General Internist - Eagle Ridge Hospital
- Port Moody, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Job Summary
The Department of Medicine at Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) is recruiting two general internists skilled in the management of complex inpatients. Responsibilities will include a combination of clinical care, teaching, and quality improvement with the mix of responsibilities depending on the successful candidate’s background and job profile. Competitive candidates will possess outstanding clinical, communication, teaching, and interpersonal skills that enable them to work collaboratively with other physicians, learners, hospital staff and administrators.
Currently Eagle Ridge Hospital has an existing High Acuity Unit/Monitored Care Unit (MCU) which is fully staffed by 3 existing Internists.
The two new Internists hired will be involved in the development and running of a new inpatient 15 bed Internal Medicine unit (IMU) for medically complex patients. The internists will have MRP responsibilities for these patients. Coverage will be 7 days per week, responsibilities will be shared with the other full time Internist. On-call evening/overnight coverage provided by the MCU internist.
IMU internist will also staff the IM Rapid Access Clinic (RAC). All RAC overhead including office space and MOA covered by the hospital.
Separate hospitalist service will look after majority of other admitted medical inpatients, with excellent relationship between internists and hospitalists.
Our goal is to foster excellence in clinical practice in a collegial atmosphere, with attention to work-life balance and personal and professional development.
Compensation
Combination of Alternative Payment Plan & Fee For Service
Qualifications
ACLS, CPSBC Eligible for Full License, CPSBC Provisional
Locations
Eagle Ridge Hospital
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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The Department of Medicine at Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) is recruiting two general internists skilled in the management of complex inpatients. Responsibilities will include a combination of clinical care, teaching, and quality improvement with the mix of responsibilities depending on the successful candidate’s background and job profile. Competitive candidates will possess outstanding clinical, communication, teaching, and interpersonal skills that enable them to work collaboratively with other physicians, learners, hospital staff and administrators.
Currently Eagle Ridge Hospital has an existing High Acuity Unit/Monitored Care Unit (MCU) which is fully staffed by 3 existing Internists.
The two new Internists hired will be involved in the development and running of a new inpatient 15 bed Internal Medicine unit (IMU) for medically complex patients. The internists will have MRP responsibilities for these patients. Coverage will be 7 days per week, responsibilities will be shared with the other full time Internist. On-call evening/overnight coverage provided by the MCU internist.
IMU internist will also staff the IM Rapid Access Clinic (RAC). All RAC overhead including office space and MOA covered by the hospital.
Separate hospitalist service will look after majority of other admitted medical inpatients, with excellent relationship between internists and hospitalists.
Our goal is to foster excellence in clinical practice in a collegial atmosphere, with attention to work-life balance and personal and professional development.
Compensation
Combination of Alternative Payment Plan & Fee For Service
Qualifications
ACLS, CPSBC Eligible for Full License, CPSBC Provisional
Locations
Eagle Ridge Hospital
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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Protect yourself from recruitment and employment scams.
We are aware of suspected fraudulent recruitment activity involving individuals impersonating Fraser Health recruiters or representatives. Fraser Health will never ask candidates or jobseekers for money, fees, gift cards or equipment purchases at any stage of the recruitment process.
Learn more >
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Responsibilities
Provide medical care and medical record provider oversight for medically complex inpatients in a new 15-bed Internal Medicine Unit, sharing seven-day coverage with another internist. Help develop and operate the unit, staff the Rapid Access Clinic, and contribute to teaching and quality improvement.
Requirements
Candidates must have ACLS and be eligible for a full or provisional license from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. They should demonstrate strong clinical, communication, teaching, and interpersonal skills and be able to collaborate effectively with physicians, learners, hospital staff, and administrators.
Skills
- Complex Inpatient Care
- Internal Medicine
- Clinical Care
- Communication
- Teaching
- Quality Improvement
- Interpersonal Skills
- Collaboration
- Patient Management
- Medical Record Provider Responsibilities
- Acute Care
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- Healthcare
- Education
Keywords
- General Internist
- Internal Medicine
- Complex Inpatients
- Inpatient Care
- 15-Bed Internal Medicine Unit
- High Acuity Unit
- Monitored Care Unit
- Rapid Access Clinic
- Medical Record Provider Responsibilities
- Clinical Care
- Teaching
- Quality Improvement
- ACLS
- CPSBC Full License Eligibility
- CPSBC Provisional License
- Hospitalists
- On-Call Coverage
- Alternative Payment Plan
- Fee For Service