Pediatrician 200-0577

Island Health; Port Alberni; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Island Health is seeking a full-time Pediatrician for the West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni. This position offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive pediatric care to a diverse population while being part of a collaborative medical community. The region boasts a high quality of life with various outdoor activities and a supportive local healthcare environment.

Benefits

Recruitment Incentive - $10,000

Fee Premium - 7.98%

Annual Flat Fee - $12,366.72

Rural CME starting at $2200/annum

Qualifications

• Physician with experience in pediatric care.
• Ability to work in a community hospital setting.
• Strong communication skills with a variety of patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Provide pediatric care for local patients and First Nations communities.
• Support a wide array of services in the community hospital.
• Collaborate with Family Physicians and specialists.

Skills

Pediatric care

Emergency care

Education

Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC

Job description

We invite applications for a full-time Pediatrician in Port Alberni providing care for local pediatric patients and to residents of First Nations communities in Ucluelet, Nitinat, Ahousaht and Opitsaht.

The West Coast General Hospital in Port Alberni is a modern, well equipped 75 bed community hospital with 56 acute (3 ICU) and 32 multilevel beds and 24-hour emergency room services. Port Alberni has an average 300 births per year and the hospital provides a wide array of services to a regional population of 32,000.

Our congenial medical community enjoys a full complement of Family Physicians along with specialist colleagues in anesthesiology, general surgery, obstetrics/ gynecology, urology, internal medicine, psychiatry and radiology.

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

• Recruitment Incentive - $10,000
• Fee Premium - 7.98%;
• Annual FlatFee - $12,366.72
• Rural CME starting at $2200/annum in year 3&4 incommunity, increasing to a maximum of $4400/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)

Port Alberni, situated at the end of Vancouver Island's longest inlet, is one of the most affordable waterfront centres on the island. Blessed with a moderate climate, the City of Port Alberni enjoys some of the best sport salmon fishing on the coast.

In addition to the natural beauty of the area, the temperate valley offers an array of year-round outdoor and ecotourism activities.

The city is considered the gateway to Ucluelet and Tofino on the west coast and is within commuting distance to the larger urban centres of Nanaimo to the east and Victoria to the south. Ferry and float plane service to Vancouver from these locations is readily available.

Job Types

Permanent Specialty

Department

Maternity Care & Pediatrics

Facility/Site

West Coast General Hospital

City

Port Alberni

Contact

To apply, please forward your CV, cover letter and contact information for three referees to:

Celina Callaghan,Medical StaffRecruitment Coordinator

Email: [e-mail]

• Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC