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Status Open Site: Salmon Arm Senior''s Health and Wellness Centre Site Type: Other Type of Position: Permanent Date Range: Hours of Work: Part Time On Call Qualifications, Education and Skills Requisites Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License Full Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Mandatory Role and Facility Information Salmon Arm Seniors Health & Wellness Centre provides services designed to support the health and wellness of seniors living 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 Seniors Health and Wellness Centre (SHWC) is seeking a Geriatrician 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 seniors 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 geriatric consultation service to clients at the Seniors Health and Wellness Centre (SHWC), upon referral by the MRP, when the consultation is not billed to MSP Fee for Service. Provides follow-up visits via videoconference, phone or in-person if not billed to FFS (must ensure that appropriate documentation regarding visit occurs even if not on-site at the time of follow-up). Gathers patient collateral information when it cannot be billed under FFS. Provides care to a patient who does not have a valid MSP care card when it is appropriate. Advises and educates the client and the clients family on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and disability in the older adult when not billed to FFS. May provide home visits for assessment or follow-up if deemed necessary and schedule allows and when not billed to FFS. Any other patient-specific clinical services that are not billed under FFS as appropriate. Indirect Patient Care Services: Assists with the coordination of geriatric medical service for the SHWC, in collaboration with the MRP and SHWC Team when not billed to FFS. Contributes to and participates in the development and delivery of health care education for clients, clients families, and program staff regarding specific geriatrics issues. Patient conferences or interviews that are specific to a patient but do not qualify for FFS billing. Phone call or follow-up with patient caregivers related to patient care plan, discharge plan or other conversation necessary for quality patient care when not billable to FFS. Working as a member of the multidisciplinary team in providing a coordinated service to patients. Prescription renewals or calls to/from pharmacy to clarify an order when not part of a patient visit and therefore not billed to FFS. Patient-specific case management time not billable to FFS. Clinical, patient-specific advice related to patients not currently under physicians care when SSC FFS codes do not apply and not otherwise billed to FFS. Completing patient care related forms that are not billable under FFS. Patient no shows as long as physician remains available on-site to support the program during this scheduled time. Specific instruction to staff or medical students/residents as part of patients care where necessary. Patient-specific, clinically related research or evaluation. Patient-specific quality improvement activities. Clinical Administrative Services: Provides information to physicians and other care providers with the goal of increasing their ability to manage persons with geriatric syndromes when not billed to FFS. Supports the triple aim initiative of: Improving the patient experience of care; improving the health of populations; and reducing the per capita cost of health care. 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 prevention; develops resource materials for distribution to staff and physicians with respect to Geriatric Medicine. Recommends medical standards, policies, and procedures for the program. Apply today to live, work, and play where others only vacation! It''s better here! Email CV to May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Retention Premium 8.12%, Retention Flat Fee $10,000 (based on FTE), Relocation Funding Available $9,000 - $15,000 based on move location, Recruitment Incentive $12,584. Other Benefits/Incentives. Rural incentives are subject to change and current rates are confirmed at time of offer. Candidates with a BC or Canada student loan may be eligible for loan forgiveness programs. Situated in a lush valley on the shores of beautiful Shuswap Lake, the city of Salmon Arm is the economic hub of the Shuswap Lakes region. Panoramic lake views, rolling farmland, and forested mountains attract visitors from around the world as does Salmon Arms wide variety of recreational activities. #J-18808-Ljbffr