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Recruitment Incentive: $20,000 (full-time)
Relocation Costs Reimbursement: up to $15,000 (amount based on location relocating from)
Fee Premium: 16.07%

About the role

Family Practitioner - Cortes Health Centre (Campbell River PCN) 300-0911

The Family Practitioner will work out of the Cortes Health Centre and provide general primary care to Cortes Island residents. Work will provide longitudinal attachment and culturally safe access to care. FP will provide the year-over-year increase to targeted attachment goals.

Direct and indirect patient care will support consultations, examinations, urgent medical access, same day access, addictions medicine, medical procedures, primary reproductive care, chronic disease management, on-going monitoring and follow up care, and other duties.

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: 16.07%
  • Annual Flat Fee: $24,896.16
  • 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.

Community Information:

Cortes is a beautiful remote Northern Gulf Island, two ferries away from Campbell River. The island has a vibrant community of approximately 1000 permanent residents, with many more seasonal residents. The Klahoose First Nations are based in Squirrel Cove, and there is a public school for primary to Grade 8. There are plenty of nature and recreation opportunities with lovely hiking trails, beaches, lakes and protected forests. Home to Hollyhock retreat centre, as well as the Gorge Marina, we get a lot of visitors coming from near and far.

The Cortes clinic is operated by the Cortes Community Health Association in a lovely, modern clinic space with 2 clinic rooms, a PCP office, a nurses room, a remote pharmacy and a treatment space (for emergency use and minor procedures) with 2 beds. The clinic is looking for 2-4 part time physicians (or 1 full time if someone is interested).

Job Types

Permanent Family Practice

Department

Primary Care

Facility/Site

Cortes Health Centre

City

Cortes Island

Contact

Harjinder Conway

Medical Staff Recruiter

medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca

Shift/Hours of Work

Full-Time or Part-Time. Clinic Hours are 9am-5pm, lunch 12-1:30pm

Remuneration

APP

Education, Training and Experience

Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC

ATLS, ACLS, PALS and Emergency Experience Desired

Job Status

Full-Time

Part-Time

About Island Health

Hospitals and Health Care
5001-10,000

Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.

Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.

Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.

Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.

To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.

Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.