Address: 519E-5th Street, Courtenay, V9N 1K2
Phone: 250-331-6333

Website: https://thevillageclinic.ca/

The Village Clinic, our local OAT and addiction clinic in downtown Courtenay is looking for a family physician who has experience with or is interested in learning addiction medicine, to join us. Sadly, Dr Jack Bryant will be retiring in September leaving a big void with a need for another physician.

We mainly provide OAT with as needed only primary care. In addition, there is addiction medicine work available to add to this with:

- Island Health outreach team, IHOST
- Addiction Medicine Consult Services, AMCS at Island Health

Why you might be interested:

- Paid, flexible OAT training (2 weeks)
- Very meaningful and fun work
- Team based
- Supportive colleagues
- Most appreciative of patients
- Interesting field of medicine
- Nice to have a niche/specialty
- AI scribe for quick charting
- No call
- Intuitive EMR (Oscar Juno)
- No billing. No overhead. Paid competitive day rate by e-transfer
- Friendly relaxed clinic with music, snacks & doggies!

What and When:

- 1-2 days at The Village Clinic
- Lots of availability for AMCS work
- IHOST outreach 1-2 days/week The Island Health Outreach Support Team (IHOST) provides primary care, wound care, addiction care and support to systemically marginalized populations. Find more information here.

Addiction Medicine Consult Services (AMCS) teams work with people and clinical colleagues to develop plans for individuals who have been admitted to the hospital due to an acute illness and where their substance use may impact their recovery. Find more information here.

Start Date: As soon as possible

Status: Regular Part-time and Locum

Shift/Hours of Work: 1-2 days (9am-5pm)/week at The Village Clinic Lots of availability for AMCS work IHOST outreach 1-2 days/week.

Remuneration: Service contract. Competitive day rate by e-transfer.

Overhead: $0

Benefits: May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Recruitment Incentive - $10,000; Fee Premium - 6.93%; Annual Flat Fee - $10,516.77; Relocation Costs Reimbursement: up to a maximum of $15,000 (amount based on funding availability and on location relocating from); Rural CME starting at $2,200/annum in years 3 & 4 in the community, increasing to a maximum of $4,400/annum after 4 years

Rural Practice Subsidiary Agreement - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)

Qualifications: 
- Eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC

Community Information:

Scenic Comox Valley is one of the Vancouver Island’s best-kept secrets! It is surrounded by majestic mountains, rushing rivers, lush rain forests, and shimmering seas. The winters are short and mild with warm, dry summers.

The Valley includes several communities: Comox (a relaxed seaside town), Courtenay (a small bustling urban city), Cumberland (a young and artistic village), and rural areas North and South including the islands of Hornby and Denman.

The Valley is an ideal place to raise a family with excellent schools, extensive sports & arts activities for children and a community college. It has a friendly and supportive physician community and an outstanding number of opportunities for recreational programs both indoors and outdoors to support a work/life balance. There are lots of annual festivals, a performing arts theatre, great boutique shopping, wonderful restaurants, farmers markets, vineyards and fantastic fishing. Mount Washington Ski Resort, a 20-minute drive away, has 1700 acres of terrain and Cumberland has world-renowned mountain biking trails available year-round.

Contact: 
Dr. Eva Hemmerich
519E-5th Street, Courtenay, V9N 1K2
Office: 250-331-6333 | Email: info@thevillageclinic.ca

or

The Comox Valley Division Recruitment and Retention Coordinator
Email: comoxvalleyrecruitment@comoxvalleydivision.ca