Family Physician

2 months ago

Kamloops, Canada Interior Health Authority Full time
Practice Details:

We encourage any physician with an interest in this multidisciplinary team role to apply.

We are looking for a number of physicians to join us at the Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops in a newly created role, Quick Response Team (QRT) physician. If you have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team environment and have a passion for problem solving to create efficiencies, this role may be for you

The QRT Physician works 8 hour shifts Monday-Friday (daytime) working from the ED to assist Emergency Room Physicians (ERP) in supporting the appropriate admission and discharge of inpatients. A roster of physicians will be recruited to ensure multiple providers each work part time (flexible scheduling) to fill the shift each weekday. Compensation is Alternate Payment Plan (APP).

The QRT physician will determine patients with moderate to low medical needs who can be best supported in the community and prevent hospital admissions or facilitate discharge.

In this role, you will have regular ongoing communications with Emergency Room Physicians, Hospitalists, Specialist groups and the QRT ED Team (Transition Liaison, Social Worker, Respiratory Therapist, Occupational Therapist and Physiotherapist) in addition to having a strong awareness of community services.

This role is intended to:

  1. Facilitate the transition from ED to community for adult clients unknown/known to Home Health for short-term support.
  2. Prevent hospital admissions of medically stable community clients in crisis who are patients currently in the emergency department.
  3. Facilitate the discharge of community clients admitted to hospital who may be appropriate for discharge with enhanced home health/QRT follow up.
  4. Prevent return visits to ED by assisting with community reach-in supports.
  5. Support existing known to home health/QRT clients in acute or transition team identified.
  6. Facilitate the transition from hospital units to home.

For those interested, Leadership Development Opportunities are available with Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program. The NAVIG8 Emerging Physician Leaders Program is a comprehensive leadership development program designed specifically for physicians to address the practical leadership knowledge, behaviours and skills that high potential, emerging medical leaders require to step into leadership roles early in their careers.

Apply today to live work and play where others only vacation Email your CV to PhysicianRecruitment@interiorhealth.ca. It's better here Qualifications:
  • Eligible for Fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC)
  • Doctorate in Medicine
Call Schedule:

Hours of work: Full Time
On call requirements: N/A

Compensation: Estimated Gross Income

Competitive

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