Victoria Divisions of Family Practice

Opportunities: Locum - FP Office

Physicians practice under a variety of compensation models, including the new Longitudinal Family Practice (LFP) payment model, and Group and New-to-Practice contracts. If you need support navigating any of these, please contact Project Manager, Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

Learn about the Urban Locum Program, Greater Victoria Pilot - now accepting applications. Fill your schedule in advance, or pick up shifts to fill a last-minute opening!

Interested in posting a position with us? Please look here.

The Victoria Division of Family Practice makes no representations or guarantees about the positions and employers listed on our website. We are not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or any other aspect of employment.

These services are provided free of charge to Victoria Division members and its partners. We expect that all physician opportunities and the offices their represent comply with the bylaws outlined by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. We reserve the right to remove any postings.


Moss Rock Medical | ongoing

Cool Aid Community Health Centre | Ongoing 

Jubilee Physicians | ongoing

Quadra Village Medical Clinic | PT, ongoing

University Plaza Family Practice | ongoing

Student Wellness, University of Victoria | ongoing

Downtown Victoria UPCC (maternity leave) | September 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 

Eagle Creek Medical Clinic (maternity leave) | April 23, 2024 - August 23, 2024 

Feltham Medical Centre | April 22, 2024 - April 26, 2024

Yarrow Medical | March 4, 2024 - April 5, 2024

Doctors Medical Clinic (Dr. Emily Pai) | March 18 - March 30 OR June 10 - June 30


To see a list of positions within the South Island Division please click here.


Moss Rock Medical (PT) 

ongoing


Dr. Tara McCallan is looking for a practice share partner! she has a roster of ~800 patients, but has lots of other interests outside of family medicine so is looking for someone to share the practice with (can be split week on/week off, or within the weeks) to be sure that the patients have reasonable access and time away from the office isn't burdened by checking the inbox all the time! She would want someone to do a locum in the practice first to ensure it is a good fit for both first.

Moss Rock is a group of 7 physicians at various stages in life in a well-established practice/location, with a stable group of MOAs.

Details

  • EMR | MedAccess
  • Average daily patient volume: 20-30
  • Optional | house calls
  • Required | Telephone on-call
  • Dedicated computer for physician use with wireless high-speed internet
  • Compensation | Fee-for-service

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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Cool Aid Community Health Centre

Ongoing

Cool Aid Community Health Centre provides inner-city team-based primary care with focus on mental health, substance use and equity-oriented care. You will work with a fantastic interdisciplinary team consisting of nurses, counsellors, dietician, acupuncturist, visiting specialists, MOAs and an embedded pharmacy. We have multiple outreach sites in the community where we provide health services and a mobile outreach van. Responding to the opioid crisis with low barrier addictions care and harm reduction supports is an essential part of our work. Certification in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is an essential qualification for physicians interested in joining our growing team.

  • Schedule | 3 pts/hour
  • EMR: Wolf
  • Optional requirements | on-call obligations, telephone on-call, house calls
  • Schedule | hours are flexible
  • 7 clinic rooms, 6 MOAs, 5 RNs working at Advanced Practice scope for nursing
  • If on outreach, 2 RNs working with each physician
  • Dedicated computer for physician use with wireless, high-speed internet
  • Compensation | Alternate payment 
  • Guaranteed hourly minimum | $172.60

In addition to ongoing locum coverage, we have two leaves. The first leave is from mid-June to mid-September, 2 days in clinic and 2 outreach days (shifts: 9-4). The other leave is September-November, working 2 in-clinic shifts. 

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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Jubilee Physicians 

Regular, ongoing

Looking for a long-term, regular locum to cover either two days every week or one week every month.

Details:

  • Flexible schedule
  • Average daily patient volume | 30-40
  • EMR | MedAccess
  • Required | on-call obligations, telephone on-call
  • Optional | hospital privileges, nursing home/extended, ACLS, house calls
  • 2 exam rooms and 1 MOA per physician
  • FREE parking
  • Dedicated computer for physician use with wireless, high-speed internet
  • Compensation | FFS
  • Billing split |  in office:100/0; form fees/private billings:100/0; hospital/ out of office: 100/0
  • Guaranteed hourly minimum | $165, based on minimum of four patients per hour

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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Quadra Village Medical Clinic 

PT, ongoing

 Clinic open 9 am to 7 pm Mon to Fri; 10 am to 5 pm Sat, Sun and H (except Xmas and New Year) when physicians available. Very large diverse patient base, families with children, seniors, students, visitors. Friendly MOA staff and on-site physicians available for support.

Details:

  • Located in Quadra Village at Quadra and Hillside
  • Flexible schedule
  • Average daily patient volume | 25-30
  • EMR | Juno Oscar
  • Optional | on-call obligations, telephone on-call
  • 5 fully computerized exam rooms, one to two doctors at a time; one to two MOAs per shift
  • FREE parking
  • Dedicated computer for physician use with wireless, high-speed internet

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Har Singh | 250-818-1468 | har@sparklit.com
Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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University Plaza Family Practice

ongoing

We are a group of 4 enthusiastic and friendly family physicians looking for coverage in July and August 2023. We have babies to elderly and anywhere in between. Our patients are lovely and have been with us for a long time. We have the capacity to do office procedures if you desire. We have a primary care RN in our office who helps with everything from triage, immunizations, counselling, chronic diseases or anything you need pretty much. Our office assistants are dedicated and experienced. We use Med Access EMR and have fully updated all our IT infrastructure. 

We offer an hourly rate of $120/hr including charting, paperwork, labs, phone calls and all other work, or 90/10 split on fee-for-service, whichever is your preference. You take 100% of your private billings, ICBC and WCB. There will almost always be another doc working in the office with you and we just love to mentor new to practice physicians! Pop over to ask a second opinion on a rash, discuss a case or just come by for a friendly Hello and some laughs.

