Hospitalist-Peace Arch Hospital

Fraser Health Authority; White Rock; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 230,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health authority in British Columbia is seeking qualified physicians to join their Hospitalist program. The role involves managing acute medical patients, collaborating with specialists, and engaging in quality improvement projects. Preference will be given to those with post-graduate training in hospital medicine. This position offers both full-time and part-time opportunities and is committed to inclusive hiring practices.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate proficiency in hospital medicine through relevant educational rotations.
• Candidates with post-graduate Fellowship training will be preferred.
• ACLS, CCFP, CMPA, CPSBC Full, FRCPC required.

Responsibilities

• Admission and management of acute medical patients as the MRP.
• Consulting and supportive medical service for surgical and psychiatric patients.
• Collaborate with physicians to optimize patient care.
• Engage in clinical and non-clinical activities (quality improvement, committees, academic excellence).

Job description

Overview

PEACE ARCH HOSPITAL (PAH) is seeking qualified physicians to join our well established Hospitalist program in a permanent or part time capacity. Applicants should have a strong interest in developing an acute care hospital practice and working collaboratively with all members of the inter-professional team, including medical staff, Nurse Practitioners and Allied Health staff.

Responsibilities

• Admission and management of acute medical patients as the Most Responsible Physician (MRP).
• Consulting and supportive medical service in some surgical and psychiatric patients.
• Collaborate with specialist and community-based physicians to optimize patient care and discharge planning processes.
• Engage in clinical and non-clinical activities (such as quality improvement projects, participation in committees and academic excellence).

Schedule and Shifts

We currently have 8 Hospitalists working day shifts from 7 am – 5 pm (Team 1-8). There is an evening shift from 5 pm to midnight and a night shift from midnight to 7 am. An admission line daily from 12:00 (noon) to 5 pm helps with the daily load and can be coupled with a virtual shift from 5 pm – 9 pm managed on the phone from home to relieve the evening shift admissions.

New Graduate / Qualifications

• New graduates should demonstrate proficiency in hospital medicine through hospitalist electives and other relevant educational rotations during training.
• Candidates with post-graduate Fellowship training in hospital medicine will be given preference.
• ACLS, CCFP, CMPA, CPSBC Full, FRCPC.

Compensation

Per master agreement. Full time is considered 14 days per month and part time work is anticipated to be 50% of those hours.

Location

Peace Arch Hospital

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.