Hospitalist

Health Match BC; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Hospitalist at Lions Gate Hospital, where you'll deliver comprehensive acute care services. This role requires a strong commitment to quality improvement and working within a supportive team environment. Ideal candidates will have significant hospitalist experience and relevant qualifications.

Benefits

Employer-paid training

Wellness supports

Recognition programs

Exclusive staff discounts

Qualifications

• Substantial hospitalist experience with diverse patient populations.
• Strong professional standards and clinical skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide MRP medical services for acute care patients.
• Participate in on-call rotation approximately once per week.

Skills

Clinical Skills

Quality Improvement

Infection Control

Teaching

Education

Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP)

CCFP Emergency Medicine

Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)

Job description

Come work as a Hospitalist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) at Lions Gate Hospital (LGH), a recognized trauma centre providing comprehensive acute care services including emergency, critical care, general medicine, surgery, maternity, pediatrics, neurology, neurosurgery, cardiology, orthopedics, psychiatry, palliative care, chemotherapy, diagnostics, nuclear medicine, and rehabilitative services. LGH serves a diverse population across rural and urban settings such as North Shore, Squamish, Whistler, Pemberton, Mount Currie, Sunshine Coast, and Powell River.

We are seeking qualified Locum Hospitalists to provide MRP medical services for acute care medical patients, geriatrics, and neurological, neurosurgical, and orthopedic patient populations, with consultant support. The successful candidates will join the Division of Hospitalists within the Department of Medicine and participate in an on-call rotation approximately once per week. Candidates should have a strong interest in developing their hospitalist practice within our team.

The ideal applicant will have substantial hospitalist experience, expertise with a diverse patient population, high professional standards, and strong clinical skills. Focus areas include quality improvement, system enhancements, teaching, infection control, and antibiotic stewardship. Our team fosters a strong, congenial group dynamic with a positive work ethic.

Qualifications

• Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) - Mandatory
• CCFP Emergency Medicine - Mandatory
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Eligible
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - Mandatory
• Emergency Experience - Mandatory

Interested in applying? Please submit a resume and cover letter. As part of onboarding, all healthcare workers in publicly-funded facilities must report their vaccination history or infections for communicable disease management.

Why Join Vancouver Coastal Health?

• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development
• Wellness supports, including counseling and critical incident services
• Award-winning recognition programs
• Exclusive staff discounts

VCH values diversity and inclusion, encouraging applications from Indigenous Peoples, racialized groups, people with disabilities, and all gender identities and orientations. We are proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.