Hospitalist - Peace Arch Hospital

Hospitalist - Peace Arch Hospital Job Summary

Peace Arch Hospital (PAH) is seeking qualified physicians to join our well established Hospitalist program in a permanent or part time capacity. Applicants should have a strong interest in developing an acute care hospital practice and working collaboratively with all members of the inter‑professional team, including medical staff, Nurse Practitioners and Allied Health staff.

• Primary responsibilities include admission and management of acute medical patients as the Most Responsible Physician (MRP), as well as consulting and supportive medical service in some surgical and psychiatric patients.
• Work collaboratively with specialist and community‑based physicians to optimize patient care and discharge planning processes.
• Demonstrate commitment to the evolving specialty of hospital medicine through involvement in clinical and non‑clinical activities (quality improvement projects, committee participation, academic excellence).
• Manage shifts: 8 day shifts 7 am‑5 pm, evening 5 pm‑midnight, night midnight‑7 am (requires sleeping on premises), admission line 12 pm‑5 pm, virtual shift 5 pm‑9 pm from home.

• ACLS, CCFP, CMPA, CPSBC Full, FRCPC or equivalent.
• Superior clinical and communication skills with exceptional bedside manner and patient management abilities.
• Proficiency with the range of hospital and community resources at the local institution.
• New graduates expected to demonstrate proficiency through electives/rotations; post‑graduate Fellowship in hospital medicine preferred.

Per master agreement. Full time considered 14 days/month; part time 50% of those hours.

Peace Arch Hospital

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 workforce. 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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