Family Practitioners - Westshore Urgent and Primary Care Centre (WUPCC) 100-2365 Reference Number: 100-2365 Island Health has exciting opportunities for Family Practitioners to work at our Westshore UPCC. Large group of Family Practitioners in team-based care: Join a team of primary care providers and other allied health staff to collectively deliver integrated team-based care to patients. Turn-key operation in West Shore, Greater Victoria BC: Located in beautiful West Shore, the WUPCC is a bright clinic, offering turn-key operation, with no overhead costs. Group clinical service contract with competitive rates: ■ If you are a Family Practitioner looking to achieve a healthy work-life balance, and have income security while establishing your practice on beautiful Vancouver Island, this may be the opportunity you have been looking for.
■ New to practice incentives, for medical education debt relief or signing bonus, may be available for those who qualify. Ask for more details! Island Health looks forward to supporting primary care providers and the health care team to provide innovative primary care services that are at the forefront of primary care improvement in BC. Modeled after best practices, primary care providers will have the opportunity to optimize data from the clinic's information system to improve patient care. Start Date:
As soon as possible (flexible) Community Information:
Nestled in nature on Southern Vancouver Island, West Shore is just a short drive away from all of the major ferry routes and Victoria's International Airport. Find yourself at the base of a waterfall in the morning and the peak of a mountain in the afternoon. Bask in the serenity of a quiet lake, breathe in the calm of second growth forest or feel your heartbeat race as you explore exhilarating trails. Come live, play and work in West Shore! Provides care from 0800 to 2000 doors (open) every day. Everyone is expected to do their share of providing care during those hours 365 days per year, which includes weekends and Statutory holidays. Remuneration:
UPCC Service Contract-attractive compensation package with service contract positions in the urgent primary care clinic. Education, Training and Experience: Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia #J-18808-Ljbffr
Medical Director & Chief of Staff West Coast General Hospital (200-1323) Reference Number: 200-1323 The Site Medical Director & Chief of Staff at West Coast General Hospital is a leadership position with two functions: As Site Medical Director, the position works in a co-leadership model with the Site Director to ensure integrated, high quality service delivery within the site. As Chief of Staff, the position links directly with Department Heads and Division Heads to monitor and enhance medical governance within the site. This position reports to both an Executive Medical Director and an Executive Director. Main responsibilities of this position: Leadership: Co-leads and oversees activities to ensure service delivery is integrated within the site; Links with appropriate Departmental Medical Leaders to address matters of physician governance, including professional medical practice issues. Operations & Quality: Co-monitors site performance with a focus on issues that arise between programs, and facilitates course corrections when necessary; Ensures appropriate investigation and resolution of site-related PSLS and PCQO events; Collaborates with Departmental Medical Leaders and Medical Affairs to address individual practitioner quality issues. Change Management: Co-develops and implements change management plans to engage and support site physicians and staff through change. Informatics: Oversees activities that advance technology and data use to improve service delivery using the electronic health records (EHR) in collaboration with the Quality Systems team. Planning: Assesses, monitors and anticipates site resource needs and works with medical leaders and administrative leaders to prioritize these needs within available resources. Additional contract content: Will work collaboratively in a co-leadership model with assigned Site Director. Chairs or co-chairs relevant site committees. Will use Island Health email address for work related to this position. Will dedicate time to this position during Island Health regular working hours, or as agreed upon with the Executive Medical Director and Executive Director. Will participate in orientation and training. Start Date: As soon as possible Community Information: Port Alberni, a coastal city with a population of 18,000, is situated in the majestic Alberni Valley surrounded by breathtaking scenery. This temperate valley climate offers an array of year-round outdoor activities. The gateway to the Pacific Rim communities of Tofino & Ucluelet, and Long Beach, the top Canadian surfing destination, Port Alberni enjoys easy access to the best recreational opportunities on Vancouver Island. Port Alberni is a family-friendly community with affordable housing and strong public schools. Community spirit abounds and is evident by the abundance of activities for children including programs in music, dance, gymnastics, and all team sports: soccer, baseball, hockey, lacrosse, etc. Sproat Lake, located just outside of the city, is the ideal location to base your family home. Located within a 60 minute drive from Nanaimo and offering easy access to Vancouver and Victoria, Port Alberni provides access to big-city amenities with all the charm and character of a rural community. