Physician - Foundry

Location: Squamish - Foundry

Hours of Work: 8-20 hrs/wk. Mon-Fri, typically 9-5 with some flexibility

Nature of position: Multiple Part-Time positions available

Compensation: In accordance with the Doctors of BC Physician Master Agreement

Start date: As soon as possible

ABOUT SSCS and Foundry:

Foundry is removing barriers and increasing access to health and wellness services for young people ages 12–24 and their caregivers through a network of innovative youth-friendly centres across British Columbia and online. By offering integrated mental health care, substance use services, primary and sexual health care, youth and family peer support and social services, Foundry makes it easier for young people to find support in their communities. Online resources and first-of-its-kind virtual care further broaden Foundry's reach.

Sea to Sky Community Services (SSCS) is the lead agency for Foundry Sea to Sky (FSTS), integrating health care into a community-based social service setting. This approach allows us to be flexible and creative in our ability to meet multiple needs of youth in one location. Vancouver Coastal Health’s Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Team is fully integrated into the FSTS model and includes Concurrent Disorder Clinicians, Hospital Liaison Workers, and a Case Coordinator Nurse. FSTS’s wrap-around service model also includes Youth Outreach Workers and Peer Support Workers employed by SSCS, as well as an integrated youth drop-in providing social and recreational programming.

Contribution:

Under the oversight of the FSTS Medical Director, the family physician provides episodic, enhanced/specialized, and longitudinal care (up until age 25) within the interdisciplinary team, through a combination of walk-in and scheduled appointments. Physicians are actively involved in case consultation with the FSTS team and have the support of Medical Office Assistants in the Centre.

We are currently recruiting multiple family physicians with 0.2FTE and up to 0.5FTE positions available.

Remuneration will be in accordance with the Doctors of BC Physician Master Agreement and the negotiated clinical service contract.

The estimated clinic opening timeline is fall 2024.

Qualifications:

1. Registered (Full) in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.

2. Certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

3. Medical indemnity coverage with Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA).

4. Eligibility for a faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine is an asset.

Job skills and abilities:

1. Enthusiasm for and experience working with adolescents and young adults.

2. Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill and competence with knowledge in the following areas:

a. Adolescent and young adult (AYA) physical, psychological, and social development.

b. Mental health and substance use in the AYA population, including comfort with collaborative treatment planning and prescription of common medications.

c. Opioid Agonist therapy (OAT) and/or willingness to learn to prescribe OAT.

d. Harm reduction strategies.

e. Reproductive health, including sexual health and STI prevention and treatment.

f. Gender-affirming care, including the ability to provide and/or willingness to learn how to provide hormone and surgical care planning.

g. Health promotion and prevention strategies.

h. A commitment to cultural safety and humility.

i. Awareness of Indigenous health practices and Indigenous health supports.

j. The unique ethical, legal, and confidentiality issues in caring for young people.

k. Effectively engaging family, caregivers, and other supports in the care of AYA.

l. Trauma-informed and strengths-based care.

3. Excellent interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.

4. Ability to learn and utilize the multiple records management platforms required for wrap around care.

5. Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to help others to use the same analytical thought processes.

6. Ability to deal with a host of interdisciplinary issues involving professional and resource allocation challenges.

7. Ability to maximize use and scope of interdisciplinary team members.

8. Willingness and ability to contribute to educational activities in the clinic for the benefit of their colleagues and health professionals in training.

9. Willingness to take part in educational opportunities to advance practice and client outcomes.

Requirements:

1. Criminal Record Review.

2. Signed confidentiality form.

3. Approved reference check.

Apply today:

Please direct your expression of interest in this position to the Foundry Sea to Sky Medical Director, Dr. Katie Mitchell, at katie.mitchell@sscs.ca and include a cover letter and CV.

Job Type: Part-time

Expected hours: 8 – 20 per week

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• On-site parking

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

• If you aren't currently located in Squamish, what are your relocation plans? Have you secured housing in the area?

Experience:

• clinical: 3 years (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• Certification with College of Family Physicians of Canada (required)
• Registration with College of Physicians of BC (required)

Work Location: In person