Come work as a General Practitioner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

The physician working in this program will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals to serve a vulnerable population. The site provides a patient-centred, geriatric-focused environment where assessments and management can be done thoroughly and progress can be monitored. These patients are under the care of the GP MRP and have the availability of consulting Geriatric Psychi patients on your panel

• Work with Specialists and Interdisciplinary team to optimally assess and treat patients.
• Collaborate w patient’s primary care Provider
• Follow the complex medical issues and medication regimes of referred patients, in collaboration with their family physician over a period of approx 20 visits
• Involvement in interdisciplinary team rounds, care conferences and family meetings as needed
• Involvement in intake meetings and in the triage process as needed
• Liaison with community primary care providers, involved specialists, and pharmacists to facilitate safe, optimal discharges
• Liaison between Inpatient Unit and site for appropriate patients who transition from one to the other
• Expectation to be available outside of sessional hours for urgent lab or diagnostic results during daytime weekday hours (this may shared among other DH GPs)
• Evening or weekend on call is 1 in 9 and covered by MOCAP funding

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Full or provisional licensure by the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons
• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) – Full
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory
• Experience in elder care

He or she will report to the Program Medical Director, Community Geriatric Health Services, the STAT Centre Medical Coordinator, and through them to the Senior Medical Director, Vancouver Community. All VCH physicians must be appointed as medical staff of Vancouver Coastal Health. A clinical faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine is desired as resident supervision and involvement in education initiatives is an expectation.

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.

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