Kelowna Senior’s Health & Wellness Centre:

The Kelowna Senior’s Health and Wellness Centre is an interprofessional assessment and short-term intervention service to address frailty and age-related medical conditions for community dwelling older adults. 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. The program is staffed with a Team Lead, nursing, allied health clinicians, geriatricians (1 local, 2 visiting), family physicians and medical office assistants.

Services offered include:

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, customized inter-professional care planning with the patient and their caregiver/family, personalized interventions, short-term follow-up and transitioning to community service(s) at discharge.

Collaboration with the patient’s existing community support network as well as linking the patient and caregiver/family with other services and resources (e.g. Family Physician/Nurse Practitioner, Home and Community Care team, community service providers).

Practice Details:

The Kelowna Senior’s Health and Wellness Centre (SHWC) is seeking a Family Physician to join their dynamic team!

This position works collaboratively with all members of the care team to provide supportive quality care to the SHWC patients and caregivers/families through geriatric assessments, follow up visits, medication adjustments, support and patient education. Services may be offered both in-person or virtually.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for senior’s 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 comprehensive geriatric assessment as determined appropriate for the SHWC to patients at the Community Health Services Centre, upon referral by the patient’s most responsible physician (MRP) or nurse practitioner in the community.
•Provides follow-up visits for patients assessed by the Physician.
•Works collaboratively with the pharmacist and/or Primary Care Provider to make medication changes/ adjustments when appropriate.
•Advises and educates the patient and caregiver/family on diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease and disability in the older adult.
•Phone call or follow-up related to patient care plan, discharge plan or other conversation necessary for quality patient care.

Indirect Patient Care Services:

•Contributes to and participates in the development and delivery of health care education for patients, patients’ families and program staff regarding specific geriatrics issues, including but not limited to continence, falls assessment and prevention, cognition, medication management, functional mobility, nutrition/hydration, elimination, pain and psychosocial concerns.
•Working as a member of the interdisciplinary team in providing a coordinated service to patients including liaisons between the patient’s primary care practitioner and community programs and patient care related communication with team members. This may include all forms of electronic and verbal communication such as email, fax, text, face to face and telephone.
•Prescription renewals or calls to/from pharmacy to clarify an order.
•Comprehensive care plan to include specific instruction to staff or medical students/residents as part of patient’s care where necessary to ensure safe, quality care when it is provided concurrent with patient care or in support of a patient specific care plan.
•Patient specific quality improvement activities, evaluation and research

Clinical Administrative Services:

•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 self-care education for seniors
•Recommends medical standards, policies and procedures for the program, considering regional, provincial and national medical standards and national accreditation standards.
•Participation in the evaluation of the efficiency, quality and delivery of the Services, including and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, participation in medical audits, peer and interdisciplinary reviews, chart reviews, and incident report reviews.

Kelowna:

Glistening water and lush mountains, dotted with parks, frame the Okanagan's largest and liveliest population centre: Kelowna. Okanagan Lake is the perfect place to sail, kayak, or relax on the beach. Rolling greens offer world-class golfing just minutes from spectacular hiking and biking trails. In the winter, enjoy ski resorts and skating rinks right at your fingertips. Decorated with heritage buildings and modern architecture, Kelowna offers something for everyone, with orchards, vineyards, and all the amenities of a major centre. From restaurants and shops to art galleries, live music, and theatre, this city has it all. Come experience our four-season playground and see why life is better here.


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Qualifications:
Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License (Provisional); Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible (Mandatory); Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) (Mandatory)