Salmon Arm

Situated in a lush valley on the shores of beautiful Shuswap Lake, the city of Salmon Arm the economic hub of the Shuswap Lakes region. Panoramic lake views, rolling farm land and forested mountains attract visitors from around the world as does Salmon Arm’s wide variety of cultural, seasonal, and outdoor recreation opportunities. From hiking to boating, to the annual Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival, there is no shortage of opportunities for building a healthy lifestyle in this family-friendly community. Salmon Arm's economy is a diverse mixture of forestry, agriculture, tourism and manufacturing. Come and experience outstanding wilderness scenery, countless recreational activities, and plentiful shops and boutiques; all enriched by a friendly, warm and welcoming community.

Practice Details:

Salmon Arm Senior’s Health & Wellness Centre:
The Salmon Arm Senior’s Health and Wellness Centre provides services designed to support the health and wellness of seniors livings with chronic conditions. The goal of the program is to improve seniors care through timely access to specialized teams of healthcare practitioners who will provide a comprehensive geriatric assessment, intervention, treatment and follow-up care; focusing on independence, health promotion and prevention, stabilization and improvement of seniors’ health in the community.

Services offered include:
•Collaboration with Clients existing community support network (e.g. family physician / NP, Home and Community Care Case Manager) as well as linking client and family with services and resources (e.g. home and safety assessments; financial assessments; nutritional assessments; coordination and collaboration with home support)
•Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, customized inter-professional care planning with the client and the family, personalized interventions and short-term follow-up and transitioning to community service.

Practice Details:
The Salmon Arm Senior’s Health and Wellness Centre (SHWC) is seeking a Family Physician to join their dynamic team!

This position works collaboratively with all members of the patient care team to provide supportive quality care to the SHWC patients and families through geriatric assessments, follow up visits, medication adjustments, and patient education. Services may be offered both in-person or virtually.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for senior’s care, a strong understanding of the unique needs of seniors and their families, and the ability to thrive in an interdisciplinary team environment.

Responsibilities include:

Direct Patient Care Services:
•Provides a comprehensive geriatric assessment as determined appropriate for the SHWC. Physician providing seniors services to patients at the Facility, upon referral by the patient’s most responsible physician (MRP) or nurse practitioner in the community.
•Provides follow-up visits for patients assessed by the Physician.
•Works collaboratively with the pharmacist and/or Primary Care Provider to make medication changes/ adjustments when appropriate.
•Advises and educates the patient and the patient’s family on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and disability in the older adult.
•Phone call or follow-up with patient caregivers and/or patient, related to patient care plan, discharge plan or other conversation necessary for quality patient care.

Indirect Patient Care Services:
•Contributes to and participates in the development and delivery of health care education for patients, patients’ families and program staff regarding specific geriatrics issues, including but not limited to continence, falls assessment and prevention, cognition, medication management, functional mobility, nutrition/hydration, elimination, pain and psychosocial concerns.
•Working as a member of the interdisciplinary team in providing a coordinated service to patients including liaisons between the patient’s general practitioner and community programs and patient care related communication with team members. This may include all forms of electronic and verbal communication such as email, fax, text, face to face and telephone.
•Prescription renewals or calls to/from pharmacy to clarify an order.
•Comprehensive care plan to include: specific instruction to staff or medical students/residents as part of patient’s care where necessary to ensure safe, quality care when it is provided concurrent with patient care or in support of a patient specific care plan.
•Patient specific quality improvement activities, evaluation and research

Clinical Administrative Services:
•Serves as a member of the SHWC team, providing medical input/service to this program.
•Provides staff education and develops a culture of health promotion and self-care education for the elderly.
•Recommends medical standards, policies and procedures for the program, taking into account regional, provincial and national medical standards and national accreditation standards.
•Participation in the evaluation of the efficiency, quality and delivery of the Services, including and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, participation in medical audits, peer and interdisciplinary reviews, chart reviews, and incident report reviews.

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Qualifications:

• Eligible for The College of Family Physicians of Canada Cert. (CCFP)
• Eligible for licensure with CPSBC
• Doctorate in Medicine
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is mandatory

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: Part Time (1-4 Thursdays/month)
On call requirements: N/A

Compensation:

n/a: