Foundry Tri-Cities

Foundry is removing barriers and increasing access to health and wellness services for young people ages 12–24 and their caregivers through a network of innovative youth-friendly centres across British Columbia and online. By offering integrated mental health care, substance use services, primary and sexual health care, youth and family peer support and social services, Foundry makes it easier for young people to find support in their communities.

The family physician provides episodic, enhanced/specialized, and longitudinal care (up until age 25) within the interdisciplinary team, through a combination of walk-in and scheduled appointments. Physicians are actively involved in case consultation with the Foundry Tri-CIties team and have the support of Medical Office Assistants in the Centre.

We are currently recruiting multiple family physicians with 0.2FTE and up to 0.5FTE
positions available.
• Remuneration will be in accordance with the Doctors of BC Physician Master Agreement and the negotiated clinical service contract.
• The estimated clinic opening timeline is Feb 2026.
Qualifications:
- Registered (Full) in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. Certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
- Medical indemnity coverage with Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA).
- Eligibility for a faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine is an asset.

Job skills and abilities:
1. Enthusiasm for and experience working with adolescents and young adults:
- Demonstrates a high level of clinical skill and competence with knowledge in the
following areas: Adolescent and young adult (AYA) physical, psychological, and
social development.
- Mental health and substance use in the AYA population, including comfort with
collaborative treatment planning and prescription of common medications.
- Opioid Agonist therapy (OAT) and/or willingness to learn to prescribe OAT is an asset.
- Reproductive health, including sexual health and STI prevention and treatment.
- Gender-affirming care, including the ability to provide and/or willingness to learn
how to provide hormone and surgical care planning.
- Health promotion and prevention strategies.
- A commitment to cultural safety and humility.
- Awareness of Indigenous health practices and Indigenous health supports.
- The unique ethical, legal, and confidentiality issues in caring for young people.
Effectively engaging family, caregivers, and other supports in the care of AYA.
- Trauma-informed and strengths-based care.
2. interpersonal communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively in an
interdisciplinary team.
3. Ability to learn and utilize the multiple records management platforms required for wrap-around care.
4. Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to help others use the same analytical thought processes.
5. Ability to deal with a host of interdisciplinary issues involving professional and resource allocation challenges.
6. Ability to maximize the use and scope of interdisciplinary team members.
7. Willingness and ability to contribute to educational activities in the clinic for the benefit of their colleagues and health professionals in training.
8. Willingness to take part in educational opportunities to advance practice and client care outcomes.