Francophone Community Health Centre – Santé Ouest

Language requirement: Bilingual French and English

Full-Time Equivalent: 1.0 FTE
Number of positions: 2
Facility Type: Community Health Centre in Vancouver
Specialty: Family physician
Scheduling: 1 FTE = 80% of time providing direct care, 20% indirect care.
On-Call Hours: Telephone on-call support after hours
Compensation: Approximately $330,000 per FTE  – Alternative Payment Arrangement, Service Contract – 1 FTE= 35 hrs/week during 48 weeks
Contract deliverable: 1 FTE to hold a minimum panel of 800 active attached patients

 

A. Job Purpose
This position is for a full-service, bilingual French-English family physician, providing services and care in a Francophone community health centre within a team-based care model.

B. Areas of Authority
This role reports to the Executive Director of RésoSanté and the Medical Director. Our health care team includes physicians, several registered and licensed practical nurses, social workers, and well trained and friendly support staff. They offer an interdisciplinary approach to health care, and encourage patients to be active participants in their health as well as to take responsibility for their own health status. The ongoing education of medical personnel is an important aspect of the clinic’s responsibility to the community. 

C. Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Providing team-based longitudinal primary care in French along with an interdisciplinary team
• Offer services to patients with multiple complex health needs (i.e. HIV, Hep C, mental health, addictions), taking into account trauma and psychosocial complexities.
• Work weekdays with a predictable schedule and participate in on-call periods, including some evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Provide services, assessments, and support for individuals with substance use or abuse issues, including opioid agonist treatments.
• Participate in raising awareness within the French-speaking community as necessary within the interdisciplinary team.
• Offer support and learning opportunities for French-speaking students and residents.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to enhance client outcomes.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team engagement events/opportunities.
• Participate in training activities to advance practice and client outcomes.

D. Qualifications and skills

Qualifications

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) – Registered (or eligible)
• College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) – Mandatory
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) – Mandatory
• Training and experience in the delivery of Opioid Agonist Therapy or willingness to obtain same shortly after starting role essential.
• Exemption from methadone and Suboxone certification in progress or willingness to obtain the same.

• Ability to speak French and English mandatory. 
• Commitment and ability to implement the CHC’s strategic goals, mission, vision and values. 
• Health promotion and prevention strategies.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds and/or with diverse cultural beliefs and practices.
• A background in working with youth, LGBTQ2S+, mental health, addictions, fragile families, refugees and frail elderly an asset. 
• Trauma informed practice and culturally safe care for Indigenous peoples
• A desire to serve complex clients.
• An interest in supporting chronic disease management models of service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team setting.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the social determinants of health being the foundation for providing care.

We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.

 

Please send your expression of interest in the form of an email with attached current resume and cover letter, and details for at least 2 references to [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. We appreciate the interest of all candidates, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.