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

HomeVIVE is seeking a permanent Family Physician to join our team.

The HomeVIVE program provides primary care house calls to frail seniors in Vancouver. Doctors are part of an interdisciplinary team providing care to a panel of patients. There is some flexibility in terms of time commitment with the opportunity to take on a full time or part time role.

Primary responsibilities include managing patient care on a day to day basis, including chronic disease management and palliative care. This includes house calls, virtual visits, managing medications, monitoring labs, corresponding with allied health providers, and being available for more urgent issues as they arise.

The doctors are part of a one in nine weekly call group, providing after hours and weekend on-call service. The team is committed to reducing hospitalization and supporting end of life care in the home according to patient and family wishes.

A personal vehicle for travelling to house calls is required.

As a Family Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:

• Provide longitudinal patient and family centred care
• Develop collaborative trusting professional relationships with interdisciplinary team members, health authority staff and community physicians.
• Attend HomeViVE rounds and /or huddles
• Communicate clearly with patients, families and other health care providers.
• Initiate and engage with patients and family members in Goals of Care discussions
• Participate in after hours call group and be willing to provide timely house calls to appropriate clients when needed
• Partner with Home and Community Health to promote team-based care to prevent unnecessary ER visits and admissions.

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Applicants require licensure, in good standing, with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia as well as current Canadian Medical Protection Association, or equivalent, coverage.
• Physician applicants should also have a Canadian College of Family Physicians (CCFP) designation.

Knowledge & Abilities:

• Applicants should have an interest in frail elder care and enjoy working in a close knit team environment.

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.