Clinical Associate - ICU

Job Summary

Job Title:

Clinical Associate

Work Site:

Vancouver General Hospital - Intensive Care Unit

Status:

Permanent - Full Time

Start Date:

To be mutually agreed upon

Compensation Type:

Salary

Come work as a Clinical Associate with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Join our team at Vancouver General Hospital as an ICU Clinical Associate.

In our multidisciplinary ICU and HAU, 15 intensivists staff 45 beds and provide services to adult patients from all programs including general medical and surgical, cardiovascular, thoracic, neurosurgical, solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, trauma and burns.

Under the direct supervision of the on‑call Critical Care Physician, you will work alongside residents‑in‑training and provide medical services to critically ill ICU patients. You will also have the opportunity to participate in the extensive medical and allied professional education activities.

Qualifications

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – Mandatory
• Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible – Mandatory
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) – Mandatory
• Anesthesia Experience – Desired
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) – Desired
• Emergency Experience – Desired
• Surgical Skills – Desired
• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License – Provisional
• Canadians/Permanent Residents who are foreign trained and international applicants are welcome to apply. For those who have received training or are working in another country recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for your Provisional Licensure while you work towards your full licensure in Canada.

Benefits

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award‑winning recognition programmes to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

All health care workers working in publicly‑funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity‑deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialised groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation. Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2024. Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.