Family Physician - Rural, Team-Based, Culturally Safe

Health Match BC; Port Hardy; On-site; CAD 302,000 - 378,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation funding

Recruitment incentive

Rural retention premium 22.26%

Job summary

Health Match BC invites Family Physicians to join the Pata'yi Primary Care Centre network on Northern Vancouver Island. You will practice in a First Nations-led system with a collaborative team including nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and traditional healers, providing holistic, culturally safe primary care.

The role supports a flexible 0.2 to 1.0 FTE arrangement, with potential for travel across Kwakwaka’wakw communities and a panel size target of about 650 per 1.0 FTE by year three, under

Qualifications

• Active medical license with the College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) in good standing.
• Training in Cultural Safety & Humility or willingness to undertake this training.
• Experience working with First Nations communities and providing culturally safe care.
• Current valid driver's license and willingness to travel to sites across Northern Vancouver Island.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary care in a collaborative, team-based model.
• Travel to different sites as pre-arranged to meet community needs.
• Manage patient panels with scalable targets and participate in wrap-around care incorporating Western and Traditional Wellness approaches.

Job description

Health Match BC invites Family Physicians to join the Pata'yi Primary Care Centre network on Northern Vancouver Island. You will practice in a First Nations-led system with a collaborative team including nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and traditional healers, providing holistic, culturally safe primary care.

The role supports a flexible 0.2 to 1.0 FTE arrangement, with potential for travel across Kwakwaka’wakw communities and a panel size target of about 650 per 1.0 FTE by year three, under