Family Practitioner/General Practitioner
- Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Role and Facility Information
The successful candidate will provide Addiction Medicine services to clients requiring care for substance use disorders, including opioid and alcohol use disorders. This medical clinic serves the Nanaimo area and provides walk-in or referral service.
Services at the clinic are provided as part of a multidisciplinary team to outpatients. Physicians agree to provide consults by phone and in person for patients associated with the clinic 5 days per week. Assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with moderate to severe and complex substance use along with the initiation of opioid agonist therapy or anti-craving medications are expected as part of this role. Thorough documentation, robust discharge planning, and connecting patients to longer term services is the goal of the clinic.
Island Health is affiliated with the UBC Faculty of Medicine Island Medical Program, and the successful candidate will be required to provide teaching and training to medical students and residents. A clinical faculty appointment at UBC will be required, and assistance in applying for a faculty appointment can be provided.
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The successful candidate will provide Addiction Medicine services to clients requiring care for substance use disorders, including opioid and alcohol use disorders. This medical clinic serves the Nanaimo area and provides walk-in or referral service.
Services at the clinic are provided as part of a multidisciplinary team to outpatients. Physicians agree to provide consults by phone and in person for patients associated with the clinic 5 days per week. Assessment, diagnosis and management of patients with moderate to severe and complex substance use along with the initiation of opioid agonist therapy or anti-craving medications are expected as part of this role. Thorough documentation, robust discharge planning, and connecting patients to longer term services is the goal of the clinic.
Island Health is affiliated with the UBC Faculty of Medicine Island Medical Program, and the successful candidate will be required to provide teaching and training to medical students and residents. A clinical faculty appointment at UBC will be required, and assistance in applying for a faculty appointment can be provided.
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Compensation
Compensation Type Clinical Service Contract
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Responsibilities
Provide assessment, diagnosis, and management for patients with moderate to severe and complex substance use disorders, including initiating opioid agonist therapy or anti-craving medications. Provide phone and in-person consultations, document care, plan discharges, connect patients with longer-term services, and teach medical students and residents.
Requirements
The role requires a physician able to provide Addiction Medicine services and consultations five days per week in a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic. A clinical faculty appointment at UBC is required, with assistance available to apply.
Skills
- Addiction Medicine
- Substance Use Disorder Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Patient Management
- Opioid Agonist Therapy
- Anti-Craving Medication Management
- Clinical Consultation
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork
- Clinical Documentation
- Discharge Planning
- Care Coordination
- Medical Education
- Teaching
- Training
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Education
Keywords
- Addiction Medicine
- Substance Use Disorders
- Opioid Use Disorder
- Alcohol Use Disorder
- Outpatient Care
- Walk-In Clinic
- Referral Services
- Patient Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Complex Care
- Opioid Agonist Therapy
- Anti-Craving Medications
- Clinical Consultation
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Clinical Documentation
- Discharge Planning
- Care Coordination
- Medical Students
- Resident Training
- UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Island Health