Internal Medicine
About the role
Ridge Meadows Hospital (RMH) is recruiting three physicians to join its group of nine full and part-time internists/subspecialists. The successful candidates will be subspecialists with GIM ability, or GIM with a subspecialty interest relevant to RMH and/or the community.
Responsibilities
- “Most responsible physician” for the sickest patients
- Provide consultative support to hospitalists and other specialties for less acute patients
- Participate in the hospitalist program, seeing a high proportion of high-acuity medicine
- Provide inpatient call/consultation during daytime shifts, with one night call every eight days
- Support the development of a rapid-access clinic, expanding the role of internal medicine
- Provide assistance and consultation to other internists as needed
- Follow up with patients in the community and open a practice for consult services
Requirements
- CPSBC certification
- FRCPC certification in Internal Medicine
- CMPA coverage
- Sufficient clinical experience in all areas of General Medicine
- Proven skills in basic procedural tasks such as lumbar puncture, central line insertion, and chest tubes
- Experience managing ventilated ICU patients
- Experience with point-of-care ultrasound
- Demonstrated skills in leadership, medical administration, and teaching
Qualifications
The candidate must have completed a residency in Internal Medicine and be certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC). They must also hold a current certificate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) and be covered by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CMPA).
Skills
- Proven clinical experience in all areas of General Medicine
- Basic procedural skills such as lumbar puncture, central line insertion, and chest tubes
- Management of ventilated ICU patients
- Point-of-care ultrasound skills
- Leadership, medical administration, and teaching abilities
Benefits
The department is affiliated with the University of British Columbia as a Community Internal Medicine teaching site. Successful applicants will be required to apply for a clinical appointment with UBC and are encouraged to seek eventual appointment as Clinical Assistant Professor or above. Participation in teaching of residents, fellows, and 4th year medical students is required.
Pay
Compensation Type: Fee-for-Service
Schedule
Inpatient call/consultation is currently provided by two internists during the daytime, and one at night, with daytime service provided in week-long blocks. Night call is approximately one night in eight. Recruitment will allow us to expand to three internists during the daytime.