Clinical Associates - Family Physician - Royal Columbian Hospital

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon 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.

Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities.

As a Clinical Associate and eventual Medical Emergency Team physician at Royal Columbian Hospital you will work as a part of an inter-disciplinary team providing medical services to critically ill ICU patients. You will have an independent practice license with additional training in ER, Anesthesia, Internal Medicine or previous MET/CA critical care work if Family Practice background. Ideally you possess excellent clinical skills and able to place central venous lines, arterial lines; intubation and airway skills. Current ACLS; ATLS is an asset. Resident/Fellows in training may also apply as supervised Clinal Associates without independent license.

The Royal Columbian Hospital is a Tertiary Referral Centre and one of two Level 1 Trauma Centers in the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the regional referral centre for Fraser Health for Trauma, Neurosurgery, Stroke and Endovascular Thrombectomy, Cardiac Surgery, Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Extracorporeal Life Support, and Vascular Surgery with 2 Critical Care Units (formerly designated ICU and HAU) supporting these services and general critical care. RCH is approximately 500 beds and affiliated with the University of British Columbia as a teaching site for multiple specialties. RCH is currently undergoing construction of a new Acute Care Tower which will substantially increase capacity.

At present the Critical Care units make up 30 beds (generally 16 ICU and 14 HAU beds with flexibility). We look after neurologically injured patients including severe TBI with ICP and multimodal monitoring, VV-ECLS (with support of ECMO consultant), CRRT, mechanically ventilated patients, and have a large trauma, medical, and surgical referral base. This platform will also be expanding in next few years. There are 2 Royal College trained Intensive Care Physicians on each week who are there during day and alternate night call.

Hours:
19:00-07:00 Daily
07:00-19:00 Weekends/holidays
07:00-19:00 On most Wednesdays

Responsibilities:

• Consults/admissions to the critical care along with procedures including central lines, arterial lines, chest tubes and intubations.
• Supervising procedures and assisting residents and medical students on service with their consults/assessments.
• Attend codes to assist the Emergency Physician who is responsible for Code Blues at RCH
  Perform pending consults/procedures on day shifts and to ensure any outstanding issues/tests in critical care have a follow up plan by MRP team

Qualified candidates should submit their most current CV, cover letter and 3 references. Contact Dr. Andrew Wormsbecker (Andrew.wormsbecker@fraserhealth.ca) for more information.

Remuneration:

• Commensurate to level of training and BC PMA rates

Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

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 48,000+ 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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