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Family Practice at Northern Health Authority
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Job ID: 17005 |
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This posting is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders and selected applicant(s) must comply. NHA-2125 QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND SKILLS Northern Health is seeking a Pediatrician for Dawson Creek, BC. The selected candidate will be supported by a Pediatrician in nearby Fort St. John (45 minutes away). Come and enjoy our wide blue skies and northern hospitality! This is an office-based referral practice and compensation is fee-for-service. Dawson Creek is a very young community with a high birth rate (400 per year). At this time, there are no dedicated Pediatric inpatient beds. Dawson Creek and District Hospital is a full service community hospital that provides service to Dawson Creek and surrounding communities. It has 31 acute care beds and 15 regional adult psychiatric beds. Services include: • 24/7 emergency • ICU • Medical and surgical in-patient care • Day surgery • Respiratory therapy • Diabetic education • Primary care • General surgery • Diagnostics • Lab • Medical imaging with CT • Cancer care • Orthopedic Trauma and Surgical Centre for the North East region of BC Dawson Creek is known as “Mile Zero”, where the world-famous Alaska Highway begins! The city has a population of approximately 12,500, provides primary service to a population of 20,000 and helps serve the larger population of the Peace River Region, approximately 60,000. The city offers shopping, services, restaurants, cafés, a health food store, art gallery, live theatre, and the state-of-the-art EnCana Events Centre that hosts major music concerts. Our indoor Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday, year-round! Recreation opportunities include a state-of-the-art indoor Aquatic Centre, indoor walking track, gyms, yoga, Pilates, and dance studios, biking trails, golfing, swimming, boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, hiking, camping, bird watching, and visiting our numerous parks. In the wintertime, enjoy our indoor curling rink, two indoor skating rinks, a full-size outdoor speed skating oval, 25 kilometres of groomed trails for cross-country (Nordic) skiing, Bear Mountain Ski Hill (downhill skiing and snowboarding), back-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. The city has a wide variety of authentic cuisines including Chinese, Japanese, and Italian (to name a few), and also a wide variety of dining atmospheres: choose from high end restaurants, hotel buffets, familiar franchises, and local coffee shops. Dawson Creek has eleven elementary schools, one middle school and one secondary school. Northern Lights College provides post-secondary education. Dawson Creek Regional Airport offers free parking! Central Mountain Air provides regular scheduled service to Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, Edmonton and Calgary. Company: Northern Health Authority, located at 230 9900 – 100 Ave. Fort St John BC, V1J 5S7. Position location: Dawson Creek & District Hospital, 11100 13 St., Dawson Creek BC, V1G 3W8. If interested, please submit your CV to Health Match BC who will refer you to Physician Recruitment at Northern Health Authority. We look forward to hearing from you! REQUEST INFO |
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Summary
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Family Practice
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| Province / State |
British Columbia
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| Eligible |
Physician
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| Tagline |
NHA-2125 Pediatrics Subspecialty General
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| Start Date |
immediately, see description above, or enquire
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Remuneration
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| Remuneration |
Estimated Remuneration
Approx. $350,000 |
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COMPENSATION
Compensation Type Fee-for-Service |
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Vacation Leave
Regular/negotiable |
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BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES
Vacation Leave Regular/negotiable May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Retention Premium 23.1% Retention Flat Fee $26,591 Relocation Funding Available $9,000 - 15,000 depending on location Recruitment Incentive $20,000 Other Benefits/Incentives Rural Education Action Plan (REAP) available. Rural Continuing Medical Education (RCME) available. Relocation funding available: $15,000 if relocating from outside of Canada; $12,000 if relocating within Canada but outside of BC; $9,000 if relocating within BC. Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) funding is subject to change without notice |
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Qualification Requirements
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Comments
College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License can be Full or Provisional. QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND SKILLS REQUISITES Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Desired Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License Provisional Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Mandatory Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) Eligible Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PAL) Desired |
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Institution / Community Information
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Northern Health Authority
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Canada
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V2L 5B8
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| Institution Description |
This is an office-based referral practice and compensation is fee-for-service. Dawson Creek is a very young community with a high birth rate (400 per year). At this time, there are no dedicated Pediatric inpatient beds.
Dawson Creek and District Hospital is a full service community hospital that provides service to Dawson Creek and surrounding communities. It has 31 acute care beds and 15 regional adult psychiatric beds. Services include: • 24/7 emergency • ICU • Medical and surgical in-patient care • Day surgery • Respiratory therapy • Diabetic education • Primary care • General surgery • Diagnostics • Lab • Medical imaging with CT • Cancer care • Orthopedic Trauma and Surgical Centre for the North East region of BC |
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unspecified
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| Community Description |
Dawson Creek is known as 'Mile Zero', where the world-famous Alaska Highway begins!
The city has a population of approximately 12,500, provides primary service to a population of 20,000 and helps serve the larger population of the Peace River Region, approximately 60,000. The city offers shopping, services, restaurants, cafés, a health food store, art gallery, live theatre, and the state-of-the-art EnCana Events Centre that hosts major music concerts. Our indoor Farmer's Market is open every Saturday, year-round! Recreation opportunities include a state-of-the-art indoor Aquatic Centre, indoor walking track, gyms, yoga, Pilates, and dance studios, biking trails, golfing, swimming, boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, hiking, camping, bird watching, and visiting our numerous parks. In the wintertime, enjoy our indoor curling rink, two indoor skating rinks, a full-size outdoor speed skating oval, 25 kilometres of groomed trails for cross-country (Nordic) skiing, Bear Mountain Ski Hill (downhill skiing and snowboarding), back-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. The city has a wide variety of authentic cuisines including Chinese, Japanese, and Italian (to name a few), and also a wide variety of dining atmospheres: choose from high end restaurants, hotel buffets, familiar franchises, and local coffee shops. Dawson Creek has eleven elementary schools, one middle school and one secondary school. Northern Lights College provides post-secondary education. Dawson Creek Regional Airport offers free parking! Central Mountain Air provides regular scheduled service to Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, Edmonton and Calgary. |
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unspecified
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Geographic location may be approximate
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Contact for Applicants
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Dr. Medical Staff Recruitment
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Edited on 2022-01-06
