Medicine Careers

We invite you to explore the endless opportunities awaiting you on Vancouver Island, perfect for your career, family, and future! Browse through the following listings to see available positions in Medicine.

*Please note that these listings do not encompass all current openings in Medicine. For more information, please visit the Medical Staff Opportunities page or contact medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca.

Five Available Positions as of May 30, 2024:

General Internist (300-0977) - Comox

The Comox Valley Campus of the North Island Hospital in the beautiful and family-friendly Comox Valley is seeking a full time General Internal Medicine specialist.  Applicants must hold Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) certification or equivalent, and be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia.

The successful applicant will join a collegial group of internists which will include (when current recruitment is complete) 9 general internists, 2 GIM/Intensivists, 2 respirologists, an endocrinologist and a gastroenterologist.  Clinical duties will include inpatient GIM coverage including weeks of telemetry unit and ICU coverage. Participation in the medicine call schedule is mandatory with an aspirational 1:9 or 1:10 frequency of night call which includes covering the community-level ICU.  

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Neurologist (200-1414) - Nanaimo

The Island Health Division of Neurology has opportunities for an additional Neurologist to join a group of 5 Colleagues.

We seek enthusiastic candidates with an interest in developing subspecialty Neurology Service in one of three areas; Epilepsy, Headache and Cognitive Neurology.  This will complement the current Stroke, MS, Movement Disorders, Neurophysiology and Neuro-Ophthalmology Services. Candidates will be participating in inpatient and outpatient-based care while finding that a balance of work and life is possible in this dynamic and growing community. Opportunities to provide Medical Education with University affiliation is all part of this engaging practice environment. 

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Geriatrician (100-2188) - Victoria

The Division of Geriatric Medicine consists of a team of 11 Geriatricians working across Vancouver Island serving a population of 750,000.  In Victoria, the Patient Care Centre is a state-of-the-art facility with an elder-friendly design to meet unique needs of seniors. 

 The Geriatric service provides clinical support to a robust service including in-patient and out-patient consultation.  There is rotation through all aspects of specialized geriatric services and physicians work with dedicated interdisciplinary teams in most areas. 

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Community Hospital Inpatient Physician (Hospitalist) 200-1092 - Port Alberni

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General Internist (200-1321/1322) - Duncan

The Department of Medicine of the Vancouver Island Authority (Island Health) has three openings available for full-time General Internists at the Cowichan District Hospital located in Duncan, BC. The successful applicant would be joining the existing group of 4 general internists in providing inpatient and outpatient care to the residents of the Cowichan Valley. 

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