Locum Emergency and Primary Care Physician, North Vancouver UPCC

Vancouver Coastal Health; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a Physician to join Urgent and Primary Care Centres on a locum basis in the Vancouver area. The role involves delivering time‑sensitive, non‑emergency care within a collaborative team and ensuring smooth patient flow across UPCCs.

Candidates must hold a CPSBC Full license, CMPA membership, and ideally FRCPC designation; Emergency Medical Experience is mandatory. Onboarding includes health record reporting in line with Ministry policy.

Qualifications

• Current CPSBC Full license to practise in British Columbia.
• CMPA membership is mandatory for physicians at Vancouver Coastal Health.
• FRCPC designation is preferred but not mandatory.

Education

CPSBC Full

CMPA Mandatory

FRCPC Desired

Job description

Work Site

#221-200 West Esplanade; North Vancouver

Job Title

Physician

Work Site

#221-200 West Esplanade; North Vancouver

Status

Locum

Start Date

As Soon As Possible

Compensation Type

Alternative Payment Plan

Come work as a Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCC) provide care for people with urgent, non-life-threatening health concerns that need same-day care, but who don't require a visit to the emergency department. Medical staff and health-care professionals provide team-basedcare. The centres arean additional service in the community, working in concert with all touchpoints for care. VCH currently operates six UPCCs.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• 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

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

Education, Licensing, & Experience

• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC)- Full
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)- Mandatory
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Desired
• Emergency Medical Experience - Mandatory