supports and health services, including existing mental health & substance use programs and primary care services. ICRT leads with cultural safety to provide wholistic non-police mobile mental health and wellness crisis response services for people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) community. IHO and ICRT are an interdisciplinary team and works collaboratively across the health system with community-based service providers, including shelter and supportive housing staff to provide a community-based, healthcare-led crisis response, post-crisis follow up, and service navigation.

Physician scope/activities, which will be delivered on-call, remotely:

• Provide on-call, virtual, episodic care to patients, who will be initially assessed by our nurses in-person Monday through Friday from 0800-1800
• Liaise with nursing staff who are on site to create an episodic care plan for a patient and determine bridging care
• Coordinating with the other physicians/NPs on the team as needed to ensure continuity of care
• This episodic care could require:
  • Antipsychotic titration for mental health decompensation
  • Virtual certification with a Form 4 (on rare occasions)
  • Care coordination, as well as liaison with psychiatrists

You will need to use Profile EMR, PARIS as well as Cerner for this role, and will be compensated for any training required.

In keeping with the spirit of meeting patients where they are, other episodic care needs may also need to be addressed, including:

• Skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) management
• Bridging scripts for opiate agonist management

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) - Mandatory
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory

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 cover letter 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.

• 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
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

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.