Palliative Medicine Physician Hospital

Job Summary

Our team is looking for a compassionate part-time (0.5 FTE) palliative care physician. This is an exciting opportunity, where you will work alongside other palliative care physicians and our multidisciplinary team to provide Most Responsible Provider (MRP) coverage hael’s Hospice and the Palliative Complex Care Unit; and consultation services to acute care and community-based patients.

Throughout the Fraser Health Authority we provide integrated, regional, comprehensive palliative care services in a number of settings including 30 Palliative Complex Care Unit (PCCU) beds; consult services in 12 acute care sites as well as in the community and other settings; and support to 126 hospice beds. Additionally, we provide under-graduate and post-graduate teaching in affiliation with the Division of Palliative Care at the University of British Columbia.

• Eligibility for medical licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia is required.
• Certification from either the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Preference will be provided to individuals who have completed additional training in Palliative Medicine, from either stream outlined below:
• One-year enhanced skills residency and acquired the Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) through the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
• Two-year Royal College subspecialty in Palliative Medicine.

By service contract at a rate set provincially by the Ministry of Health

• Alternative Payment Plan
• MOCAP - On Call Payments
• May be eligible for up to $10,000 relocation reimbursement.

Burnaby Hospital

Burnaby Hospital is a community hospital with a bed capacity of 259 acute care. As a large community hospital, Burnaby Hospital provides a full range of primary and secondary acute care and a number of specialized services such as 24/7 emergency care, general and internal medicine, general surgery, orthopedics, gynecology, urology, level one and two obstetrics, neonatal intensive care and tertiary palliative care, adult psychiatry, ambulatory care and other outpatient clinics.

Interested candidates may submit a letter of interest, CV and three reference letters or contact referee names.

If you have questions or interested in learning more about this opportunity, please contact Dr. Andrew Collins, Regional Medical Director, Palliative Medicine, at an