We are the dream team! 

Details:

  • Average daily patient volume  | 15-20
  • EMR | Med Access
  • Schedule | Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • 4 shared clinic rooms, 4 MOAs, 1 RN
  • Dedicated computer for physician use with wireless high-speed internet
  • Compensation | Alternate payment
  • Free parking in plaza
  • Optional: House calls
  • Billing split | in-office: 90/10%; form fees/private billings: 100%
  • Guaranteed hourly minimum: 120/hr. including charting, labs, phone calls and paperwork

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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Student Wellness, University of Victoria

ongoing

We are seeking locums physicians to join our growing healthcare team. UVic Student Wellness (UVic SW) offers collaborative and multidisciplinary care to post secondary students. UVic SW operates a hybrid model of same day and regular appointments of both in-person and virtual care. The UVic SW team includes administrative staff, clinical counselors, physicians, psychologists, registered nurses, and spiritual care providers. Students seek support primarily in the areas of mental health, sexual health and public health.  

Details:

  • Average daily patient volume: 16
  • EMR | Accuro (QHR)
  • Schedule | anytime during Mon-Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (closed stats and during winter closure: Dec. 25 - Jan. 2)
    • physicians receive a 30-min paid lunch, plus two 15-min breaks
    • (Dedicated scheduled time for indirect tasks)  $116.10 x 6% vacation = $123.07 per hour.  
  • in-person and virtual appointments
  • Labs checked by Doctor of the day on your off days.
  • 12 clinical rooms, 13 MOAs, 6 RNs
  • Dedicated computer with wireless, high-speed internet
  • daily and monthly parking can be purchased at UVic via online portal
  • Billing split | in-office: 100%

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact: 

Marianna Mazza | E: mazza@uvic.ca | Tel: 250-721-8489
Division contact: Helen Welch (hwelch@victoriadivision.ca)

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Downtown Victoria UPCC (Maternity leave)

September 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Maternity leave locum needed to cover part-time longitudinal practice at the DVUPCC from September 2023 to end of June 2024 or a portion thereof. Practice is small (~250 patients) and could be covered in 2-3 days of clinical work. I currently work part time hours on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, but scheduling is very flexible at the clinic. Option to do urgent care work. RN support, in house mental health clinicians and social work. Truly wonderful team that makes you feel well supported in doing longitudinal care! 

We are the dream team! 

Details:

  • EMR | OSCAR
  • Schedule | flexible
  • RN, SW, and MHSU support
  • Dedicated computer for physician use with high-speed internet
  • Compensation | Alternate payment
  • Parking arranged through office manager
  • ~$164/hour

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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Eagle Creek Medical Clinic (Maternity leave)

April 23, 2024 - August 23, 2024

Dr. Patel is looking for a locum for maternity leave coverage. She has a panel of 800 patients and the majority of them are adults. Looking for a locum for any two days (Tuesday to Friday) per week. Eagle Creek is a group practice of experienced Physicians in a well-established practice/location, with a stable group of MOAs. Social worker and Registered Nurse are available at the clinic as well.

Details:

  • EMR | OSCAR
  • Daily patient volume: 20-25
  • Schedule: 7.5 hours of direct care including lunch break + 1.5 hours of indirect care - open to work shorter hour shifts if desired by physician
  • RN and SW support
  • $163.72/hour, paid electronically after each shift
  • Underground free staff parking

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Dr Damini Patel | dr.damini15315@gmail.com | 587-778-6347
Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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Feltham Medical Centre (Dr. Bob Janicki)

April 22, 2024 - April 26, 2024

Dr. Bob Janicki is seeking a locum for part-time practice, virtual (doxy/phone) and in-person. 3 efficient MOAs (2 in-person, 1 remote), 1 office manager, 1 remote billing manager available. Dr. Janicki is on LFP which is simplified billing, locum can opt to do their own billing or choose to have billing manager assist. 

Details:

  • EMR | OSCAR Pro
  • Daily patient volume: 20-40
  • Schedule: Virtual schedule is flexible, in-person hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8:30 am - 12 pm, Tuesday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
  • 4-5 exam rooms, 1-2 working office rooms
  • Wireless, high-speed internet
  • Parking available

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Anju Malhotra - Office Manager | HR@felthammedical.com
Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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Doctors Medical Clinic (Dr. Emily Pai)

March 18 - March 30 OR June 10, 2024 - June 30, 2024

Doctors Medical Clinic is looking for a Locum for Dr. Emily Pai. Flexible dates of March 18 - March 30 OR June 10 - June 30. Flexible half or full days and flexible number of days per week. Open to combination clinic + remote telehealth shifts (maximum 2 days/week of telehealth shifts). 

Details:

  • Work hours are flexible: Full or part-time
  • Option of clinic or combination of remote Telehealth and clinic shifts
  • NO call or nursing home visits required
  • Multi-physician clinic
  • Guaranteed minimum: $130/h - LFP billing
  • Compensation: LFP model $130/hour plus $25-60 LFP fee per patient visit or more if advanced procedures
  • Billing split: negotiable for MSP; private billings 100%
  • EMR: Intrahealth (EMR training provided)
  • Free parking

If you would like more information or are interested in applying, please contact:

Contact: Emily Pai | eptorch@outlook.com | 778-922-0978
Division contact: Helen Welch | hwelch@victoriadivision.ca

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The Victoria Division of Family Practice makes no representations or guarantees about the positions and employers listed on our website. We are not responsible for safety, wages, working conditions, or any other aspect of employment.

These services are provided free of charge to Victoria Division members and its partners. We expect that all physician opportunities and the offices their represent comply with the bylaws outlined by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. We reserve the right to remove any postings.