Emergent / Urgent Care Centre (200-1432) (Permanent Family Practice)

The Oceanside Health Centre Urgent Care is a multidisciplinary environment with physicians, and emergency-trained RNs that provides urgent and emergent medical care to the Oceanside area on Vancouver Island. The Urgent Care is open from - daily and physicians usually work 8-hour shifts. Emergency certification is not required, but physicians working here should be comfortable providing acute emergent care. Patients are triaged by trained RNs according to the Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) and are seen by either a physician. There is onsite medical imaging with x-ray and ultrasound and limited lab services are available via point-of-care testing. There is a large formulary of IV, oral and other medications as well as casting and splinting equipment. There are no overnight beds. Patients requiring a higher level of care are transferred to the regional referral hospital, which is 30 minutes away and has a no-refusal policy.

Other services offered at the Oceanside Health Centre include adult and geriatric psychiatry, medical daycare, ambulatory wound care, primary care, community care (mental health, home and community care, home support, diabetes education, and seniors health), and an out-patient lab.

Start Date

As soon as possible.

Additional Information

Candidates may apply to work full-time, half-time or casually.

Benefits

Overhead : 11% of FFS over base compensation

May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidy Agreement (RSA) including : Recruitment Incentive- $10,. Fee Premium- 4.62%. Annual Flat Fee- $5,.28. Rural CME starting at $2, / annum in years 3&4, then increasing to a maximum of $4, after 4 years in the community.