Urgent Shift Opportunities

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. 

Urgent/Critical Emergency Shifts

The following shift(s), if left unfilled, will result in site closure or diversion.

Port Hardy Hospital – May 22 (0700-0700); June 1 (0700-0700)

Site 

Coverage Required

Notes
Port Hardy Hospital (PHH)

May
22 (0700-0700)

June
1, 2, 3, 9, 12, 15 (0700-0700)
  • FP with current ED experience, ACLS and ATLS or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred.
  • Income Guarantee (inclusive of MOCAP & RRP) plus REEF IS currently available:
    • $4000 for weekday shifts
    • $4300 weekend shifts
  • Additional incentives may be available; please inquire.
Port McNeill Hospital (PMH) July
8, 13, 20, 27, 28, 30, 31 (0900-0900)
  • FP with current ED experience, ACLS and ATLS or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred.
  • Income Guarantee (inclusive of MOCAP & RRP) plus REEF IS currently available:
    • $4100 for weekday shifts
    • $4350 for weekend shifts
  • Additional incentives may be available; please inquire.
Comox Valley Hospital (CVH)

May
10, 17, 24 (1200-1930)

June
13, 14, 27, 28 (0800-1530 - RADU - GP ok)

July
8, 12, 15, 16 (1200-1930)
4, 5, 11, 12 (0800-1530 - RADU - GP ok)

August
28 (1200-1930)
  • CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports is NOT available. 
West Coast General Hospital
(WCGH)

June 
24 (2200-0800)

July
2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31(2200-0800)
2, 8, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30 (0800-1500)
7, 8, 15, 19, 26, 29, 31 (1500-2200)

August
1, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 24, 28 (0800-1500)
1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30, 31 (2200-0800)
8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 23, 31 (1500-2200)
  • CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred.
  • Income Guarantee (inclusive of MOCAP & RRP) plus REEF IS currently available.
    • Weekday (0800-1500) - $1985.72
    • Weekday (1500-2200) - $2093.70
    • Weekday (2200-0800) - $3203.87
    • Weekend (0800-1500) - $2174.68
    • Weekend (1500-2200) - $2174.68
    • Weekend (2200-0800) - $3203.87
  • Additional stipend of $900 available
Tofino General Hospital
(TGH)

June
28 (0800-1800)


August
15 (1800-0800)
  • FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Travel support may be eligible. Please confirm details at the time of booking.
Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) May
17, 31 (1100-1930)
24, 30 (0800-1630)

June
3 (0030-0730)
9, 26 (1730-0200)
25 (0800-1600)

8, 25, 28 (0930-1530)
2, 7, 11, 22, 25 (1530-2130)

July
27 (0030-0730)
29, 30 (1730-0200)
31 (1100-1930)

3, 30, 31 (0930-1530)
2, 3, 6, 27, 30 (1530-2130)
  • FRCPC or CCFP-EM Required
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available (excluding coverage for the 0930-1530 and 1530-2130 shifts). Multiple shifts preferred.
  • CDH is a CPOE activated site
Lady Minto Hospital (LMH) June
10 (0700-1900)

July
5, 8 (0700-1900)
  • FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required.
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred.
  • Time spent waiting for the ferry can be included in claim for the travel time honorarium as noted below.
  • Income Guarantee (inclusive of RRP, REEF, and MOCAP) IS currently available:
    • Day Shift Weekday $3645
    • Day Shift Weekend $3915
    • Night Shift $4131

Please be advised that the Rural Emergency Enhancement Fund (REEF) and the Medical On-Call Availability Program (MOCAP) are administered by the local physician group.
Saanich Peninsula Hospital (SPH)

ERP shifts

July
4, 28 (2100-0800)
17 (0900-1600)
18 (1100-1800)
19 (1500-2200)

August
2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 22, 25, 26, 27, 31 (1100-1800)
25 (2100-0800)

Fast Track (GP with ER experience)

June
1, 4, 9, 10, 22, 23, 25 (1200-1900)

July
22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (1200-1900)

August
1, 2, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23 (1200-1900)
 
  • FRCPC or CCFP-EM Required
  • Fast Track shifts are 0800-1300 & 1200-1900 and are available to FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC
  • Funding for travel support IS currently available (excluding Fast Track). Multiple shifts preferred.

Inpatient Care: Sites and Unfilled Date

Site

Coverage Required

Notes
Tofino General Hospital (TGH) May 20
July 7-12, 20-31
August 1-23, 29-31
  • Travel support may be eligible. Please confirm details at the time of booking. Multiple shifts preferred.
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) May 15-20, 22-30
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred.
Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) May 15-24, 29, 30
June 11-14, 27, 28 
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred 

General Internal Medicine: Sites and Unfilled Date

Site

Coverage Required

Notes
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) IM Call
June
12, 13, 17 (1700-0800)

CMCU
June
29, 30 (0900-1700)

July
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 (0900-1700)
  • Funding for travel supports MAY be available. Please inquire for more information.

 

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

Have questions or want to move forward?

Send us an email at medstaffhrplanning@islandhealth.ca and we’ll get right back to you.