1. PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN
SURREY MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS
Take this opportunity to ensure your career is moving in the right direction - Imagine the
possibilities that exist within our extraordinary organization -- professionally and personally.
As BC’s largest and Canada’s most diverse health authority, we are committed to
building capacity to address unprecedented population growth
In this unique role, you will be working in an established primary care clinic which
provides well rounded comprehensive services including chronic disease management;
cancer prevention and screening, immunizations; health teaching, health promotion,
smoking cessation, medication monitoring and management, referral to specialists,
ordering of lab/investigative tests; medical and psychiatric symptom management.
The Clinic operates six days per week; and in your role, you will provide primary health
care to clients who have mental health and addictions issues as well as medical
concerns. Your schedule will consist of 5 sessions per week (days negotiable depending
on other physician coverage).
Other team members in this Primary Care clinic setting include an RN, Nurse Practitioner
and two other Physicians. There is no contract or expense expectation for
office/premises, as the Surrey Primary Care Clinic is administered by Fraser Health There
are strong linkages both clinically and administratively to Surrey Mental Health &
Addictions. Many clients of Surrey Mental Health have no access to a physician for their
medical needs and are seen at the Primary Care Clinic. Compensation is through an
Alternative Payment arrangement.
This position provides an opportunity to practice primary health with a committed and
expert multi-disciplinary team and to work with patients who may have long term mental
illness, addictions challenges or other significant mental health concerns. The office is
conveniently located at Gateway Skytrain station.
Your qualifications will include eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of BC and ideally, you will have 5 - 7 years’ experience as a General
Practitioner working with a variety of mental health and addictions issues.
To apply for this opportunity, please send your CV to:
recruitment@fraserhealth.ca
Phone: 604 953-5119
Fax: 604 953-5135