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 have recently 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.
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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):
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
The above amounts are current as of August and may be subject to change.
Overhead
< 10% paid out as a set amount per shift