Job Summary

Job Title:

Family Physician

Work Site:



Travel to additional work sites may be required.

Status:

Full Time, Part Time

Start Date:

To be mutually agreed upon

Compensation Type:

Clinical Services Contract

HomeVIVE is seeking a permanent Family Physician to join our team. They offer flexibility in terms of part-time or full-time work, with 0.1 to 1.0 FTE available.

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.

Qualifications

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.

Closing Statement

Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Ben Murphy, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: [email protected] 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.