Hospitalist

Role and Facility Information

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. Peace Arch Hospital is committed to a culture of collaborative, inter‑professional and team based care.

This job requires superior clinical and communication skills, along with exceptional bedside manner and patient management abilities. Our hospitalists must be proficient with the range of hospital and community resources available in their local institution, and work collaboratively with specialist and community‑based physicians to optimise patient care and discharge planning processes. Our team members must demonstrate a commitment to the evolving specialty of hospital medicine through involvement in clinical and non‑clinical activities (such as quality improvement projects, participation in committees and academic excellence).

We currently have 8 Hospitalists working day shifts from 7 am – 5 pm. The Hospitalists working are called Team 1‑8. There is an evening shift from 5 pm until midnight and a night shift from midnight until 7 am (will need to sleep on Hospital premises). In addition to these shifts we have an admission line daily from 12 pm until 5 pm to help with the daily load and this can be coupled with a virtual shift from 5 pm – 9 pm that can be managed on the phone from home.

The virtual shift will be managing the ward calls to relieve the pressure of the evening shift admissions.

New graduates who apply for positions are expected to demonstrate their proficiency in hospital medicine through hospitalist electives and other relevant educational rotations during their training. Candidates with post‑graduate Fellowship training in hospital medicine will be given preference.

Per master agreement. Full time is considered 14 days per month and part time work is anticipated to be 50% of those hours.

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 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. 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.