This Medical Clinic is seeking Family Practitioners. Full time, part time and casual roles are available.

Join this team-based care centre with additional providers, nurses, and inter-disciplinary members such as mental health clinicians, social workers and an Indigenous nurse liaison.

This second Nanaimo UPCC is open seven days a week and provides same-day care for people who need support for their health concerns within 12 to 24 hours, but do not require an emergency department. Conditions such as sprains, cuts, high fevers and minor infections are appropriate for the UPCC. The UPCC will also attach people to a family physician via the provincial attachment system.

The UPCC is supported by the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice, local physicians, and First Nations partners, who are all focused on providing increased and integrated access to care for people living in Nanaimo.

Start Date:
ASAP (flexible)

Clinic Hours:
Opportunity for full- or part-time physicians at a brand-new Island Health facility with the Register Nurse, Mental Health & Substance Use Consultants, Social Workers, Indigenous Liaison Nurse and Medical Office Assistant roles that support the Team-Based Care Model.
Longitudinal – Mon-Fri, 0800 to 1600.

Provides care from 0800 to 2000 doors (open) every day. Urgent primary care services will be offered 365 days per year, which includes weekends and Statutory holidays.
Flexibility of 3–4-hour (or longer) shifts are available.

Remuneration:
UPCC Service Contract-attractive compensation package with service contract positions in the urgent primary care clinic
• Payment will now be at contract base rate of $198.48 per hour
• Additional $25 per hour will be applied to direct patient care hours for evenings (18:00 and later) and weekends/holidays

Overhead:
No overhead payments are required

Community Information:
Nanaimo, an exciting urban community with a breathtaking waterfront, provides an opportunity to enjoy an active exciting lifestyle with a multitude of year-round recreational opportunities including golf, mountain biking and walking trails, kayaking, paddle boarding and sailing, or dive to explore three artificial reefs created by wrecks sunk in the harbour. In winter, both downhill and cross-country skiing can be enjoyed at Mount Washington, just 1.5 hours north.

This vibrant, growing city of 97,000 boasts its own symphony and theater, offers post-secondary education at the Vancouver Island University, is just 15 minutes by seaplane to downtown Vancouver and a short drive to Victoria.

Qualifications:
Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License (Full); Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) (Mandatory); Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) (Mandatory)