Family Practitioner/General Practitioner

Health Match BC; Gabriola; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service on Gabriola Island is seeking a family physician to join its multi-disciplinary team. The role requires managing a patient panel and providing urgent care. Ideal candidates must be licensed in British Columbia, with a commitment to community health. Competitive benefits include relocation assistance and additional remuneration as per the Rural Subsidiary Agreement.

Benefits

Relocation up to $15,000

Recruitment Incentive $10,000

Fee Premium – 5.95%

Annual Flat Fee - $9,220.80

Rural CME starting at $2,200/annum in year 3 & 4

Qualifications

• Physician licensed to practice in British Columbia.
• Ability to manage a panel of approximately 800 patients.
• Experience providing urgent and emergency care.

Responsibilities

• Take new patients from the wait list.
• Provide same day/urgent/emergency care one clinic day per week.
• Support unattached population and reduce waiting times.

Job description

Role and Facility Information

The Gabriola Medical Clinic, located on Gabriola Island in the unceded territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, is an award winning, community owned, physician operated clinic, looking for family doctors to join our multi-disciplinary team.

We are looking for a physician to take new patients from the wait list and support the unattached population in our community. During the transition to a full panel, the physician will work with patients of the clinic to support reduced waiting times and improve access for existing patients. The rural nature of our practice means patients tend to be older, medically complex and more dependent on local care.

Each clinician provides same day/urgent/emergency care one clinic day per week, and in-clinic primary care 3 days per week. After hours urgent and emergency care is provided in partnership with BC Ambulance on a 1:4 call schedule.

The full-time contract is 1680 hours annually. The panel target is approximately 800 patients.

Remuneration

• Alternative Payment Plan (APP) Contract administered through Island
• Additional compensation for on-call services are paid through a MOCAP Level 2 contract
• Locums are available through the Rural Locum Program – 33 days per year as a C Rural Community, or can be paid through available contract hours

Overhead

• Overhead support of $75,000 annually is provided to each contracted position

Start Date

• Summer 2026

Hours Of Work

• Monday to Thursday 9 am to 4 pm
• Friday 9 am to 3 pm
• Saturday / Sunday Closed

Benefits

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

• Relocation up to $15,000
• Recruitment Incentive $10,000
• Fee Premium – 5.95%
• Annual Flat Fee - $9,220.80
• Rural CME starting at $2,200/annum in year 3 & 4 in community, increasing to a maximum of $4,400/annum after 4 years.

The above amounts are current as of December 2024 and may be subject to change. For more information, please visit: Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Community Information

Surrounded by the Salish Sea and all its beauty, and a short distance from Nanaimo and Vancouver, Gabriola offers access to larger centres. We have a wonderful elementary school, amazing fishing, sailing and a never-ending network of trails for hiking and biking. Working on Gabriola has afforded our practitioners enviably short commutes, stunning natural beauty, endless outdoor adventures, and a true work/life balance.

Visit our website for more information: https://beourdoctor.ca/

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Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care