Hospitalist – Thoracic Surgery
5 days ago
Please refer to the information below for details regarding salary.
Job SummaryJob Title: Hospitalist – Thoracic Surgery
Work Site: Vancouver General Hospital
Status: Permanent – Full Time, Part time
Start Date: To be mutually agreed upon
Compensation Type: Alternative Payment Arrangement
Come work as a full time Hospitalist – Thoracic Surgery with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
The service is seven days a week (rotating weekends), nine hours per day of daytime coverage for a ward of approximately 18 beds. Part time hours can be considered.
As Hospitalist – Thoracic Surgery with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:
- Provide medical coverage for the Thoracic Surgery Ward at Vancouver General Hospital.
- Work in close collaboration with the Thoracic Surgeons and nurse practitioners to provide medical care for the full scope of thoracic surgery patients including lung-transplant.
- Provide medical coverage to the JPP South T12 Ward and the Thoracic Consult Service at Vancouver General Hospital.
- The Physicians will provide in total 3,294 hours of service (1.96 FTE) on-site per annum, as further particularized below:
- On admission, a full history and a detailed examination of the patient, developing a treatment plan and associated orders, and documentation;
- Daily visits and subsequent visits on the same day with documentation;
- A discharge visit and completion of discharge summary within forty-eight (48) hours of discharge, arranging for follow-up of the patient as appropriate, medication reconciliation.
- Provision of concise, clear, legible documentation of patient progress and plans, including a plan of care on admission;
- Consultation with other physicians and health care providers;
- Telephone consultations with other physicians;
- Completion of patient and hospital records including dictated discharge summaries as required;
- Making and maintaining an adequate medical record of the encounter.
- Promote efficiency in the management of the acute care capacity by monitoring hospital admissions and discharges;
- Promote efficient bed utilization by implementing best practices in system management including participation in discharge planning and family meetings;
- Clinically related administrative services associated with patient care;
- Participation in the evaluation of the efficiency, quality and delivery of the Services, including and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, participation in medical audits, peer and interdisciplinary reviews, chart reviews and incident reviews;
- Participation in all quality and patient safety initiatives as required by the VCH Medical Staff Rules and Bylaws or as otherwise agreed to between the parties from time to time.
- Those activities that are necessary to satisfy the Physician’s obligations under Article 14 and Appendix 3 of this Contract.
- Submit to VCH all reports reasonably required by the VCH within thirty (30) days of the VCH’s written request.
- On-call arrangements and compensation for on-call availability will be addressed in a separate agreement.
- Work with VCH to determine meaningful quality indicators to be included in this Contract. These indicators will be reviewed annually by the Physicians and VCH. VCH and the Physicians will work together to develop and implement mitigation strategies for those indicators not meeting the benchmark.
Education, Licensing, & Experience:
- Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License - Full or eligible
- Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) - Mandatory
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Mandatory
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - Mandatory
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) - Mandatory
- Hospitalist experience (at least 1 year) is mandatory, and applicants for permanent positions are expected to have hospitalist work experience at VGH in the last 12 months.
Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Khuushali Raja, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: medstaffcareers@vch.ca or click “Apply Now.”
Please note that a resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position.
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.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
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 Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024. Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.
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