Family Practitioner/General Practitioner

Health Match BC; Osoyoos; On-site; CAD 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation funding

Recruitment incentive

Retention premium

RSA terms

Job summary

Health Match BC in Osoyoos, BC is recruiting a family physician to establish a new practice in a small lakeside town. The clinic supports a patient panel and provides mentoring for physicians new to practice and the local healthcare system.

In addition to in-clinic care, there are opportunities for inpatient and long-term care duties. Remuneration ranges from 300,000 to 600,000 CAD depending on clinic hours and ER shifts, with additional RSA incentives and relocation funding as outlined.

Qualifications

• Must be able to start own practice at own pace and build own patient panel.
• Mentoring available for new-to-practice physicians and those unfamiliar with local system.

Responsibilities

• Manage own patient panel in a rural clinical setting, including inpatients and long-term care patients.
• Potential ER shifts (APP renumeration) at SOGH in Oliver and Doctor of the Day shifts with stipend.

Job description

Role and Facility Information

Located in the charming lakeside desert community of Osoyoos. This lovely rural town of 5,000 people is currently served by 7 Family Physicians working in 2 clinics.

The population increases substantially in summer when tourists come to enjoy the long, sunny days, sandy beaches, and wineries. In addition, a growing population of "Snow Birds" come to enjoy the mildest winter climate in Canada.

Our clinic is located in downtown Osoyoos. Our building is just a 2-minute walk to the local beach and many eateries. Our clinic is 45 mins away from Penticton Regional Hospital where patients will have access to excellent specialist services.

Our clinic is well-staffed and has an Office manager and 3 MOA’s. Each physician will have 1 dedicated office space plus 2 exam rooms. Our clinic is very spacious with recent renovations. Each room is well equipped. We use Accuro. We are a designated Primary Care Network site and we have a Psychiatric Nurse, Community Worker, Social Worker, and Registered Dietician.

We have a great work atmosphere and collegiality where hallway consults are quite the commonplace. We cover absences eg holidays etc. for each other and are very supportive of each other. There is mentoring available for any new-to-practice physician and for those not familiar with our local healthcare system.

The right candidate will start their own practice at their own pace. They will have their own patient panel. There are plenty of available patients on the patient attachment list maintained by the Ministry. You would also be responsible for inpatients and long-term care patients from your own practice. There is an opportunity for ER shifts (APP renumeration) at SOGH in Oliver and Doctor of the Day shifts that come with a reasonable stipend.

Remuneration : FFS/LFP. range 300,000 to 600,000 depending on clinic hours and addition of ER shift.

Terms

Compensation

• Compensation Type Fee-for-Service Estimated Remuneration 300,000 - 600,000 Physician Overhead 23%

Benefits and Incentives

• May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Retention Premium 4.94% Retention Flat Fee $7,648 Relocation Funding Available $9,000-15,000 Recruitment Incentive $10,000