Practice full service family medicine on beautiful Salt Spring Island! Join our collegial group of 7 physicians at the Salt Spring Island Health Centre. We have individual practices but collaborate often in the care of our patients. Dr. Paula Ryan is retiring after 25 years of practice and is looking for a physician to take her panel of approximately 650 patients. This practice represents all age groups from infants to seniors and is an excellent model of general rural family practice.
Physicians typically work 2-3 days in clinic plus 18-24 hours of ER call coverage per week. Physicians have the option to focus their practice more towards clinic-based work or acute care/ER as needed.

Our large, bright clinic includes six exam rooms, and we are pleased to be set up to offer minor procedure services such as biopsies and excisions, IUD insertion, liquid nitrogen and IMS.
We are proud of our close partnerships with our local allied health providers including hospital staff, mental health clinicians, community paramedics, pharmacists, community care nursing, public health nursing, social workers, physiotherapists and specialist colleagues. Our clinic is a compliment to 3 other family medicine clinics on Salt Spring Island. There is a total of 13 family physicians practicing in this tight-knit medical community.

Physicians work across all community settings to help deliver care where it is needed. This also includes managing patients admitted to hospital, presenting through the ER or residing in residential care.

The clinic is a UBC Department of Family Practice teaching site. Second year family practice residents join us for their 8 week rural rotation. Supervising/precepting residents if fun, fulfilling and entirely optional.

In addition to office work, the position requires hospital privileges at LMH for Inpatient care, and Doctor of the Day program. As well, the following services are available if desired: Emergency department coverage and Long Term Care services.

Vacation time is important! Our clinic has access to a number of locum physicians who provide ongoing coverage.

Technology Model: 

• Clinic uses OSCAR EMR, an open sourced Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system widely used in Canada.  Assists with patient record management, prescriptions, referrals, billing and secure communication.

Hours of Work:

• Clinic hours Monday to Friday, 9 am to 4 pm - 2 days/week
• ED shifts 12-24 hours/week at LMH, in patient rounding, LTC
• 2 days/week clinic (potential to expand on discussion with clinic)
   

Remuneration:

• All physicians are on LFP payment model for clinic work.
• Remuneration for ED shifts is on contract: range $300-$340/hr.
• LFP payment model for LTC and in patient rounding

Overhead:

• Calculated based on days in clinic and is approximately $450/day
• No overhead for ED shifts or in patient rounding

Benefits:

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

• Recruitment Incentive: up to a maximum of $10,000 (pro-rated based on FTE)
• Relocation: up to a maximum of $15,000 (amount based on location relocating from)
• Flat fee: $12,366.72
• Fee Premium: 7.98%
• CME: $2,200/annum year 3-4 and $4,400/annum after 4 years in the community.

The above amounts are current as of August 2024 and may be subject to change.

For more information, please visit: Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Community Information:

Salt Spring Island (11,000 population) is nestled against the east shore of Vancouver Island, located half way between Victoria and Nanaimo. This is an exceptional opportunity to work and live in an area that provides a relaxed lifestyle in a temperate climate with excellent year-round recreation and cultural amenities.

Salt Spring is the largest of the Southern Gulf Island chain, with three ferry terminals on the island, making connections to Vancouver, Victoria, and Nanaimo easy.

Lady Minto Hospital is the main hub for urgent and acute care, and houses many services, including medical imaging (X-ray), laboratory, low-risk obstetrics, endoscopy, internal medicine services, mental health, physiotherapy and pharmacy. BC Ambulance coordinates transfer of patients to larger centres by ferry, water taxi or helicopter when needed. Birthing on the island is led by midwives, supported by perinatal nurses when in hospital, with complex births transferred to larger centres.

Salt Spring is a busy community, with a wide variety of arts, culture, sports and recreation opportunities. Salt Spring has a unique, semi-tropical microclimate. Snow is rare! Its unique combination of thriving arts and agriculture communities, beautiful natural environment, and quiet charm make it a vacation destination for many. The social climate is progressive and relaxed, and we celebrate and respect our multiculturalism and history. Salt Spring is home to four public elementary schools and one secondary school. There are sport facilities including swimming pool, tennis, squash and pickle ball courts, soccer fields, and baseball diamonds. It is home to the ArtSpring theatre and the legendary Saturday Market.