The Saanich Peninsula Hospital (SPH) Emergency Medicine Department is seeking Emergency Medicine Physicians to provide locum coverage. SPH is a 65-bed acute care community hospital with an 18-bed emergency department that treats about 31,000 patients per year. The ED serves as the primary referral hospital for the Southern Gulf Islands, with an estimated catchment population of about 87,000. The ED is staffed by a group of 16 full-time and part-time emergency physicians, scheduled over five shifts per day with 12 hours of double coverage. Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Infectious Diseases, Palliative Care and Anesthesiology are available during daytime hours, with additional Specialists in the community. Tertiary care support and consultants are 30 minutes away at Victoria General Hospital and Royal Jubilee Hospital. Laboratory services run 24/7, and Medical Imaging (including a CT scanner) operates 07:30–24:00 daily with on-call overnight. Physicians must be comfortable in a single-coverage department without onsite Respiratory Therapy or ICU support. Affiliation with the University of British Columbia’s Island Medical Program provides regular teaching opportunities for medical students and residents in the ED.
Applicants must hold CCFP-EM or FRCPC Emergency Medicine and be eligible for full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. The group is actively seeking candidates with community hospital ED experience, flexibility in scheduling, and availability to address crisis call volume and acuity in the department. The successful candidates will enjoy scheduling flexibility and lifestyle opportunities on beautiful Vancouver Island.
The following information provides context about the local area and community opportunities.
Located north of Victoria, the Saanich Peninsula lies within the territories of the Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tsawout, and Tseycum First Nations and includes the municipalities of Central and North Saanich, and the City of Sidney. As of 2019, the Saanich Peninsula Local Health Area had a population of 70,356 with 20% identifying as immigrants, 15% aged 75+, 9.8% visible minorities, and 5.4% Indigenous. The region offers rural, urban, and farming communities with outdoor recreational activities such as golfing, hiking, cycling, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, and fishing. It features a coastline with beaches and proximity to Butchart Gardens, the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal (to Vancouver), and Victoria International Airport.
Department: Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
Facility/Site: City
Contact: For more information, please contact Darsey Batchelor, Medical Staff Recruiter, Island Health
Email: darsey.batchelor@islandhealth.ca
Qualifications: CC FP-EM, FRCPC or ABEM; Eligible for full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
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Emergency Medicine (100-1962) • Central Saanich, Capital Regional District, CA
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