Internal Medicine

Health Match BC; Port Alberni; On-site; CAD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive

Fee premium

Annual flat fee

Rural CME funding

Relocation funding up to $15,000

Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement

Job summary

The Palliative Care Physician Group at Island Health in Port Alberni, BC, seeks part-time or full-time permanent physicians to deliver comprehensive palliative care across hospital, hospice and community settings.

Role includes hospital Consults, home visits, outpatient care and on-call duties in a rural remote setting with teaching responsibilities for medical learners (UBC eligibility required).

Qualifications

• Eligible for medical licensure in British Columbia.
• Eligibility for faculty appointment with UBC.

Responsibilities

• Provide palliative care consults and follow-ups in West Coast General Hospital and the 4-bed Ty Watson House hospice.
• Deliver outpatient and home-visit palliative care in the Port Alberni area with occasional outreach to the west coast of Vancouver Island.
• Participate in rural & remote palliative care on-call schedule.
• Teach and supervise medical learners (UBC eligibility required).

Job description

Role and Facility Information

The Palliative Care Physician Group in Island Health have part-time or full-time permanent positions available for a palliative care physician in Port Alberni, BC able to work in a variety of clinical settings including community home visits and a local hospice.

Description Of Role

• Provision of palliative care consults and follow-ups in West Coast General Hospital and the local 4-bed hospice, Ty Watson House.
• Provision of outpatient and home visit palliative care consults within the Port Alberni area with occasional outreach to the west coast of Vancouver Island including Tofino/Ucluelet (driver's license and car are required)
• Participation in the rural & remote palliative care on-call schedule
• Teaching and supervision of medical learners (requires eligibility for faculty appointment with UBC)

Benefits

• May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:
• Recruitment Incentive - $10,000
• Fee Premium - 7.98%
• Annual Flat Fee - $12,110.22
• Rural CME starting at $2200/annum in year 3&4 in community, increasing to a maximum of $4400/annum after 4 years.
• Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Community Information

The Alberni Valley has a population of over 18000 and is centrally located on Vancouver Island. Just an hour's drive to the beautiful beaches of Tofino and Ucluelet to the West and an hour East to Nanaimo, where a ferry or floatplane can get you to Vancouver in a heartbeat.

The valley is surrounded by beautiful mountains renowned for hiking, mountain biking, trail running, quadding, hunting and camping. The ocean inlet is ideal for fishing and windsurfing, and Sproat Lake was just voted the best lake in British Columbia. World-class skiing on Mt. Washington is only a short drive away! The temperate climate offers an array of year-round outdoor activities and many recreational opportunities.

Port Alberni is a family-friendly community with affordable housing and excellent public schools. There is an abundance of activities for children, including programs in music, dance, gymnastics, and all team sports: soccer, baseball, hockey, lacrosse, etc.

Compensation

Compensation Type: Clinical Service Contract

Benefits and Incentives

• Retention Premium 7.98%
• Retention Flat Fee $12,110
• Relocation Funding Available $up to $15,000
• Recruitment Incentive $up to $10,000
• Other Benefits/Incentives Amounts are subject to change