Family Practitioner/General Practitioner

Job summary

Provide clinic-based care alongside physicians and a multidisciplinary health team, and cover emergency room services. Deliver inpatient hospital care and long-term patient care to the Namgis community and surrounding area.

Job details

Role and Facility Information The Namgis First Nation is looking for a physician to join the Namgis Health team. The physician will work in clinic with 2 physicians and other health team members: including 2 community care nurses, 2 mental health workers, addictions counselors and a social worker. There are also visiting occupational therapists, social work, mental health, intensive case managers and a midwife. Additionally, visiting specialists include Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Ophthalmology and Psychiatry. The position requires ER coverage, inpatient hospital care and long-term patient care. Both the clinic and hospital are located on the Namgis First Nations reserve. The position is salaried, and housing can be provided. The Namgis are a forward-thinking people who are deeply invested in the health care of their community and, by extension, the health care of Alert Bay and surrounding peoples. Benefits May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Recruitment Incentive: $20,000 (full-time) Relocation Costs Reimbursement: up to $15,000 (amount based on location relocating from) Fee Premium: 23.94% Annual Flat Fee: $37,100.16 Rural CME: starting at $1,320/annum 2 years or less in the community, increasing to $3,520/annum in year 3 & 4 to a maximum of $5,720/annum after 4 years. The above amounts are current as of August 2024 and may be subject to change. For more information, please visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/health/practitioner-professional-res… Start Date As soon as possible. Community Information Located on Cormorant Island, off the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, Alert Bay offers a wide variety of both indoor and outdoor recreational opportunities ranging from local arts and cultural pursuits to hiking, cycling, beachcombing, camping, kayaking, and whale watching. Request Info Terms Compensation Compensation Type Salary Benefits and Incentives May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Retention Premium 23.94% Retention Flat Fee $37,100 Relocation Funding Available $15,000 Recruitment Incentive $20,000 Request Info

What you’ll do

Provide clinic-based care alongside physicians and a multidisciplinary health team, and cover emergency room services. Deliver inpatient hospital care and long-term patient care to the Namgis community and surrounding area.

Requirements

The posting seeks a physician to join the Namgis Health team as a family practitioner or general practitioner. No specific education, licensing, or experience requirements are stated.

Benefits

• Recruitment Incentive
• Relocation Assistance
• Fee Premium
• Annual Flat Fee
• Rural Continuing Medical Education Funding
• Housing

Listed skills

• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Family Medicine
• General Practice
• Emergency Room Coverage
• Inpatient Hospital Care
• Long-Term Patient Care
• Community Health Care
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Mental Health Care
• Addiction Counseling
• Rural Medicine

Job areas

• Healthcare

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