Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking a 0.4-0.6 FTE family physician for the Raven Song Primary Care Clinic for a temporary position with the possibility of becoming permanent after 6 months.

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.
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– 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