Family Practitioner / General Practitioner

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a physician to provide urgent and emergent medical care at the Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville, Canada. This is an entry-level full-time position offering a fee-for-service compensation model. The role involves working alongside emergency-trained RNs in a multidisciplinary environment. Additional benefits may include relocation funding and recruitment incentives.

Benefits

Retention Premium – 4.62%

Retention Flat Fee – $71,594

Relocation Funding Available – up to $15,000

Recruitment Incentive – up to $10,000

Qualifications

• Comfortable providing acute emergent care.
• Experience in urgent and emergent medical care.

Responsibilities

• Provide urgent and emergent medical care.
• Work with trained RNs for patient triage.

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 a physician. There is onsite medical imaging with x‑ray and ultrasound, and limited lab services are available via point‑of‑care testing. A large formulary of IV, oral and other medications as well as casting and splinting equipment is available. 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

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 moderate climates in Canada, with sandy beaches and activities galore for everyone from young families to retirement. The community offers a slower pace of life, easy access to Vancouver via ferry, air and float‑plane services, and is only about 2 hours away from major centres of Nanaimo and Victoria.

Terms

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

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care