Urgent Shift Opportunities

Island Health and your colleagues are requesting your support with upcoming ER and Inpatient shift coverage across Vancouver Island sites.

Contact medstaffrecruitment@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 shifts, if left unfilled, will result in site closure or diversion.

West Coast General Hospital – October 19 (1500-2200) & (2200-0800)

 

Site

Coverage Required

Notes
Port McNeill Hospital (PMH) December
1, 12, 14 (0900-0900)
  • FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports IS available until November 30, 2024. Funding for travel supports MAY be available beyond November 30, 2024.
  • Income Guarantee (inclusive of MOCAP & RRP) plus REEF:
    • $4100 for weekday shifts
    • $4350 for weekend shifts

 

Additional incentives may be available; please inquire.

West Coast General Hospital
(WCGH)

October
19, 31 (1500-2200)
19 (2200-0800)

November
1, 6, 15, 16, 17, 20, 23, 29 (0800-1500)
1, 2, 3, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (1500-2200)
2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 (2200-0800)

December
1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31 (1500-2200)
1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 14, 24, 31 (2200-0800)
2, 4, 6, 16, 19, 23, 24, 25, 30 (0800-1500)

January
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 (0800-1500)
1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (1500-2200)
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31 (2200-0800)
  • FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports IS available until November 30, 2024. Funding for travel supports MAY be available beyond November 30, 2024.
  • Income Guarantee (inclusive of MOCAP & RRP) plus REEF:
    • 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 incentives may be available; please inquire.
Tofino General Hospital
(TGH)

November
17 (0800-1800)
17 (1800-0800)

December
3, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28 (1800-0800)
25, 26, 28 (0800-1800)

January
31 (1800-0800)
  • FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required
  • Funding for travel supports IS available until December 31, 2024. Funding for travel supports MAY be available beyond December 31, 2024.
  • Income Guarantee (inclusive of MOCAP & RRP) plus REEF:
    • Weekday (0800-1800) - $2733
    • Weekday (1800-0800) - $2454
    • Weekend (0800-1800) - $3024
    • Weekend (1800-0800) - $2454

  • Additional incentives may be available for select shifts; please inquire.

Chemainus Health Care Centre (CHCC)

October
16, 17, 21, 23, 29, 31 (1400-2000)
18, 23, 24 (0800-1400)

November
1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 29 (1400-2200)
4, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 (0800-1400)
  • FP with current ED experience, ACLS, ATLS and PALS or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC required

 

Funding for travel supports is NOT available

Cowichan District Hospital (CDH)

October
16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (1500-2100)

November
5, 12 (1730-0100)
13 (0030-0730)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (1500-2100)

December
20 (0900-1630)
22 (0730-1600)
23 (1100-1930)
24 (1500-2330)
15, 19 (0030-0730)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 (1500-2100)
  • FRCPC or CCFP-EM Required
  • The 15:00-21:00 shifts are available to FP with current ED experience or CCFP(EM)/FRCPC, and can be extended to 8 hours

  • Funding for travel supports IS available until November 30, 2024. Funding for travel supports MAY be available beyond November 30, 2024.

Saanich Peninsula Hospital (SPH)

October
18 (1500-2200)
19 (0730-1500)

December
21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30 (1100-1800)
29 (1700-0000)

January
1, 2, 4, 11, 12, 25, 26, 30 (1100-1800)
1 (0730-1430)
7 (1700-0000)
24, 25 (1500-2200)
  • FRCPC or CCFP-EM Required

  • Funding for travel supports IS available until November 30, 2024. Funding for travel supports MAY be available beyond November 30, 2024.

Inpatient Care: Sites and Unfilled Date

Site

Coverage Required

Notes
Campbell River Hospital (CRG) November 4-7, 30
December 1, 20-26
  • Funding for travel supports MAY be available

Comox Valley Hospital
(CVH)

November
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (0800-1800)
  • Funding for travel supports is NOT available

West Coast General Hospital
(WCGH)

Daily shift coverage required
  • Funding for travel supports MAY be available

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
(NRGH)

Inquire with site for current shift availability.
  • Funding for travel supports IS available until November 30, 2024. Funding for travel supports MAY be available beyond November 30, 2024.
Cowichan District Hospital (CDH) October 15-20
November 2-8, 25-26
December 2-6, 14-16, 23-31
  • Funding for travel supports IS available until November 30, 2024. Funding for travel supports MAY be available beyond November 30, 2024.

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 $0.70 km
  • Meal allowance (while traveling)
  • Accommodation

Have questions or want to move forward?

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