Hospitalist

Peace Arch Hospital (PAH) is seeking a qualified physician to join our well-established Hospitalist program in a locum capacity. Applicates 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 providing supportive medical service for some surgical and psychiatric patients.
• Working collaboratively with specialist and community-based physicians to optimize patient care and discharge planning processes.
• Demonstrating a commitment to the evolving specialty of hospital medicine through involvement in clinical and non-clinical activities, such as quality improvement projects, participation in committees, and academic excellence.

Requirements

• Superior clinical and communication skills.
• Exceptional bedside manner and patient management abilities.
• Proficiency with the range of hospital and community resources available in the local institution.
• New graduates must demonstrate proficiency in hospital medicine through hospitalist electives and other relevant educational rotations during their training.
• Preference given to candidates with post-graduate Fellowship training in hospital medicine.

Schedule

• Day shifts: 7am – 5pm (8 Hospitalists working in Teams 1-8).
• Evening shift: 5pm – midnight.
• Night shift: midnight – 7am (requires sleeping on hospital premises).
• Admission line: 12pm – 5pm daily to assist with the daily load.
• Virtual shift: 5pm – 9pm, managed on the phone from home, to handle ward calls and relieve evening shift admissions.

Pay

Compensation is per master agreement.

Fraser Health serves 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. The organization is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region and employs a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff, and volunteers.