Position: Inpatient Gastroenterology Consultant
Deadline: January 24, 2025
Posted: November 25, 2024
Job Description / Duties
Come work as an Inpatient Gastroenterology Consultant with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
An opportunity exists for a Gastroenterologist to practice as an Inpatient Gastroenterology Consultant (Gastroenterology Hospitalist) at Lion’s Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, BC.
The successful applicant will be responsible for acute inpatient gastroenterology consultations including emergency and urgent inpatient endoscopy. This position does not include any elective outpatient endoscopy provisions or privileges.
Terms of the position are negotiable with the Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology.
As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.
Qualifications / Required Skills
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)- Desired
• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC)- Mandatory
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)- Mandatory
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Mandatory
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology or equivalent - Mandatory
• Endoscopy Skills - Mandatory
• ERCP/EUS skills an asset
Contact Information
Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Alice Morales, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: medstaffcareers@vch.ca.
Please note that a resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position.
Employer Profile
WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?
VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their
families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
- Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
- Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.
Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.
Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.