Raven Song-Family Physician
Vancouver Coastal Health
- Vancouver, BC
- Permanent
- Part-time
- 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.
- 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
- Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) – Full
- 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.
- 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
- 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