Emergency Medicine

Health Match BC; Parksville; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retention premium

Relocation funding

RSA incentive

Job summary

Health Match BC is seeking a physician to join Oceanside Health Centre Urgent Care in Parksville on Vancouver Island. The role involves providing urgent and emergent medical care in a multidisciplinary setting with on-site imaging and limited labs.

The facility operates 07:30–21:30 daily, with physicians typically on 8-hour shifts. As soon as possible start, with options for full-time, half-time, or casual work arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Provide acute emergent care within the Urgent Care setting.
• Triage patients according to the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS).
• Coordinate with onsite imaging (x-ray, ultrasound) and point-of-care testing.

Job description

Role and Facility Information

The Oceanside Health Centre Urgent Care is a multidisciplinary environment with physicians, and emergency-trained RNs that provides urgent and emergent medical care to the Oceanside area on Vancouver Island. The Urgent Care is open from 0730-2130 daily and physicians usually work 8-hour shifts. Emergency certification is not required, but physicians working here should be comfortable providing acute emergent care. Patients are triaged by trained RNs according to the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) and are seen by either a physician. There is onsite medical imaging with x-ray and ultrasound and limited lab services are available via point-of-care testing. There is a large formulary of IV, oral and other medications as well as casting and splinting equipment. There are no overnight beds. Patients requiring a higher level of care are transferred to the regional referral hospital, which is 30 minutes away and has a no-refusal policy.

Other services offered at the Oceanside Health Centre include adult and geriatric psychiatry, medical daycare, ambulatory wound care, primary care, community care (mental health, home and community care, home support, diabetes education, and seniors health), and an out-patient lab.

Start Date

As soon as possible.

Additional Information

Candidates may apply to work full-time, half-time or casually.

Community Information

Parksville has one of the most temperature climates in all of Canada, with sandy beaches and activities galore for everyone from young families up to retirement. Parksville has a slower pace of life, where people take time to enjoy the beauty of the area and the endless outdoor activities. The major centres of Nanaimo and Victoria are readily accessible via the Island Parkway, and regularly scheduled ferry, air and float plane services from Nanaimo offer easy access to Vancouver. Practice where the living is easy, and still have access to everything a big city has

to offer just 2 hours away.

Compensation

Compensation Type Fee-for-Service Physician Overhead 11% of FFS over base compensation

Benefits and Incentives

May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:

• Retention Premium 4.62%
• Retention Flat Fee $71,594
• Relocation Funding Available $Up to $15,000
• Recruitment Incentive $up to 10,000