Role and Facility Information

Northern Health is seeking a Family Practitioner to provide OAT and primary care services in Hazelton, BC. This position is 0.5 FTE, approximately 840-1050 hours per year.

The selected candidate will:

- have an understanding and familiarity with OAT in rural and remote settings.

- see 20 patients per month for maintenance OAT care, initiations and inpatient consultations for OAT therapy as necessary.

- be required to hold a minimum panel of 325 patients.

- not be required to be MRP for hospitalized patients.

- not be required to do on-call or emergency.

The Wrinch Medical Staff provides full-scope care to the region and is made up of 10-12 Family Physicians filling 9.5 FTE, 1 GP-Anesthetist, 2 Nurse Practitioners, and 3 Registered Midwives who have an incredibly collaborative model of care.

In spring 2020, the Physicians and Nurse Practitioners implemented a Provider Partnership model wherein each part time GP was paired with another provider. Each provider is responsible for their own patient panel, however in their absence they are able to rely on their partner to help cover urgent cases and check in on critical results. Partners work together to ensure appropriate cross coverage for time off. This model has had a positive impact on clinic processes, continuity of care and access to care. The selected candidate for this position will be paired with an existing provider to ensure a smooth onboarding experience.

Teaching is a time honored tradition in Hazelton. There is an ongoing rotation of Medical Students, Nurse Practitioner Students, Midwifery Students and Medical Residents. Many of our providers also do outreach clinics once a week as guests at the on-reserve community health centres (Sik-E-Dakh, Anspayaxw, Gitsegukla, Gitwangak, Gitanyow). Learners will often be scheduled to accompany their preceptors for these clinics.

Wrinch Medical Clinic provides 11 exam rooms with full support staff including MOAs, specialist booking, billing and a clinic coordinator. Wrinch Memorial Hospital serves a population of 8000 with:

• 24-hour emergency room

• Nine complex care beds

• One respite bed

• Ten acute care beds

• 1 secure psychiatric observation room

• Midwifery led maternity care

• Pharmacy

• Dental Clinic

• Laboratory

• Medical Imaging including ultrasound

Other health and community care services include:

• Public Health

• First Nation’s Health Authority

• Mental Health and Addictions

• Skeena Place Assisted Living Complex

• Home and community care support services

• Diabetic Education

• Dietician services

• Visiting specialists including Podiatry, Pediatrician, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Rheumatology, OB/GYN, Cardiology and Geriatric Assessment Team

• Pre and post natal outreach programs

The communities that make up what is collectively known as the Upper Skeena, or “the Hazeltons”, are situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Gitxsan Nation. The Gitxsan people have lived on these lands for 10,000+ years and along with the Wet'suwet'en Nation to the east, established the precedent setting Delgamuukw court decision in 1997.

Some of the communities included in the Upper Skeena are the incorporated municipalities of Hazelton and New Hazelton, unincorporated settlements of South Hazelton, Two Mile, Suskwa Valley, Miskinish (Cedarvale), Kitwanga Valley, Andimal and the Kispiox Valley, and the 8 Indigenous villages of Witset, Gitanyow, Gitwangak, Gitsegukla, Hagwilget, Gitanmaax, Sik-e-dakh and Anspayaxw. Some would say the natural beauty of the land is unparalleled – it certainly holds a central place in health and wellbeing for many of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who live on these unceded lands.

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

Benefits and Incentives

May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:

Retention Premium

30%

Retention Flat Fee

$47,460

Relocation Funding Available

$9000-15000

Recruitment Incentive

$10,000

Other Benefits/Incentives

Incentives for 0.5 FTE include: Regular Recruitment Incentive: $10000 Relocation Assistance: $9000-15000 (depending on current location) NTP Signing Bonus: $12500 Medical Education Debt Relief grant up to $25000 in the first year of practice. Potential for additional debt relief grants in years 2-5 of practice. Compensation Estimate above includes APP salary, RRP, NTP QI incentives and RCME.

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