Elevate Your Career at Vancouver Coastal Health 

🌟 About Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) 

Join VCH where excellence in patient care and professional empowerment converge. We're shaping the future of healthcare in mental health and addiction medicine. 

🏥 Raven Song Community Health Centre: A Leader in Mental Health and Addiction Care 

In the heart of Vancouver, Raven Song is committed to inclusive care for adults with mental health and substance use challenges that affect their functioning. The program is one of seven sites across the city which offers a dynamic environment for healthcare leaders. 

🌱 Lifestyle Benefits: 

Vancouver offers a blend of urban culture and natural beauty, ideal for professional and personal fulfillment. 

🛍️ Community Amenities: 

Experience a diverse cultural scene, educational excellence, dining, and arts. 

🏡 Professional Environment: 

Our centre fosters collaboration and inter-professional engagement, supporting high-standard client-centered service. 

Role and Impact as a Clinical Lead 

• Leadership Role: Drive critical mental health and substance use services with top-tier operations and care. 
• Community Impact: Profoundly affect lives dealing with mental health and addiction issues. 
• Collaborative Teamwork: Join a team dedicated to comprehensive care and diverse counseling services. 

Professional Growth: Opportunities for ongoing learning and skill development as a psychiatrist or addictions physician working with a multidisciplinary team 

Work-Life Balance: A role aligned with your professional goals and personal values. 

🌟 Join Vancouver Coastal Health and make a difference in mental health and addiction services. 🌟 

Education, Licensing, & Experience 

Licensing: 

• Full or provisional license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) 

Mandatory Requirements: 

• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) 

Professional Affiliation: 

• Certification or eligibility for certification by the Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) or Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) 

Experience: 

• Medical leadership in a healthcare organization. 
• 3+ years in independent clinical practice 

Knowledge & Abilities: 

• Culturally Competent: Awareness and understanding of diverse cultural beliefs and practices. 
• Communicative Excellence: Exceptional skills in developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships. 
• Conflict Resolution: Expertise in managing complex service delivery challenges. 
• Strategic Thinking: Systematic and critical approach to problem-solving and process implementation. 
• Inspirational Leadership: Motivate and align team goals with organizational strategies. 
• Decision-Making: Effective consultative skills within medical by-laws for efficient care delivery. 
• Fiscal Management: Overseeing physician billings and managing program budgets. 
• Quality Improvement: Commitment to enhancing service delivery and client care. 
• Educational Engagement: Passion for contributing to medical education and research. 

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.

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.