Primary Care Physician

Job Title : Primary Care Physician

Work Site : Cool Aid CommunityHealth Centre- 713 Johnson St

Status : Permanent 1 FTE

Start Date : To be mutually agreedupon

Compensation Type : AlternativePayment Program

Join an interdisciplinary healthcare team in downtownVictoria, BC, and work between 2-5 days a week with no overhead costs!

Cool Aid Community Health Centre is seeking a full orpart time Primary Care Physician. Thephysician provides client centered primary health care services to individualsand communities who face structural barriers to accessing health services andwho experience a wide range of acute and chronic health challenges. Thephysician will use a harm reduction approach while collaborating with clientsliving in poverty, with chronic mental illness and / or substance use issues. Thesuccessful applicant must have an understanding of the principles of culturallycompetent and trauma informed care.

The physician’s primary role is to assess and diagnoseacute and chronic disease / illness and to provide treatment and follow-up. Related responsibilities include prescribingand refilling medications, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests,providing management of chronic disease and referrals to specialists.

The patient panel for a full time (1680 hours peryear) physician within a CHC providing primary and addictions care, is 650patients. Patients are rostered to theCHC, and the physicians are named as MRPs (Most Responsible Providers).

As a Physician on the CHC team, you will work withinan innovative not-for-profit, in an environment that is committed to promotingcontinuous learning, creativity and collaboration. There will be opportunitiesto work at the main health centre, clinics embedded in supportive housingsites, and in the two mobile outreach vans. In mid-2025 Cool Aid will beopening a second health centre in Victoria where patients will transition fromthe embedded clinics to the new health centre.

The Cool Aid CHC team includes, at present, aDirector / Manager, a health services coordinator, 5 MOAs (Medical OfficeAssistants), a medical Director, 18 physicians, 17 registered nurses, 2 mentalhealth outreach clinicians, 4 counsellors, and a pharmacy team (embedded in themain downtown site). This team providesin-clinic and outreach care to over 7,000 patients in Greater Victoria. Themedical team has expertise in Hepatitis C, PrEP to prevent HIV, opioid agonisttherapy, and support groups for chronic conditions such as pain management andHep C. Our doctors and nurses are world leaders in Hep C and HIV research.

Qualifications

Education, Licensing, & Experience :

• CanadianCollege of Family Practitioners (CCFP) – Mandatory
• CanadianMedical Protective Association (CMPA) – Mandatory
• Physicians must have completed theBCCSU Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program (POATSP) training.
• Physiciansonly bill for data / statistic collection purposes which is a requirement of ourfunders.

Please send cover letter and CV to the Director ofHealth and Support Services Mary Chudley [email protected]

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted forthis posting.