Temporary General Internal Medicine Opportunity – NRGH

We are currently recruiting temporary General Internal Medicine (GIM) physicians to support inpatient care at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH). This is a short-term opportunity designed to stabilize and sustain our Acute Medical Service, while also offering physicians flexibility and opportunity to contribute to an expanding program.

Position Overview

We are seeking physicians who can commit to two weeks of service every two months, over a six-month period. Some flexibility is available in scheduling, and we welcome discussions around alternate arrangements.

Each two-week block will include:

1.  Week 1 (8 am - 5 pm, Monday to Sunday): includes Internal Medicine on-call duties on Acute Medical Service (AMS), providing consultative expertise, completing admission orders, and some rounding. There may also be additional fly-in night call coverage depending on need up to four nights per month. The AMS is a team-based care model that manages newly referred medical patients (primarily in the Emergency Department) until a definitive disposition plan can be established.

    

2. Week 2 (9 am - 5 pm, Monday to Sunday): includes Internal Medicine inpatient rounding of admitted patients on the Complex Medical Care Unit (CMCU) with a census of 12 patients. There may also be a need to provide consultative expertise for admitted off-service patients as required.

Compensation

• Compensation is currently arranged on a contractual basis with hourly rates for both the AMS and the CMCU.
• The Acute Medical Service will be funded at enhanced rates to support this intensive model of care.
• Travel and accommodation funded via ETSP including: Honorarium for travel time, meal allowance while traveling, coverage for personal or economy commercial transportation to and from the coastal community and accommodation provided during the service period

Why Join Nanaimo GIM?

• Help support and stabilize our internal medicine service in a vibrant and growing community hospital
• Enjoy flexibility in scheduling and a commitment tailored to your availability
• Opportunity to engage in both general medicine and cardiac-focused clinical work

If you’re interested or would like more information, please reach out to Savanah Munzar, Medical Staff Recruiter savanah.munzar@islandhealth.ca . We look forward to working with you to co-create a model that supports both excellent patient care and work-life balance.

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.