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Community Hospital Inpatient Physician (Hospitalist) 200-1092 Reference Number: 200-1092 The West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) is seeking physicians to join our ‘Community Hospital Inpatient Physician’ (CHIP) team. Full time or part time positions are available. The West Coast General Hospital fosters a collaborative team-based environment with a focus on maximizing patient safety, championing culturally safe patient care, and practicing trauma-informed care. In this role, CHIP team members will act as MRP care for unattached & unassigned inpatients to the Family Practice service at WCGH. Responsibilities include: Rounding on inpatients to the service Arranging service transfers and inter-facility repatriations Discharge planning Responding to urgent calls for admitted patients under this service To ensure adequate flow of admissions and discharges, attendance and participation at the daily structured team report is required, as well as in-person (virtual or telephone) patient handover at discharge to patients' primary community practitioners. Physicians in this role also provide consult services to on-site ambulatory clinics, including Medical Day care, and provide virtual outreach consult service to rural health sites and rural and remote Indigenous communities. Participating physicians collectively provide on-site MRP services every day between the hours of 0700-2200, 52 weeks of the year, including statutory holidays. The scheduled afternoon/evening physician will provide coverage with a focus on new unassigned and unattached patient admissions through the ED, completion of patient rounding, and end-of-day patient stabilization, as well as responding to urgent, non-code calls for patients admitted to the site. CHIP team members will evaluate, diagnose, treat, and provide consultation to patients of all ages, with a wide variety of illnesses, diseases, injuries, and functional disorders, providing both direct and indirect patient care. Dependent on successful completion of relevant training and/or privileging criteria, there may also be opportunities to provide: First call for After-hours OR Assist Providing MAID physician services NTP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) services Transportation costs and temporary short-term housing for physicians and their families is available. May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) - pro-rated for part-time positions, including: Recruitment Incentive - $10,000 Fee Premium - 7.98% Annual Flat Fee - $9,186.12 Rural CME starting at $2,200/annum in year 3&4 in community, increasing to a maximum of $4,400/annum after 4 years Start Date: As soon as possible Community Information: Port Alberni, a coastal city with a population of 18,000, is situated in the majestic Alberni Valley surrounded by breathtaking scenery. This temperate valley climate offers an array of year-round outdoor activities, including access to the Pacific Rim communities of Tofino & Ucluelet, and Long Beach, the top Canadian surfing destination. Port Alberni is now the official “Ultimate Fishing Town” in Canada. All this and world-class skiing on Mt. Washington is only a short drive away! Port Alberni is a family-friendly community with affordable housing and strong public schools. Community spirit abounds with abundant activities for children, including programs in music, dance, gymnastics, and all team sports such as soccer, baseball, hockey, and lacrosse. Sproat Lake, located just outside of the city, is the ideal location to base your family home. Located within a 60-minute drive from Nanaimo and offering easy access to Vancouver and Victoria, Port Alberni provides access to big-city amenities with the charm and character of a rural community. Alberni-Clayoquot region is the perfect place to bring your life's work to our piece of paradise. Service hours: 0700-2200 (7 days per week) Remuneration: Service agreement Education, Experience & Qualifications: Eligible for licensure with the CPSBC Full CCFP #J-18808-Ljbffr
Nurse Practitioner – Saanich Peninsula PCN (100-1985) Reference Number: 100-1985 The Saanich Peninsula Primary Care Network (PCN) is seeking to build a pool of interested nurse practitioner candidates to work with a team of practitioners and other health providers to collectively deliver care to patients at the Primary Care Network Centres/Clinics on the Saanich Peninsula. In these clinical service contract positions, providers will work as part of an innovative clinic model, working collaboratively with an inter-disciplinary health care team to provide culturally safe primary care. Acting as the most responsible primary care provider, providers are required to establish a minimum patient panel. After-hours care for patients may be required and the practitioner may participate in an after-hours call group, sharing after-hours coverage with other providers at the clinic. Start Date: As soon as possible. The Ministry provides funding for NP overhead; the current available amount is $75,000 per FTE. Additional Information: Full or Part-Time positions available. Education, Experience & Qualifications: Licensure with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives. Job Types: Primary Care Facility/Site: Primary Care Network Centres/Clinics on the Saanich Peninsula. Remuneration: Per Ministry’s designated NP Primary Care Service Contract. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Island Health is seeking an Executive Director, Addiction Medicine and Substance Use Services. This is a Regular Full Time position with a planned start date of October 2, 2023. The location is to be determined. Join our team on beautiful Vancouver Island, BC! Reporting to the VP / Chief Medical Health Officer, Population and Public Health, the Executive Director (ED), Addiction Medicine and Substance Use Services, is responsible and accountable for providing leadership for the planning, coordination, integration, operation, and evaluation of Island Health Addiction Medicine, and Substance Use programs, policies and services. The ED provides overall leadership through a central organizational structure accountable to the Vice President, Population and Public Health. The Executive Director develops strong relationships with all partners and stakeholders and works closely with them to guide services and strategies, achieve an effective alignment of shared activities, jointly