Specialty Family Practitioner/General Practitioner

Subspecialty Emergency

Role and Facility Information

Northern Health Authority is seeking a family/general practitioner to join the medical team at the Valemount Health Centre for a 1.0 FTE vacancy.

Located in the beautiful Robson Valley, Valemount is nestled between the Canadian Rockies, the Monashee Mountains and the Cariboo Mountains. Valemount is the home of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Rockies and the origin of the Fraser River. The major industries include forestry, ranching, and tourism. Valemount is a rural community of approximately 1100 residents. There is one elementary school and one secondary school.

The health centre provides a number of services under one roof to residents in this community near the Alberta border. Three physicians currently practice in the health centre. Three expanded role nurses provide services in the outpatient clinic (no inpatient services are provided at the health centre). The facility sees an average of 4700 ER visits per year. Other services include:

• Laboratory

• X-ray

• Extended care

• Mental health and addictions

• Prenatal registry and pre/post-natal group appointments

• DIGMAs (Drop in Group Medical Appointments) for population health care.

• Home and community care

• Evening clinics to target our working population

• Well Woman clinics

• Foot care clinics

• Patient self-management room where the patients can take their own blood pressure, weigh themselves, and use the computer to access sites such as How’s Your Health

• Outpatient clinics with visiting specialists (orthopedic, rheumatology, paediatric, renal)

• Shared care via video with a respirologist in a group appointment setting

This posting is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders and selected applicant(s) must comply.

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Terms

Compensation

Compensation Type
Alternative Payment Arrangement
Estimated Remuneration
377,641++
Physician Overhead
none

Benefits and Incentives

Vacation Leave
6-8 weeks annually including CME
May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:
Retention Premium
25.34%
Retention Flat Fee
$39,270
Relocation Funding Available
$9,000-15,000
Recruitment Incentive
$20,000
Other Benefits/Incentives
Relocation: $15,000 if relocating from outside Canada; $12,000 if relocating within Canada, but out side of BC; $9,000 if relocation within BC
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Valemount

The small, friendly village of Valemount is located in the Rocky Mountain Trench at the head of the North Thompson Valley in northeastern British Columbia. At the heart of mountain country amidst three mountain ranges, it is 34 kilometres from Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Rockies and origin of the Fraser River. Historically, Valemount was a logging community. Today, it is fast becoming part of British Columbia’s booming tourism sector, attracting hikers, backcountry skiers, and all-round outdoor enthusiasts.

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