Locum Opportunities
Whether you are a new grad, an experienced locum, or a physician in transition (e.g. semi-retirement), we want to make finding and organizing family practice locum jobs easy and efficient. Below is a list of up-to-date physician coverage opportunities available in our community.
Contact the Recruitment Coordinator (comoxvalleyrecruitment@comoxvalleydivision.ca) with your availability and we can communicate with the community on your behalf without exposing your contact information
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| Cottage Medical Clinic |
Dates: Aug 29 - Sept 19, 2022 This is an urgent need for locum as previous arrangements have fallen through. Cottage Medical Clinic is located in downtown Courtenay. Family Practice, possibly Long Term Care, no hospital work needed, flexible schedule with a large virtual care component. |
| Valley Care Medical Clinic |
Dates: January 16th - 20th, 2023 Family Practice with a panel size of 900. On average 25 patients per day. A mixture of in-clinic and telephone visits 4 half days Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. As well as 1 half day (Tuesday) at our walk-in clinic. Hospital Privileges are a bonus, not a deal breaker. Clinic orientation and EMR orientation are available. |
| Southwood Medical |
Dates: November 21 - December 3, 2022 Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 0930h - 1600h Mixture of in-person and phone as necessary. |
| Westward Medical |
Dates: July & August 1-2 days/week salaried contract Full-service family practice at Westward clinic. Salaried contract, and allied health care workers available. |
| Courtenay Medical Clinic |
Dates: September/early October. Anytime from 2-4 weeks duration of locum coverage needed Mon 9-5 Tuesday 9-13 Wednesday 12-5 ( May extend to 7 if desired) Thursday 9-13 Friday no clinic but May do locum for another physician in the clinic if desired. No hospital, no OB, no ER, no nursing home patients. Home visits only if needed. Combination of tele health and in person visits about 50/50 or as needed. |
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Valley Care - Dr. J. Marcus Langhans
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Dates: August 15-Sept 2, 2022 Full service Family Practice incl. long term care, hospital privileges (hospital coverage shared with one other colleague bi-weekly), weekend on call 1:8 Mixture phone / in clinic appointments Full day Mon, Tue, Thu Half day Wed (walk in shift) Clinic orientation incl EMR orientation available EMR: Intrahealth |
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Dates: June 1, 2022-February 28, 2023 This position is to fill an 8-9 month Maternity Leave for a Full-time Family Physician. All or any portion of this leave would be welcomed. EMR: Telus Health Wolf |
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Dates: On-going locum coverage - coverage schedule to be discussed & is flexible. Family practice clinic looking for long-term locum. Coverage for various clinic physicians. Hospital privileges preferred but not mandatory. Walk-in shifts can also be included. Clinic orientation available EMR: Intrahealth Profile |
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| Washington Park Medical Clinic |
Dates: Ongoing regular shifts Walk-in clinic looking for locum to work regular shifts on an ongoing basis. EMR: Intrahealth Profile |
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Dates: October 13th to November 4th, 2022 Office cover only - no hospital cover required and no on-call Phone and face to face consults - locum can determine schedule 3-5 days a week - locum can determine schedule Dr. Gee has 1 office and 2 exam rooms reserved for his use only, we have a treatment room that is shared with 6 other physicians. We have 7 staff that assist with day to day operations. Dr's are responsible to bill their own billing during this locum cover. ER: Intrahealth |
Locum Contract
The clinics that share their coverage requirements in the list below have implemented and use a Standard Locum Contract for all locum coverage. Download a copy of the contract.
Locum Accommodation
Are you an out-of-town locum looking for a place to stay? View our accommodation list.
Sign-Up and Receive our Locum Opportunities List
To receive a weekly email of practice coverage needs for our community, please email comoxvalleyrecruitment@divisionsbc.ca and request to be added to the list.
Looking for a Locum? Post to the List!
Are you are a physician looking for coverage? Click here to fill in the online form. The information will be posted on this page and sent out monthly in the Physicians Seeking Locums List.