The Division of Internal Medicine at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) is seeking full-time General Internal medicine Specialists to join our group.

Our General Internal Medicine group at NRGH currently has 10 members, who are a collegial group of colleagues. There are sub-specialists within the hospital including Cardiology, Hematology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Respirology, Neurology, and Endocrinology, and has a large hospitalist service (220/330 patients) and is the backbone most responsible physician (MRP) service of the hospital. Although we have a limited on-site cardiology group (2 currently, but growing!), there is timely access to a large cardiology group in Victoria.

In this position you would receive free overhead clinic space with EMR support. The ward weeks are remunerated at a competitive hourly rate (APP, service contract). We have an associate physician who assists the ward physician with patient management.

Our hospital is a primary referral centre for central Vancouver Island. It serves an immediate population of 125,000 and a secondary population of 330,000 and is a 345 bed hospital, with extensive diagnostic services, dedicated ICU (separate from Internal Medicine), and a renal dialysis centre.

Our hospital is a residency site for UBC’s Family Practice Residency Program.

The ideal candidates we are looking to join our group will be eligible for FRCPC - Internal Medicine with the Royal College of Canada, and be eligible for licensure with the CPSBC.

Start Date

As soon as possible

Hours of Work

Full- time: 3 x 24-hour call shifts (or 3 day + 3 night) per month (fee for service + MOCAP)
8 to 10 weeks of daytime (9-5) ward coverage (10-15 medicine patients)

Community Information:

Nanaimo is a vibrant coastal city on the eastern shore of Vancouver Island. Known as the "Harbour City", Nanaimo boasts an extensive downtown waterfront, abundant outdoor recreation opportunities due to easy access to both the mountains and the ocean, and a temperate climate that makes it an appealing place to live and work.