measure outcomes, build broad public support, advance policy and mobilize future funding to sustain programs. The ED develops and maintains effective relationships with Island Health programs and leaders including Acute and Community services, Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU), Home Health, and Public Health to foster effective communication and partnerships to implement, manage and evaluate services. The ED develops and promotes linkages for project and clinical initiatives at the site and system level across Island Health and liaises with executive leadership from external service delivery agencies, other Regional Health Authorities, the First Nations Health Authority, the Ministry of Mental Health & Addictions, Ministry of Health, and senior staff in the Federal government to discuss new initiatives, trends and policy directions. The ED creates and fosters effective partnerships with communities, non-governmental organizations, and people with lived and living experience to promote cultural safety and effective program delivery. Qualifications Master’s Degree in a field related to health care management, supplemented by a minimum of ten (10) to fifteen (15) years’ experience in a progressively senior leadership role(s), or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Experience in the provision of health and community service delivery as well as working with government and community agencies responsible for substance use services and services targeted to vulnerable populations. Join our team at Island Health! #J-18808-Ljbffr
Master's Degree in Business Administration or a related field, supplemented with fifteen (15) years' recent related experience in progressively more complex and senior management / leadership roles in a large complex health care organization including five (5) years' recent, relevant experience as a Chief Project Officer responsible for managing large, complex capital projects, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Skills And Abilities Demonstrated knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and other related accounting procedures / principles. Demonstrated ability to lead, plan, direct and implement processes. Demonstrated ability to identify, manage and mitigate risk. Ability to identify, plan and direct work assignments. Ability to supervise and provide direction to others. Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain rapport with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Ability to organize and prioritize functions to meet tight and evolving timelines. Demonstrated ability to function effectively in a highly dynamic environment subject to continuous change. Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications. Physical ability to perform the duties of the position. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Island Sexual Health Community Health Centre is seeking general practitioners to work collectively with an interdisciplinary health care team of RNs, NPs, a clinical counsellor, health outreach worker, and health educators, to provide a blend of longitudinal primary care services and focused sexual health services. ISH integrates primary health care with services that address the social determinants of health to populations residing in Greater Victoria, Saanich, and the Western Communities. This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the region’s oldest community governed health care organizations and serve a range of patients with diverse health care needs. Patient attachment is focused on gender diversity, sexual health, mental health, HIV and people experiencing challenges related to accessing the social determinants of health. Additional Information: Part-time and Full-time positions available Qualifications: Experience working with populations that are: gender and sex diverse (LGBTQ2+), experiencing mental health and substance use challenges, with histories of trauma, and/or have structural barriers to health like poverty, colonization and discrimination, with infectious disease (HIV/HCV/HBV). Experience working in sexual health care preferred. Education, Training and Experience: Full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia. Please send your CV and letter of interest to: Service Contract; Ministry GP service rate #J-18808-Ljbffr
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), patient & staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at VIHA; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. Are you an Island Health employee looking to advance your career within Island Health? We are excited to announce that Island Health's Department of Laboratory Medicine is offering an employer-sponsored education opportunity to join our team. The Combined Laboratory X-Ray Technologist (CLXT) training is a paid training program for existing employees in Island Health wishing to advance their education and begin an exciting new career within Laboratory Services. Please Note: the wages reflected on this Expression of Interest are representative of post-graduate rates for the CLXT position and would commence upon completion of the program. Here's what you need to know: Two (2) Successful participants will be given the opportunity to temporarily relocate to Edmonton, Alberta to attend the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) in September 2025. Participants will be placed on a paid weekly stipend and unpaid educational leave for the duration of the CLXT training program. Participants must successfully complete the NAIT program within the allotted 2 year period. This program is full time employer paid. All tuition, fees, and costs of necessary books are paid for on behalf of the participants and they are also eligible for relocation allowance. Students enrolled in the program will also receive a weekly stipend. Program length will be 38 weeks of lecture and labs at the NAIT campus, with a 40 week practicum at one of the listed Island Health locations. Available to all existing Island Health employees and external applicants. Successful participants are required to complete a two (2) year return of service as a CLXT with Island Health at one of the listed locations. Eligible Program Locations:Saanich Peninsula Hospital Comox Valley Hospital Cowichan District Hospital Lady Minto Hospital Campbell River Hospital West Coast General Hospital Tofino General Hospital QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training And Experience In order to be eligible for this opportunity you must meet the following entry requirement, prior to submitting an application. 