Reporting to theRegional Medical Director, Long-Term Care & Assisted Living,the Convalescent Care Physicianis afull-servicefamily practicephysician who has a passion for caring for the elderly and has the following relationships:

• member of the local Division of Family Practice Long-Term Care Initiative (LTCI).
• collaborates with the local LTCI.
• collaborates with the Regional Medical Director, Long-Term Care & Assisted Living (LTCAL) and members of the Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Physician Leadership Team.
• collaborates with the local long-term care community leadership.

The Physician will adopt,exemplifyand promote theFraser Health Values ofClear, Caring, Courageous with respectto those we serve.

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Duties and Responsibilities

A dedicated Most Responsible Physician(MRP) or MRPs is contracted to cover the unit and manage all patients during their stay. The MRP is:

• Responsible for all admissions to, and discharges from the CVC unit.
• Provides an admission history and physical on all patients on the CVC unit.
• Provides a discharge summary, with a copy to the family physician, on all patients on the CVC unit.
• Visits the CVC unit not less than three times per week.
• Visits individual patients on the CVC unit not less than once per week.
• Ensures patients have Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment that are complete andup-to-date.
• Promotes meaningful reviews of medical conditions and medications, includingrecommendations to family physicians for changes in medications and other orders.
• Ensures adequate coverage during absences.

After-Hours Coverage:After-hourscoverage (evenings and weekends) to be provided by the Long-Term Care Initiative/existing call groups at the Divisions of Family Practice.

Compensation: Compensation will be provided through aClinical Service Contract, attherate set out by theMinistry of Health (APSA GPDSCA rate @ 100% (currently $333,438/FTE) and at an FTE definition of 1680 hours annually).

The rate will be pro-rated as a partial FTE based on the number of beds at each site:

• Menno Hospital = 0.20FTE (16 CVC beds)

• Laurel Place =0.44FTE (35 CVC beds)

• Morgan Place = 0.25FTE (20 CVC beds)

Qualifications:

• Licensed to practice medicine in the Province of British Columbiathrough CPSBC.
• Maintain professional liability insurance with the Canadian Medical Protective Association or a comparable plan.

Positionsareavailable at the following long-term care communities:

• Menno Hospital, Abbotsford, BC
• Laurel Place, Surrey, BC
• MorganPlace, Surrey,BC