Virtual Physician

Job Summary

Job Title : Virtual Physician

Work Site : Virtual Vancouver

Status : Permanent

Start Date : Negotiable

Compensation Type : APA

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

This role will include virtual physician support on weekends for up to three specific mental health teams operating primarily in the downtown eastside in Vancouver :

• Mobile Crisis De-escalation (MoDe) team - a non-police same-day crisis response team individuals in the inner city who are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis
• Acute Home Based Treatment (AHBT) team - a short term mental health stabilization team for patients with moderate decompensations who can be managed in the community
• Indigenous Crisis Response Team (ICRT) - an Indigenous-specific crisis response service

The interdisciplinary teams work closely with community service providers including shelter and supportive housing staff to provide a community-based healthcare-led crisis response post-crisis follow up and service navigation. AHBT works closely with nurses psychiatrists and other allied health to support patients in the immediate stabilization after a mental health decompensation.

This role is ideal for physicians / NPs who are already working on the weekend and want to stack call shifts or who would like to work from home.

Physician scope / activities which will be delivered on-call remotely :

You will need to use Profile EMR PARIS as well as Cerner for this role and will be compensated for any training required.

In keeping with the spirit of meeting patients where they are other episodic care needs may also need to be addressed including :

As this is a pilot program we anticipate the call volume to be low in the beginning and compensation would be equivalent to 1 session for each 10 hour shift on the weekend. This would be rapidly adjusted as demand picks up.

Qualifications

Education Licensing & Experience :

Closing Statement

Interested in applying Feel free to reach out to Ben Murphy Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor : or click Apply Now.

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.

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 Canadas Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

EMR Systems,Post Residency Experience,Occupational Health Experience,Pain Management,SOAP,Primary Care Experience,Medical Management,Suturing,Workers' Compensation Law,Pharmacy Residency,Botox Experience,Epic

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1