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.

West Coast General Hospital – June 26, 27 (2200-0800); July 12 (0800-1500)

Lady Minto Hospital – July 3 (0700-1900)

Port Hardy Hospital – July 10 (0700-0700)

Site 

Coverage Required

Notes
Port Hardy Hospital (PHH) July
10, 24 (0700-0700)

August
24, 28, 31 (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
13, 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.
Campbell River Hospital (CRG) July
1, 3, 4, 5, 6,  7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30, 31 (1700-2100)
2, 24 (0900-1300)
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17, 18, 19 (0900-1700)
21, 26 (1300-2100)
  • FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports is NOT available.
Comox Valley Hospital (CVH) June
27, 28 (0800-1530 - RADU - GP ok)

July
12, 15, 16 (1200-2030)
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
26, 27 (2200-0800)

July
12, 19, 22, 24, 28, 29, 30 (0800-1500)
19, 26, 29, 31 (1500-2200)
21, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31 (2200-0800)

August
1, 3, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 24, 28 (0800-1500)
1, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14, 20, 21, 22 (2200-0800)
17, 18, 23 (1500-2200)

September
3, 4, 14, 17, 18, 19, 26, 30 (2200-0800)
5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 27 (0800-1500)
6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17 (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)		 September
2, 16 (0800-1800)
  • FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required

Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred.
Cowichan District Hospital (CDH)
June
25 (0800-1600)
25 (0930-1530)

July
1, 27 (0030-0730)
29, 30 (1730-0200)
31 (1100-1930)

3, 20, 30, 31 (0930-1530)
27, 30 (1530-2130)

August
15, 16, 27 (1730-0200)
14, 30 (0800-1630)

13, 14, 21, 31 (0930-1530)
7, 12, 16, 24, 26, 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) July
3 (0700-1900)

August
18 (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
17, 18 (1100-1800)
19 (1500-2200)

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

September
2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 22, 25, 26, 27, 31 (1100-1800)
13 (0900-1600)
18 (2100-0800)
21 (0730-1430)

Fast Track (GP with ER experience)
July
22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31 (1200-1900)

August
1, 14, 17 (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) August 29-31
September 1-5, 21-30
  • Travel support may be eligible. Please confirm details at the time of booking. Multiple shifts preferred.
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) Bridge Shifts
June
25, 27, 28, 29

July
2, 3, 4, 5

Hospitalist Shifts
June
28, 29, 30
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred.
Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) July
4, 5, 13-21, 27-30

August
1-9, 15, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23, 29, 30
  • Funding for travel supports IS currently available. Multiple shifts preferred 
Saanich Peninsula Hospital (SPH) August 3-9
  • Funding for travel supports is NOT available.

General Internal Medicine: Sites and Unfilled Date

Site

Coverage Required

Notes
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) IM Call
July
3, 28 (0800-1700)
9, 12, 21 (1700-0800)

August
1 (0800-0800) 
5, 12,  13, 14, 15, 22 (1700-0800)

CMCU
June
29, 30 (0900-1700)
  • Funding for travel supports MAY be available. Please inquire for more information.
Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) August
5, 6 (0700-0700)

September
4, 5, 6, 18, 19, 20 (0700-0700)		 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.