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

Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking a 0.6 FTE family physician for the for Downtown Community Health Centre (DCHC) for a Locum position from April 2026 to September 2026. Downtown Community Health Centre (DCHC) located at 569 Powell Street in Vancouver, provides primary care services to residents of Vancouver who are living with complex medical, psychosocial, and addictions needs and require a higher intensity of services to achieve and maintain functional stability. Clients are approached with a view to support the transition to less intense service settings if stability is gained. 

Applicants should have a Canadian College of Family Physicians (CCFP) designation (or eligibility) and current coverage with CMPA. Eligibility for a faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia, School of Medicine is an asset. Current Opioid Agonist Treatment prescriber exemption or willingness to obtain one is mandatory. 

 In addition, a candidate interested in joining the DCHC team will approach care by:

• Providing team-based care along with an interdisciplinary team (NP/MD/RN/SW/allied health).
• Providing substance use services, assessments, supports, and opiate agonist treatment.
• Providing trauma-informed care to clients with multiple complex health care needs (i.e. HIV, Hep C, mental health/substance use) and psychosocial complexity.
• Working a predictable weekday schedule as well as participating in a call schedule which includes a small component of evening, weekend and statutory holiday coverage.
• Providing outreach or home visits as needed within the interdisciplinary team.
• Providing pro-active chronic disease management by utilizing EMR supports, PSP supports QI initiatives and maximizing use and scope of interdisciplinary team members.
• Taking part in interdisciplinary team engagement events/opportunities.
• Taking part in educational opportunities to advance practice and client outcomes.

Core Competencies:

Demonstrates knowledge and skills in the following areas:

1. Health promotion and prevention strategies.
2. Awareness of and sensitivity to patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds and/or with diverse cultural beliefs and practices.
3. LGBTQ2S healthcare
4. Trauma informed practice and culturally safe care for Indigenous peoples
5. Familiarity with transgender care is an asset.
6. Communicable diseases, including sexually transmitted infections, HIV, Hepatitis C
7. A desire to serve complex clients.
8. An interest in supporting chronic disease management models of service delivery.
9. Comprehensive family practice background; and Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team setting."

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) – Full
• 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.