Virtual Physician

3 days ago

Vancouver, Canada Vancouver Coastal Health Full time

Job Summary Job Title:Virtual PhysicianWork Site:Virtual, VancouverStatus:PermanentStart Date:NegotiableCompensation Type:APACome work as a Virtual Physician with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)This role will include virtual physician support on weekends for up to three specific mental health teams operating primarily in the downtown eastside in Vancouver: Mobile Crisis De-escalation (MoDe) team - a non-police, same-day crisis response team individuals in the inner city who are experiencing a mental health or substance use crisisAcute Home Based Treatment (AHBT) team - a short term mental health stabilization team for patients with moderate decompensations, who can be managed in the communityIndigenous Crisis Response Team (ICRT) - an Indigenous-specific crisis response serviceThe interdisciplinary teams work closely with community service providers including shelter and supportive housing staff to provide a community-based, healthcare-led crisis response, post-crisis follow up, and service navigation. AHBT works closely with nurses, psychiatrists and other allied health to support patients in the immediate stabilization after a mental health decompensation.This role is ideal for physicians/NPs who are already working on the weekend and want to stack call shifts, or who would like to work from home.Physician scope / activities, which will be delivered on-call, remotely:Provide on-call, virtual, episodic care to patients, who will be initially assessed by our nurses in-person on Saturdays or Sundays from 0800-1900Liaise with nursing staff who are on site (mostly in shelters and supported housing buildings) to create an episodic care plan for a patient and determine which services they will be bridged toCoordinating with the other physicians/NPs on the team as needed to ensure continuity of careThis episodic care could require:Antipsychotic titration for mental health decompensationVirtual certification with a Form 4 (on rare occasions)Care coordination, as well as liaison with psychiatristsYou will need to use Profile EMR, PARIS as well as Cerner for this role, and will be compensated for any training required.In keeping with the spirit of meeting patients where they are, other episodic care needs may also need to be addressed, including:Skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI) managementBridging scripts for opiate agonist managementAs this is a pilot program, we anticipate the call volume to be low in the beginning, and compensation would be equivalent to 1 session for each 10 hour shift on the weekend. This would be rapidly adjusted as demand picks up. Qualifications Education, Licensing, & Experience:Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC)- FullCanadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) - MandatoryCanadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)- MandatoryFellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Desired Closing Statement Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Ben Murphy, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor:

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