Now is the time to augment your practice with a long term care panel! Multiple long term care (LTC) homes have exciting opportunities for you to provide the challenging, diverse, and impactful work of caring for the frail elderly.
Why long term care?
- Specialized mental health population; expand on your mental health skillset and apply your expertise to a LTC setting
- You will become part of a supportive physician community
- Each care home works closely with an interdisciplinary care team to provide holistic resident-centered care
- You have the opportunity to join the Long Term Care Initiative (LTCI) which includes the following:
- Paid mentorship opportunities
- Participation in a self-scheduling, paid, after-hours care system (commitment of only one week of coverage per quarter; coverage is shared amongst the Vancouver LTCI practitioners)
- Opportunities for paid participation in long term care-specific events
- Opportunities to participate in LTC quality improvement projects and CME
- You can develop and grow your skills in providing care for the frail elderly and transfer these skills to your work in community and hospital settings
- Allows for flexibility in your schedule – supplement other family practice work with a LTC panel to add variety to your workday. You can work with the care home leadership to set the size of your panel and your availability for providing care
- Caring for the frail elderly is both challenging and incredibly rewarding
Why now?
- There are a number of vacancies for long term care physicians and therefore you will have greater opportunity to select the specific care home or area you would like to work in
- With an ageing population, care of the frail elderly will become increasingly important in both community and long term care settings
Opportunity Information
Job Details
Permanent
Job Title
Family Physician
Remuneration
LFP model or fee-for-service, with additional incentive payments (see further information below)
Start Date
End Date
Until filled
Start Date
Negotiable
Job Specifics
The Vancouver Division of Family Practice LTCI enables physicians who work in long term care and commit to a formal relationship with a care home to receive additional funding. Physicians will form part of a supportive physician community that work toward maintaining the five best practice expectations including: regular proactive visits; on-site medication reviews; attendance at care conferences; involvement in 24/7 on call; and completed documentation in charts.
Remuneration: LTCI care home panels are remunerated through the LFP model or fee-for-service. Physicians who join the LTCI receive payments for:
- Participation in the after-hours care program: $1,000 for weekday shifts (5pm to 8am Monday to Thursday) and $1,400 for weekend shifts (5pm Friday to 8am Monday)
- Sessional payments for participation in mentorship activities, events, and quality improvement projects
Practice Information
Practice Name
Britannia Lodge
Practice Setting
Long Term Care Home
Other Providers
Practitioners working in LTCI care homes will work with an interdisciplinary care team: physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, allied health, and the care home leadership team
Community
PCN 2: Centre North
EMR
PointClickCare
Britannia Lodge is a 65-bed long term care home currently being supported by two Long Term Care Initiative (LTCI) practitioners. An additional practitioner is required to assist with the resident caseload. Britannia Lodge supports diverse people with individualized needs; including a strong focus on supporting mental health needs. Further information about the care home can be found at their website
If you are interested in getting more information about working with this care home, or would like to note your interest for future long term care opportunities, please complete and return the LTCI Physician Statement of Interest form or fill out the Application Form below.
If you would like more information on working in long term care, please contact our Vancouver LTCI team at ltc@vancouverdivision.com or (604) 569-2010 ext. 274866
Note: there are also vacancies in other long term care homes in Vancouver. Please enter “long term care” into the search bar to view these opportunities.
