Role and Facility Information

Position Overview:
Physician role in a team providing coverage to withdrawal management service for a 12 bed dedicated WDM unit. Hybrid team model with physicians working both virtually from outside communities and on the ground in Kelowna.

The existing team of 4 family physicians has experience working both in person and virtually, and we are looking to recruit additional either local or virtual members - family physicians, specialist physicians, or Addictions Medicine specialist physicians.


Duties and Responsibilities:
- On-call availability for RN/RPN calls
- Virtual or in person admission assessments, follow up progress visits as needed
- Prescription and order writing (PPO-based)
- Interdisciplinary development of patient management plans
- Care coordination with Allied Health (SW, MOA, IPN) and Nursing staff
- Documentation and indirect patient care activities

Scope of Practice:
Acute and subacute withdrawal management of all substance use disorders, in particular alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder, stimulant use disorder, benzodiazepine use disorder and nicotine dependence/use disorder.

Expected Hours:
Up to 5 hours direct/indirect clinical work per day, with 24hr home call coverage. Hours split between direct patient care (assessment time), indirect patient care (documentation, prescribing, faxing), care coordination, and on-call phone coverage to nurses. Scheduling of hours is at the physician’s discretion.

Compensation:
Initially sessional ($175.72 - 180.99/hr) plus MOCAP.

Planned transition to new Addictions Medicine service contract plus MOCAP is imminent; timing of service contract implementation is dependent on Ministry of Health process. Physicians on LFP model may alternatively integrate this work into their LFP billings. No overhead costs.

Qualifications:
- OAT prescribing required - POATSP course completion or clinical experience
- Experience in Addiction Medicine or WDM in community or acute settings beneficial but not required
- Addictions Medicine certification ISAM diploma or CCFP(AM) or equivalent enhanced designation is not required, but will qualify for higher rate under new service contract

Resources Provided:
- Pre-printed order sets, EMR, remote IH system access, communication software
- Hardware for virtual care not provided; hardware available on site.

- Mentorship or virtual modules available for skills development.

Scheduling:
Flexible based on physician's existing availability and physician group inter-governance agreement

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Benefits and Incentives

Other Benefits/Incentives

Funding available for physicians needing to complete POATSP training upon request Leadership development opportunities are available through Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program.

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