Family Practice

Position Summary

We would like to welcome an additional GP to our clinic. We are a collegial working group who can help you design the practice you want, whether it be full spectrum care, or family practice with a special interest in geriatrics, pediatrics or obstetrics. Obstetrics is not required, but ER is required. We would expect a new physician to provide 3-4 Emergency shifts per month. Hospitalist opportunities occasionally arise in the regional hospital in Trail.

Practice Details

Our Emergency is open 7 days a week, 8 am-8 pm and shifts vary from 6-12 hrs. Trauma and after-hour Emergency visits go directly to the regional hospital in nearby Trail. We are supported by MDs from nearby communities when coverage is needed for ER. Inpatient beds are in Trail (25 minutes away) or in Nelson (40 minutes away) and we have two large long term care homes in Castlegar. Within our clinic we have newly established PCN (Primary Care Network) to support us; this includes a full time Social Worker, a full time RN, and a 0.8 Physio, and together we provide a strong team-based care approach. The clinics are fully EMR supported (Profile) with wonderful admin staff, including a strong biller who catches us when we are undervaluing our work. Peer support and camaraderie makes us a very functional team and it is often repeated as one of the main reason we stay and continue to enjoy practicing in Castlegar.

Teaching and Opportunities

For those that enjoy teaching, nearby Trail is a UBC teaching center so we also enjoy the opportunity to teach medical students and to preceptor family practice residents. We appreciate the many opportunities we have and that they are choices and not pressures or obligations. We pride ourselves on good patient care, but also on our ability to strongly support flexible MD schedules. Most of the MDs drawn to this area love the outdoors and / or want a lovely place to raise their families. To this end most MDs take 7-9 weeks of vacation per year and work an average of 4 days a week for an estimated $300,000 gross income (including some, but not all, rural incentives). For those that wish to, this means there is still potential to earn more if you choose!

Lifestyle and Location

With a vibrant arts and culture town just 40 minutes to the east and our regional medical hospital to the south we are well placed to be inspired both in life and work. Surrounded by world class skiing at both Red Mountain and Whitewater ski resorts, Castlegar itself boasts of hiking and mountain bike trails, parks, and rivers right out your back door, as well as open spaces for good gardening and small town warmth. We have an appreciative patient population and a great place to call home. If you must leave, we have a regional airport, and are 2.5 hours from a major US city with an international airport, but most of the time you won't find a need. Apply now! Come live and work where others only vacation!

Qualifications

• Emergency department experience is required.
• Obstetrics is not required.
• Ability to provide 3-4 Emergency shifts per month.

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