Emergency Medicine

Health Match BC; Kitimat; On-site; CAD 405,000 - 495,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation leave 6-8 weeks

CME included

Relocation funding

Retention premium

Recruitment incentive

Relocation: $12,000 if relocating from

Job summary

Health Match BC in Kitimat, BC invites physicians with Emergency experience to join a single-coverage ER serving the region. This rural post offers day and night shifts with a flexible FTE commitment and opportunities to collaborate with primary care, long-term care, anesthesiology, and surgical teams.

You will work at Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre, a facility with acute care beds and a range of services, in a community known for its Pacific Northwest lifestyle and outdoor amenities.

Qualifications

• Emergency medicine experience (required)
• New graduates welcome and supported

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency coverage in a single-coverage ER
• Possibility to supplement emergency work with primary care, long-term care, anesthesiology and/or surgical assisting
• Coordinate with regional specialists and nearby hospital for patient care

Job description

Role and Facility Information

Join our dynamic healthcare team in the oceanside community of Kitimat, BC. Our medical staff is focused on providing exceptional care to the region. If you have passion for rural healthcare and desire to experience the Pacific Northwest lifestyle, this position may be for you!

We are seeking physicians with Emergency experience to work in a single coverage ER. The Kitimat ER is well supported by the nearby Ksyen Regional Hospital. New graduates are welcome and will be well supported by the local physicians and regional specialists. Day shifts are 0700 – 1900 (approximately 20-30 patients). Night shifts: 1900 – 0700 (approximately 10 patients). FTE commitment is flexible, and there is opportunity to complement your emergency medicine position with primary care, long term care, anesthesiology and/or surgical assisting.

Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre integrates acute care, residential care, public health and community health in one facility. The hospital contains 20 acute care beds, including 2 maternity beds. The GPAs provide anesthesia services for Orthopedic Surgery, Obstetrics, and other visiting surgeons. In addition there is an outpatient chemotherapy clinic, diabetes and chronic disease management, home support, and long term care. Kitimat General Hospital hosts a regular rotation of visiting specialists in internal medicine, urology, ENT, dermatology, neurology, ophthalmology and radiology.

Kitimat is growing! With major economic investments, the community is a marvel of nature and industry. The median house price is $359, 907 as of April 2024 making it an excellent time to get in the market.

Set within some of the most spectacular and remote scenery in the world, a deep sea port town, situated on both the sheltered inland coast at the head of the Douglas Channel and on the only other flat bottomed valley on the Canadian west coast, outside Vancouver, with easy rail, road and air access - it has an enviably bright future. Purpose built by Alcan in the 1950's, the friendly multicultural town boasts perhaps the best facilities for a community of its size with two ice arenas, a new pool, sports fields, a theatre, a modern library, recreation centres, a shopping mall, marinas, homes for the elderly, several schools, inexpensive housing and countless opportunities to take advantage of the spectacular wilderness just outside the Douglas Channel. The many pristine salmon bearing rivers, along with mountain hiking trails and local ski hills offer a lifetime of experiences for the outdoor enthusiast and young family.

This posting is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders and selected applicant(s) must comply.

Compensation

Compensation Type Fee-for-Service Estimated Remuneration expected $450,000

Benefits and Incentives

• Vacation Leave 6-8 weeks annually, CME included May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Retention Premium 18.90% Retention Flat Fee $28,682 Relocation Funding Available $9,000-15,000 Recruitment Incentive $20,000 Other Benefits/Incentives Relocation: $15,000 if relocating from outside of Canada: $12,000 if relocating within Canada but outside of BC; $9,000 if relocating within BC.