Island Health and your colleagues are requesting your support with upcoming emergency department, inpatient care, and general internal medicine shift coverage across Vancouver Island sites. Contact medstaffhrplanning@islandhealth.ca directly if you are able to provide coverage or for more information. In most cases, privileging can be expedited as required.
Find Available Coverage Opportunities
Search all available shifts by hospital, location, date, specialty or requirements. Use the filters to narrow down opportunities across all coverage categories.
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Urgent / Critical Emergency Shifts
The following sites are at risk of closure and disruption if shifts are not filled.
West Coast General Hospital
URGENT
Available Emergency Shifts
Lady Minto Hospital
URGENT
Available Emergency Shifts
Port Hardy Hospital
URGENT
Available Emergency Shifts
Emergency Department Coverage Opportunities
Available emergency department coverage opportunities across Vancouver Island hospitals. Review available shifts, physician requirements, travel support and compensation.
Inpatient Care: Sites and Unfilled Dates
Browse inpatient care coverage requirements by hospital location and available dates.
General Internal Medicine Coverage Opportunities
Available General Internal Medicine coverage opportunities across Vancouver Island. Review dates and travel support information for each hospital.
Travel and Accommodation Support
IF available, eligible travel support includes:
- Travel time honorarium (within BC):
- $250 - 2.5 hrs or less return trip
- $500 -2.5 hrs up to 4 hours return trip
- $1000 - 4 hrs to 10 hours return trip
- $1500 - greater than 10 hours
- Paid mileage from your location to the site at $0.73 km
- Meal allowance (while traveling)
- Accommodation
Available to Provide Coverage?
Contact Medical Staff HR Planning if you are available to provide coverage or would like more information about an opportunity.