63% or higher in:Grade 12 Language Arts (English 30-2) Grade 12 Mathematics (Math 30-2) Grade 12 Biology (Biology 30) Grade 12 Chemistry (Chemistry 30) Proof of English Language Proficiency Applicants must also have the following pre-requisite post-secondary courses completed within the past five (5) years: Medical Terminology: Completion of NAIT ITMS100 - Medical Terminology with a minimum final grade of 60%. Post-secondary Medical Terminology courses that are 1 or more credits and completed within 5 years of the application deadline with a final grade of 60% or greater may be considered for equivalency. Human Anatomy and Physiology: Completion of NAIT ANPH100 Anatomy and Physiology with a minimum final grade of 60%. Post-secondary Human Anatomy and Physiology courses that are 3 or more credits and completed within 5 years of the application deadline with a final grade of 60% or greater may be considered for equivalency. For a full list of the CLXT Admission requirements, please visit the NAIT CLXT program website: NAIT CLXT Admission Requirement . Skills And Abilities Take a look at the video link below to see how Laboratory Services process blood samples at Island Health: A Day in the Life of a Blood Sample . Ways you can learn more about Laboratory Services: Visit the Laboratory Services webpage and the CSMLS website . Email with any questions. We encourage you to take the next step and apply so we can continue the conversation with you! #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Description This position represents a regular full-time training opportunity (theory and practicum) to prepare staff to work in the specified Island Health specialty department. Upon completion of the training, the staff member will be placed into a regular full-time rotation line in the specialty department that they have been trained for. (Please note: There is an 18-month return of service requirement as a regular/permanent employee within the Island Health specialty department for which they have been trained. Note: staff may move between Island Health departments within that specialty. The post-basic training program requires full-time attendance. For more information visit the Professional Practice Website: Professional Practice Website In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. Reports to the Nurse Manager, Department Head, or designate. Plans and provides direct nursing care to patients/residents in the hospital or in the community in accordance with the unit/program philosophy, competency guidelines, policies, and the BCCNM Standards for Nursing Practice in British Columbia. QUALIFICATIONS: Education, Training And Experience Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant, with recent related medical and/or surgical experience. When applicants have completed this specialty training, they will be moved into a regular position within the Specialty department. The hours of work, including days off and work area, may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Skills And Abilities Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to organize assigned workload and set priorities. Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with a variety of internal and external contacts, including co-workers, physicians, community agency representatives, patients, residents, and families. Physical ability to perform the duties of the position. Link To Full Job Description Full Job Description #J-18808-Ljbffr
This position represents a regular full-time training opportunity (theory and practicum) to prepare staff to work in the specified Island Health specialty department. Upon completion of the training, the staff member will be placed into a regular full-time rotation line in the specialty department that they have been trained for. Please note: There is an 18-month return of service requirement as a regular/permanent employee within the Island Health specialty department for which they have been trained. Note: staff may move between Island Health departments within that specialty. The post-basic training program requires full-time attendance. For more information, visit the Professional Practice Website:
Professional Practice Website . In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. Reports to the Nurse Manager, Department Head, or designate. Plans and provides direct nursing care to patients/residents in the hospital or in the community in accordance with the unit/program philosophy, competency guidelines, policies, and the BCCNM Standards for Nursing Practice in British Columbia. Qualifications: Education, Training And Experience Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant, with recent related medical and/or surgical experience. When applicants have completed this specialty training, they will be moved into a regular position within the Specialty department. The hours of work, including days off and work area, may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Skills And Abilities Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Demonstrated ability to organize assigned workload and set priorities. Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with a variety of internal and external contacts, including co-workers, physicians, community agency representatives, patients, residents, and families. Physical ability to perform the duties of the position. #J-18808-Ljbffr
