The Palliative Care Physician Group in Island Health have a part-time permanent position available for a palliative care physician in Oceanside (Parksville BC) able to work in a variety of clinical settings including community home visits and  a local hospice. 

Description of role:

It will include:

• Provision of palliative care of MRP consultants at Trillium Lodge Parksville, which has a 6-bed hospice.
• Provision of outpatient and home visit palliative care (driver’s license and car are required)
• Participation in the rural & remote palliative care on-call schedule
• Teaching and supervision of medical learners (requires eligibility for faculty appointment with UBC)

Benefits:

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

1. Recruitment Incentive = up to $10,000
2. Relocation Costs Reimbursement – up to a maximum of $15,000
3. Fee Premium = 4.62%
4. Annual Flat Fee = $5,318.28

Rural CME starting at $2,200/annum in years 3&4, then increasing to a maximum of $4,400 after 4 years in the community.

Community Information:

Located in the heart of Oceanside, on the sheltered east coast of Vancouver Island, we are an active community of urban professionals, families with young children and retirees who have chosen to live in our community for a quality of life and the region's natural environment.

Parksville has one of the most temperature climates in all of Canada, with sandy beaches and activities galore for everyone from young families up to retirement. Parksville has a slower pace of life, where people take time to enjoy the beauty of the area and the endless outdoor activities. The major centres of Nanaimo and Victoria are readily accessible via the Island Parkway, and regularly scheduled ferry, air and float plane services from Nanaimo offer easy access to Vancouver.

Practice where the living is easy, and still have access to everything a big city has to offer just 2 hours away.