Emergency Medicine Physician at Fraser Health Authority

Job Description:

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Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) and Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) are seeking full-time Emergency Physicians to join our physician group (Columbia Emergency Physicians Association).

The successful applicants will have CCFP (EM) or FRCPC (EM) certification and will be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. PALS or APLS certification within five years is alsorequiredfor work within the region.

ABEM certified also eligible.Previousexperience in a high-volume, high-acuity Emergency Department is preferable, as is work experience with trauma and pediatric populations. ATLS or other trauma-based certification (e.g. STRUC) is highly recommended.

Priority will be given to those applicants with experience and/or interest in research, quality improvement, physician leadership, education, simulation, and geriatric emergency medicine. We are looking to hire applicants who will contribute to increasing the diversity of our sites, and EDI (equity, diversity, and inclusivity) principles guide hiring practices for our departments.

Our collegial, cohesive group of emergency physicians now numbers approximately 70 and is one of the largest in the country. This includes physicians with a diverse array of clinical and non-clinical interests within the field of emergency medicine and beyond. Scheduling is flexible and accommodates many different physician preferences for shift distribution, and our group hasestablishedmaternity/paternity leavepolicies, vacation and senior-member plans, along withan optionfor sabbaticals for interested physicians. Clinical practice between RCH and ERH is highly enjoyable given the variety provided by the two different sites and the diverse populations that present from throughout the Fraser Health region to both sites.

Royal Columbian Hospital is home to two residents per year in the FRCP Emergency Medicine training program at UBC. Both sites are University of British Columbia- affiliated teaching hospitals. As a physician at RCH/ERH, you will be expected toattaina faculty appointment in the Department of EmergencyMedicine, andwill teach residents and UBC medical students on shift. Opportunities exist for further involvement in education in both undergraduate and postgraduate medicine at UBC.

Both Eagle Ridge and Royal Columbian Hospitals arelocatedwithin a 30-40-minute drive of downtown Vancouver. In addition to having access to the beautiful coastal mountains surrounding the region which boast legendary exposure to outdoor activities such as skiing, biking, climbing, hiking, and water sports, Vancouver also offers the many other cultural and artistic amenities of a cosmopolitan city.

Facilities:

Royal Columbian Hospital

Royal Columbian Hospital is a tertiary provincial referral hospitallocatedin New Westminster, BC. RCH is the Fraser Health site for the UBC FRCPC Emergency Medicine program. The site offers medical and surgical services, advanced diagnostics & imaging, interventional radiology, critical care, inpatient pediatrics, levels 1 & 3 obstetrics, neonatology/NICU, cardiac surgery, neurosciences, and other tertiary programs as well as 24/7 emergency services with approximately 80,000 visits annually. It is the onlylevel-1accredited trauma center in Fraser Health, and it also hosts the only cardiac catheterization/STEMI program within the region, making the Emergency Department (ED) one of the highest-acuity departments in Western Canada.

The Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment is a multi-year, multi-phase project to increase the hospital'scapacityand services.InFebruarythe acute tower will be open to patients and willinclude a newstate of the artEmergency Department.

The new ED will house 75 beds including a 4-bay resuscitation area, a satellite medical imaging area, and a dedicated ED procedure room.

Eagle Ridge Hospital is a community hospital located in Port Moody, BC. The Emergency Department has recently undergone an extensive renovation and expansion. The site offers medical, surgical, rehabilitation, cardiac and diabetes outpatient programs, as well as 24/7 Emergency services with over 50,000 visits annually. Eagle Ridge hospital has robust hospitalist and internal medicine services which contribute to a collegial atmosphere. The site sees a large variety of ED presentations including approximately 15% pediatric visits.

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Compensation

Compensation for a full-time Emergency Physician (~13 shifts per month) is approximately $400,000+per year.Locum/temporary work opportunities are also available.

Alternative Payment Plan

Qualifications

ACLS, ATLS, CCFP EM, CPSBC Eligible for Full License, FRCPC, FRCPC Eligible, PALS

Locations

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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Job Info:

• Company: Fraser Health Authority
• Position: Emergency Medicine Physician
• Work Location: Vancouver
• Country: CA

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