The Comox Valley is a fantastic place to live, and practice family medicine.   We have a congenial medical community with a wide range of specialists to support us.  The recreational and lifestyle opportunities are superb. We have all the amenities and conveniences of a larger centre with the advantages of living in a smaller city. 

This is an opportunity to take over an established part-time family practice (and build on the existing patient panel to turn it into a full-time practice if you wish). You would be joining seven other physicians in a busy full service primary care practice that is part of the Primary Care Network.  We are a teaching practice affiliated with UBC.  We have a full-time nurse and a dedicated team of MOA’s.

For this part-time position, the hours and days are flexible.  Current days of work are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, for a total of 4 x 4 hour sessions per week.  If more clinic time is desired this could be negotiated.   This could become a full-time position with such optional extras such as long-term care patients, inpatient hospital call rota, and OR assists.   Obstetric care is optional, and there could be an opportunity to join the Highland Maternity group.

I am open to creative arrangements such as one month on, one month off, or 3 months on, 3 months off, especially while a potential replacement decides if the position will suit them.  I could be available for holiday coverage or maternity/paternity coverage.

Status: Flexible part time to full-time

Start Date:  Summer 2024 or whenever a suitable time can be arranged.

Location: Comox

Shift/Hours of Work: See above.  Flexible part time.

Remuneration: Longitudinal family physician payment model.  This has made a real difference to pay and quality of life.

Overhead: Billed per half day session, currently 4 sessions/wk.

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; Rural CME - $2,200/annum years 3&4 in the community to maximum $4,400/annum after 4 years.

Relocation: may be eligible up to a maximum of $15,000 (amount based on funding availability and on location relocating from)

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

Qualifications:
 - Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
 - Obstetrics Experience = optional

Community Information: The scenic Comox Valley, one of the Vancouver Island’s best-kept secrets, is an ideal place to raise a family. Housing prices are competitive, the physician community is friendly and supportive, and there are myriad recreational opportunities both indoors and out.

The physician community comprises 18 full-service medical clinics, two walk-in clinics and a military base clinic, and a new 153-bed acute care facility, the Comox Valley Hospital.

The Comox Valley includes the communities of: Comox (a relaxed seaside town), Courtenay (a more bustling urban centre), Cumberland (a young and artistic town), and the idyllic rural areas from Fanny Bay in the South to Black Creek in the North.  Also nearby are Hornby and Denman islands. The Valley is surrounded by mountains, rushing rivers, lush rainforests and shimmering seas, and is one of the fastest growing areas in Canada.

The winters are short and mild with warm, dry summers. There are numerous annual festivals, a theatre providing year-round performing arts, great boutique shopping, wonderful restaurants, farmers markets, and vineyards. Mount Washington Ski resort, with nordic and downhill skiing, and snowshoeing, is only 30 minutes outside the city. Cumberland has world-renowned mountain biking trails that can be ridden year-round.

Contact: Dr. Patricia Johnson via comoxvalleyrecruitment@comoxvalleydivision.ca 

Phone: 250-702-0271

Address: Highland FAmily Practice, Unit 107C 1966 Guthrie Road, Comox BC V9M 0B7

Website: http://www.highlandfamilypractice.ca