Family Practitioner/General Practitioner

Health Match BC; Williams Lake; On-site; CAD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation funding

Recruitment incentive

CME funding

Rural incentives

Job summary

Health Match BC is seeking a family physician for the Cameron Clinic in Williams Lake, BC. The clinic operates a private, three-physician setup with a private exam room per physician and a shared procedure space. Hours are 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, with flexibility and no evenings or weekends required.

Compensation is fee-for-service with an estimated remuneration around CAD 300,000 per year. Attractive rural incentives, relocation funding, and a recruitment incentive are available

Responsibilities

• Operate in a three-physician clinic with private offices and shared exam space.
• Clinic hours 8:30 am–5:00 pm, Monday to Friday, with flexible scheduling.
• No evening or weekend hours required at the clinic.
• Benefits and incentives include RSA-related bonuses, relocation funding, and recruitment incentives.

Job description

Community Description

Williams Lake is in BC's Central Interior Region, otherwise known as the Cariboo Chilcotin Region. There is a population of approximately 35,000 in Williams Lake and surrounding areas with a total population of 62,000 for the Cariboo Regional District. A vast array of lakes, rivers and hiking and biking trails, makes Williams Lake and the surrounding area a great place for outdoor enthusiasts to camp, fish, golf and play during the summer months while winter months bring the enjoyment of snowmobiling, skiing, snowboarding, and ice fishing for the winter months. Williams Lake has something for everyone.

Role and Facility Information

Hospital Description

Cariboo Memorial Hospital (CMH) Redevelopment Project is planned for a Phase 1 completion in 2027! The CMH redevelopment project includes an addition to the existing hospital as well as renovations to the existing facility. The addition will add 25 in-patient beds for a total of 53, a new emergency department and mental-health unit.

Currently, CMH is a Level 2 Community Hospital in Williams Lake with 28 inpatient beds. CMH hospital offers ER, OR, Med-Surg, and Obstetrical units. Lab and diagnostic imaging and outpatient Hemodialysis Unit are operated on-site.

Practice Description

Cameron Clinic is in downtown Williams Lake and within walking distance to the hospital. Each physician has a private office and dedicated exam room, and there is a shared procedure room. A Registered Nurse works in clinic as well. Clinic hours are 8:30 am - 5:00 pm, Monday to Friday. Working hours are flexible within these times. Billing is done in-house. No evening or weekend hours required at the clinic.

This is a great opportunity to build a varied practice in a private clinic your way. This three-physician clinic has very friendly and supportive physician colleagues, excellent staff and highly competitive overhead. Office overhead is split 3 ways.

There is a wide variety of practice opportunities available to family physicians coming to the Cariboo. Williams Lake offers a wide variety of services, including Indigenous Health, Maternity, LTC, OAT, Paediatrics, ER, Anaesthesiology, Surgical assists, etc. The possibilities are endless to build your practice the way you want it.

For those interested, Leadership Development Opportunities are available with Interior Health's NAVIG8 Program. The NAVIG8 Emerging Physician Leaders Program is a comprehensive leadership development program designed specifically for physicians to address the practical leadership knowledge, behaviours and skills that high potential, emerging medical leaders require to step into leadership roles early in their careers.

Compensation

Compensation Type Fee-for-Service Estimated Remuneration $300,000

Benefits and Incentives

• May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:
• Retention Premium 12.32%
• Retention Flat Fee $19,092
• Relocation Funding Available $9,000 - $15,000 based on move location
• Recruitment Incentive $15,000
• Other Benefits/Incentives Rural CME: max of $ 4,840/year after 4 years in practice
• Rural incentives are subject to change and current rates are confirmed at time of offer. Candidates with a BC or Canada student loan may be eligible for loan forgiveness programs.