Locum Hospitalist – Sechelt Hospital

Job Summary

Job Title: Locum Hospitalist
Work Site: Sechelt Hospital
Status: Locum Full-Time, Part Time
Start Date: June 18, 2025
Compensation Type: Longitudinal Family Physician Payment

Come work as Hospitalist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Opportunity for Locum Hospitalists at Sechelt Hospital.

Sechelt Hospital is seeking full-time and/or part-time Locum Hospitalists to provide 24-hour MRP medical services to acute care medical patients, with an opportunity to join the group as a permanent member. The focus of this role includes the admission of new, unassigned, and unattached patients through the Emergency Department (ED); comprehensive patient rounding and stabilization at the end of the day; and responding to urgent, non-code calls for patients admitted to the site. Successful applicants will join a new group of Hospitalists and participate in an on-call rotation, which is approximately 1-2 for on call with 5-7 day work weeks. Candidates should have a strong interest in integrating and developing their acute care hospitalist practice within the Sechelt Hospital team.

Remuneration for your activities within the inpatient care services will be through the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) payment model.

Sechelt Hospital is a 63-bed acute care facility located on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Serving over 33,000 year-round residents, the region has the second-largest proportion of seniors in BC. Sechelt Hospital provides a comprehensive range of health-care services to the community, ensuring access to quality care close to home.

Key services include 24/7 emergency care, a renal program with community dialysis units, and a variety of Mental Health and Substance Use Services. The hospital also offers regional laboratory medicine and a full suite of imaging services, including CT scans, fluoroscopy, ultrasound, mammography, and general radiology (X-ray). Patients benefit from on-site rehabilitation services such as physiotherapy, as well as surgical services and birthing support for low-risk pregnancies. Additionally, Sechelt Hospital delivers chemotherapy for cancer patients and offers outpatient medical day care services, providing a wide scope of care in a welcoming, community-focused setting.

Please include with your application a cover letter, CV and any other relevant documents for review.

Qualifications

Education, Licensing, & Experience:
- Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) – Full/Provisional
- Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) - Mandatory
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) – Mandatory

Closing Statement

Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Alice Morales Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: medstaffcareers@vch.ca or click “Apply Now.”

Please note that a resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position.

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.

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.

- 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
- Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

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.

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