Family Physician - Addiction Medicine
Vancouver Coastal Health
- Richmond, BC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be privileged in the Department of Family Practice with Associate privileges in the Department of Psychiatry.
- Report to the Head and Medical Director, Department of Psychiatry, VCH-Richmond Mental Health and Substance Use.
- Provide an innovative and comprehensive array of assessment and treatment to support the recovery of individuals living with complex addiction issues.
- Manage chronic disease (COPD/CAD/CHF/DM2/etc.)
- Manage basic mental health issues (anxiety/depression/OCD/etc.) and manage referrals as needed to mental health team/ACT/etc.
- Monitor bloodwork for those on anticoagulants/seizure meds/etc.
- Provide basic trans care
- Provide HIV PrEP/STI management/STI screening (could do bloodwork for HIV/Syphilis/HCV/HAV/HBV on site and ability to do POC HIV tests)
- Perform age related screening and monitoring (paps/Mammograms/CRCA screening/DM2 screening/lipids/etc.)
- Ensure patients are up to date with immunizations (Tetanus/MMR/HAV/HBV/Pneumovax/Gardasil as needed/etc.)
- Work with allied health to complete insurance forms/disability forms/EI forms/PWD forms/etc.
- Assess for urgent issues: viral illness/URI/URTI/UTI/etc.
- Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License - Full
- Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP)
- Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
- Must have a Medical Degree and be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.
- Ability to work as a member of an interdisciplinary health team, a commitment to participate in new methods in health improvement and care delivery.
- 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
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff