Opened in March , the Cowichan Maternity Clinic (CMC) is a Primary Care OB clinic located in the Cowichan District Hospital adjacent to the OB ward.
Come and join a collegial and high functioning multidisciplinary team of eight highly skilled FPs and one Midwife / Lactation Consultant providing OB care to women in the Cowichan Region.
Our staff includes an RN and two part time MOAs. Our practice is well supported by local OB / Gyn, Pediatricians and Anesthetists.
We provide antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care to women up to six weeks postpartum. Caseload is approximately deliveries per year shared by the group.
Approximately 10% of the local population is Indigenous and about 30% of our maternity patients are Indigenous. As such, our community would likely appeal to a physician who is interested in Indigenous health.
Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education is an important part of our practice with four x third year Integrated Clerkship (ICC) students per year as well as Indigenous Family Medicine residents and a new Family Medicine Residency program coming in .
Current NRP and Fetal Health Surveillance certification are required for this position. ALARM course or equivalent is recommended.
We have a shared on-call and clinic model, and recently have added midwife / lactation consultant to our multidisciplinary team with the capability to do home visits in the first week post partum.
Our midwife / LC colleague also works in clinic and will be joining our on-call roster in the summer of .
Work in the CMC is easily combined with other FP work in the community : Longitudinal Family Medicine practice and locums, Indigenous Health, Hospital Inpatient coverage, etc.
Details available upon request.
Pooled income within the group of physicians / midwife, shared as a per diem payment for call and clinic shifts.
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Start Date
As soon as possible.
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, (pro-rated based on FTE)
- Relocation : up to a maximum of $15, (amount based on location relocating from)
- Flat fee : $6,.80
- Fee Premium : 4.20%
- CME : $2, / annum year 3-4 and $4, / annum after 4 years in the community.
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