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Permanent Family Physician – Raven Song Community Health Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia
Mid Level
part_time

Top Benefits

Physician parking available.

About the role

Opportunity Information

Job Details

Permanent

Job Title

Family Physician

Remuneration

Clinical Service Contract

Position Type

Permanent, Full-Time, Permanent, Part-Time

Start Date

End Date

Until filled

Start Date

To be mutually agreed upon

Job Specifics

Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking a 0.2-1.0 FTE family physician for the Raven Song Primary Care Clinic for a permanent position (Part Time OR Full Time).

As General Family Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will: – Report to the reporting to the Medical Director.

– Play a critical role in supporting the ongoing primary care needs and in the development of an inter-professional shared care team.

– Be responsible for providing direct clinical services to patients who present or are referred for their medical care.

– Foster a collaborative inter-professional practice environment that enhances client-centered services within the associated clinics/sites/programs.

– Work within a self-directed team of physicians and other inter-professional colleagues to achieve excellence in client-centered care.

– Be committed to excellence in patient care.

– Demonstrate outstanding leadership and interpersonal skills with the interdisciplinary program team.

– Facilitate a collaborative interprofessional environment to enhance patient/client-focused service and resolve issues in order to meet the needs and mandates of VCH as a whole.

In addition, a candidate interested in joining the Raven Song 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 evening, weekend and statutory holiday coverage.

– Providing outreach or home visits as needed within the interdisciplinary team.

– Providing learning opportunities and support for students/residents.

– Taking part in quality improvement initiatives to improve client outcomes. This includes projects across acute and community care which support service improvements for clients.

– 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

Qualifications Education, Licensing, & Experience:

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

– Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) – Mandatory or eligible

– Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) – Mandatory

– Eligibility for a faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia, School of Medicine is required.

– Current Opiate Agonist Treatment prescriber exemption is required or willingness to obtain an exemption.

Knowledge & Abilities – Health promotion and prevention strategies.

– Awareness of and sensitivity to patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds and/or with diverse cultural beliefs and practices.

LGBTQ2S healthcare

– Trauma informed practice and culturally safe care for Indigenous peoples

– Familiarity with transgender care is an asset.

– Communicable diseases, including sexually transmitted infections, HIV, Hepatitis C

– A desire to serve complex clients.

– An interest in supporting chronic disease management models of service delivery.

– Comprehensive family practice background; and

– Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team setting

Practice Information

Practice Name

Raven Song Community Health Centre

Practice Setting

Community Health Centre (CHC)

Other Providers

Community

PCN 5: Midtown

EMR

Intrahealth Profile

Raven Song Community Health Centre , located in the vibrant Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, is looking to grow their team. This community health centre provides both virtual and in-person appointments. The patient population consists of individuals living with complex clinical and psychosocial needs who are often vulnerable, underserved, and require a higher intensity of services to achieve and maintain functional stability.

Parking/Bike/Transit Information

  • Easily accessible by transit
  • Physician parking is available.

Other relevant information: Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to delivering exceptional care and building a great place to work. At VCH, we value and accommodate unique differences to ensure that our staff and medical staff – both current and prospective – have the opportunity and are supported to thrive. To build a strong and representative workforce, we are seeking candidates who will contribute to a caring and inclusive culture. We encourage applications from members of communities that are disadvantaged on any grounds under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, people of all genders and sexualities and people with disabilities.

About Vancouver Division of Family Practice

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Vancouver Division of Family Practice (VDoFP) is a not-for-profit organization funded mainly by government and institutional stakeholders including BC’s Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC. Working in partnership with Health Authorities, VDoFP’s mission is to improve the access and quality of the primary care system in Vancouver for the benefit of healthcare providers and patients.

As the largest provincial division, membership of more than 1,000 family doctors represents 92% of the practicing family doctors in Vancouver and 20% of physicians in the Province.