Family Physician - Vancouver, Canada - Collingwood Neighbourhood House

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April 13, 2023

INTERNAL/EXTERNAL Job Posting # HC

Family Physician-RISE Community Health Centre

Part-time, Permanent
Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) is a not-for-profit Society serving the Renfrew-Collingwood (RC) neighbourhood of East Vancouver.

CNH's mandate is to promote the well-being of the Renfrew-Collingwood community by providing leadership and working collaboratively with individuals, families, agencies and other groups to develop and support inclusive, innovative, sustainable initiatives and services that respond to the community's social, educational, economic, health, cultural and recreational needs.

Substance Use issues. Services are delivered by a diverse interdisciplinary team, working in partnership with other
Collingwood Neighbourhood House departments and partnering agencies.


This is an incredible opportunity be part of the RISE CHC team, where you will work with committed and passionate professionals in the provision of integrated, high quality, holistic health services.

We encourage applicants with lived experience of structural inequity to apply, and in particular those who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Colour,
LGBTQ2SIA+, and those living with a visible or invisible disability.


Job Review
We are seeking a Family Physician to join Collingwood Neighbourhood House's RISE Community Health Centre Team.

This position is for a full service family physician (excluding obstetrics or hospital work), providing care in clinic, client's homes and outreach settings.

The Family Physician will work as part of an interdisciplinary team with Nurse
Practitioners, Community Health Workers, Registered Nurse, allied health, Medical Office Assistants and more. The
Family Physician will be a staff of Collingwood Neighbourhood House, reporting to the RISE CHC manager.


Skills and Qualifications

  • Registered and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
  • Certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
  • Medical indemnity coverage with Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
  • 2 or more years of experience working as a Family Physician in a communitybased primary health care setting.
  • Demonstrates commitment to the concepts underpinning the unique role of Community Health Centres and a desire to collaboratively contribute to this CHC's vision, mission and values.
  • Experience providing primary care for clients with addictions, including ability to effectively prescribe and manage Opioid Agonist Therapy
  • Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill and competence working with socially complex clients
  • An egalitarian philosophy and nonjudgmental attitude (i.e. gender, culture, race, sexual orientation, language, ability and more)
  • Previous experience providing culturally safe, trauma informed care to marginalized populations
  • Experience working with interdisciplinary, culturally diverse teams
  • Experience providing outreach in community settings and in people's homes
  • Ability to deal effectively with conflict situations, manage challenging behavior, and use nonviolent crisis intervention and behavioral management techniques
  • Must be fully vaccinated against COVID19

Assets Include:


  • Demonstrated experience establishing new clinical services
  • Fluency in identified nonofficial languages based on neighbourhood demographics

Job Details:


Salary:
$125.25/hr

  • Salaried, Non-FeeFor-Service, no overhead contribution required
  • Extended health and dental benefits; Multisector pension plan
  • Annual reimbursement for: professional malpractice liability protection, College of Physicians and
Surgeons on British Columbia dues

  • Paid vacation starting at 4 weeks per year (prorated for FTE) plus paid sick days
  • Five days each year with pay for participation in Continuing Medical Education (CME) plus reimbursement for CME expenditures as per the Benefits Subsidiary Agreement

Schedule: 0. 41 FTE, Mondays 10:00am - 5:30pm, Wednesdays 9:00am-5:30pm + 1 Saturday per month 9:00- 4:30 pm, half-hour unpaid lunch break per shift


Location:5198 Joyce Street, Vancouver, BC, V5R 4H1, and outreach locations within the Renfrew-Collingwood
Neighborhood


Expected Start Date:
As soon as possible


Application Process:

Procedures, all factors being equal, first priority will be given to qualified local and internal applicants.


PLEASE SUBMIT A COVER LETTER AND RESUME TO:
Sandra Bodenhamer
Director, RISE Community Health Centre

5198 Joyce Street,
Vancouver, BC, V5R 4H1,


Please quote reference HC




CLOSING DATE:
May 4, 2023.


APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A COVER LETTER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. ONLY SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED.

Job Types:
Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 16 per week


Salary:
From $125.25 per hour


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Dental care
  • Extended health care
  • Paid time off
  • Vision care
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