We invite you to consider a unique opportunity to join a busy family practice providing primary care and urgent episodic care in the treatment room in the Pender Island Health Centre. http://www.penderislandhealth.ca/.

In this position you will join one other family physician and a nurse practitioner in this well-equipped clinic including an EMR.  The clinic forms part of a larger health centre including community nurses, public health, lab collection, optometrist, dentist, physiotherapist, massage therapist, chiropractor, crisis and mental health counselors, and extensive community volunteer programs.

While meeting patient needs and the minimum contractual requirement of 1,680 hours/year, there is flexibility to establish clinic hours and workdays to suit your practice model. On-call responsibilities are shared with colleagues on Mayne and Galiano Islands.

Your career can be a demanding one…so why not consider a location where the benefits are naturally distracting?

Benefits

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

• Recruitment Incentive - $15,000
• Fee Premium – 10.71%
• Annual Flat Fee - $12,328.74
• Rural CME starting at $440/annum for 2 years or less in community, increasing to a maximum of $4,840 after 4 years.
• Rural GP Locum Program provides $996/day to locum physician with 38 days/annum locum coverage to resident physician.

Rural Practice Programs - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Additional Information

Overhead: Shared overhead arrangement

Start date: As soon as possible

Community Information

Pender Island, one of the Southern Gulf Islands, is situated adjacent to Vancouver Island between Vancouver and Victoria. Pender is comprised of two islands – North and South Pender – joined by a single-lane bridge over a narrow canal. Combined with a large retirement population, there are a growing number of young families amongst the 2,500 permanent residents. Pender Island also experiences a significant influx of part-time residents and summer tourists.

There is a strong community feeling on Pender Island and a wealth of activities including choir, theatre, community hall, and a wonderful range of outdoor activities from golf, to sailing, diving, hiking and gardening in a sunny Mediterranean type climate (BC style!).