Salary
Please refer to the information below for details regarding salary.
Job Summary
Job Title :
Palliative Care Physician
Work Site :
Various Locations -Vancouver Community, Vancouver General Hospital
Status :
Full Time or Part Time (Flexible)
Start Date : ASAP
ASAP
Compensation Type :
Come work as a Palliative Care Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
We offer opportunities within Vancouver Community and Vancouver General Hospital. Additional details for each option are provided below :
Vancouver Community Palliative Care Program :
Join a group of Palliative Care Specialists who work in interdisciplinary, community based teams to provide palliative care across a spectrum of care including early integration of palliative care for both oncologic and non-oncologic diseases in ambulatory settings and home settings, to end of life care in home and hospices.
The Vancouver Community Palliative Care Program is located across multiple settings including clinic, community health centers and hospice and provides services to a diverse patient population.
It is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary and provides consultative palliative care across a continuum of care and settings.
As a Palliative Care Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will :
- Be part of the Department of Family & Community Practice with a talented, dedicated, and collegial group who work together to provide excellent patient care.
- Work in at least two of the practice settings and be flexible to work in other settings of care if clinical situations arise.
- Provide on call services in a 1 in 6 to 1 in 9 rotations dependent on the care setting.
Vancouver General Hospital Palliative Care Program :
Vancouver Costal Health is recruiting Palliative Care Physician(s) for the Vancouver General Hospital Palliative Care Program.
Vancouver General Hospital is a 1000 bed quaternary teaching hospital associated with the University of British Columbia.
The hospital supports several provincial programs including Leukemia Bone Marrow Transplant, Solid Organ Transplants (Liver / Lung) Surgical Oncology, and Renal.
We are seeking qualified palliative care physicians to join our program which comprises of a 9-bed tertiary Palliative Care Unit (PCU) and a Consult Service.
Current opportunities are for part time (as block-based weeks) or full-time work on the consult service.
As a Palliative Care Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will :
- Play an active role in education and research
- Provide specialist consultation to generalists and specialists within the hospital
- Work within the intradisciplinary teams
Qualifications
Education, Licensing, & Experience :
- A Medical Degree, current license or eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of British Columbia.
- In addition, candidates should meet least one of the following four criteria :
- Recognized with a Certificate of Added Competency in Palliative Care by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP-PC);
- Completed Year of Added Competency training in Palliative Care at an accredited training site;
- Certified as a Palliative Medicine Specialist by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC);
- Holder of Palliative Medicine credentials earned in another jurisdiction that are acceptable to both the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and the governing body of the Health Authority and its Affiliates.
- Candidates must also obtain active Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) coverage (or equivalent coverage that must be disclosed).
- The successful candidate will also be required to