Family Practitioner – Central Nanaimo Urgent and Primary Care Centre
About the role
Job Description
The Central Nanaimo Urgent and Primary Care Centre is seeking Family Practitioners. Full time, part time and casual roles are available.
Join this team-based care centre with additional providers, nurses, and inter-disciplinary members such as mental health clinicians, social workers and an Indigenous nurse liaison.
This second Nanaimo UPCC will be open seven days a week and provide same day care for people who need support for their health concerns within 12 to 24 hours, but do not require an emergency department. Conditions such as sprains, cuts, high fevers and minor infections are appropriate for the UPCC. The UPCC will also attach people to a family physician or nurse practitioner via the provincial attachment system.
Start Date:
April 2025 (flexible)
Clinic Hours:
Provides care from 0800 to 2000 doors (open) every day. Urgent primary care services will be offered 365 days per year, which includes weekends and Statutory holidays.
Flexibility of 3–4 hour (or longer) shifts are available.
Remuneration:
UPCC Service Contract-attractive compensation package with service contract positions in the urgent primary care clinic
• Payment will now be at contract base rate of $198.48 per hour
• Additional $25 per hour will be applied to direct patient care hours for evenings (18:00 and later) and weekends/holidays
Overhead:
No overhead payments are required
Community Information:
Nanaimo, an exciting urban community with a breathtaking waterfront, provides an opportunity to enjoy an active exciting lifestyle with a multitude of year-round recreational opportunities including golf, mountain biking and walking trails, kayaking, paddle boarding and sailing, or dive to explore three artificial reefs created by wrecks sunk in the harbour. In winter, both downhill and cross-country skiing can be enjoyed at Mount Washington, just 1.5 hours north.
This vibrant, growing city of 97,000 boasts its own symphony and theater, offers post-secondary education at the Vancouver Island University, is just 15 minutes by seaplane to downtown Vancouver and a short drive to Victoria.
Job Types
Permanent Family Practice
Department
Primary Care
Facility/Site
Central Nanaimo Urgent and Primary Care Centre
City
Nanaimo
Start Date
April 1, 2025
Contact
Harjinder Conway Medical Staff Recruiter medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Shift/Hours of Work
Flexible
Remuneration
UPCC Service Contract
Education, Training and Experience
Licensure with the CSPBC
Job Status
Full-Time, Part-Time
About Island Health
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.
Family Practitioner – Central Nanaimo Urgent and Primary Care Centre
About the role
Job Description
The Central Nanaimo Urgent and Primary Care Centre is seeking Family Practitioners. Full time, part time and casual roles are available.
Join this team-based care centre with additional providers, nurses, and inter-disciplinary members such as mental health clinicians, social workers and an Indigenous nurse liaison.
This second Nanaimo UPCC will be open seven days a week and provide same day care for people who need support for their health concerns within 12 to 24 hours, but do not require an emergency department. Conditions such as sprains, cuts, high fevers and minor infections are appropriate for the UPCC. The UPCC will also attach people to a family physician or nurse practitioner via the provincial attachment system.
Start Date:
April 2025 (flexible)
Clinic Hours:
Provides care from 0800 to 2000 doors (open) every day. Urgent primary care services will be offered 365 days per year, which includes weekends and Statutory holidays.
Flexibility of 3–4 hour (or longer) shifts are available.
Remuneration:
UPCC Service Contract-attractive compensation package with service contract positions in the urgent primary care clinic
• Payment will now be at contract base rate of $198.48 per hour
• Additional $25 per hour will be applied to direct patient care hours for evenings (18:00 and later) and weekends/holidays
Overhead:
No overhead payments are required
Community Information:
Nanaimo, an exciting urban community with a breathtaking waterfront, provides an opportunity to enjoy an active exciting lifestyle with a multitude of year-round recreational opportunities including golf, mountain biking and walking trails, kayaking, paddle boarding and sailing, or dive to explore three artificial reefs created by wrecks sunk in the harbour. In winter, both downhill and cross-country skiing can be enjoyed at Mount Washington, just 1.5 hours north.
This vibrant, growing city of 97,000 boasts its own symphony and theater, offers post-secondary education at the Vancouver Island University, is just 15 minutes by seaplane to downtown Vancouver and a short drive to Victoria.
Job Types
Permanent Family Practice
Department
Primary Care
Facility/Site
Central Nanaimo Urgent and Primary Care Centre
City
Nanaimo
Start Date
April 1, 2025
Contact
Harjinder Conway Medical Staff Recruiter medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Shift/Hours of Work
Flexible
Remuneration
UPCC Service Contract
Education, Training and Experience
Licensure with the CSPBC
Job Status
Full-Time, Part-Time
About Island Health
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.