Status: Open
Site: East Kootenay Regional Hospital
Site Type: Hospital
Type of Position: Permanent
Date Range: Hours of Work: We offer five 8-hour shifts a day, ensuring 16 hours of double coverage. A full-time team member works 14 shifts a month, with the potential for additional shifts based on departmental needs.
On Call: None
You will also be considered if you have, or are eligible for, your CCFP and have emergency experience.
If you’re a US-trained physician with ABMS certification in emergency medicine, you may be eligible to practice medicine in British Columbia under the USA certified class.
Qualifications, Education and Skills
Requisites
* Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License
* Provisional Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Desired
* Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible
* Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) – Emergency Medicine Mandatory
* Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Mandatory
* Emergency Mandatory
* Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) Eligible
Role and Facility Information
Join our team in emergency medicine at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital, where quick decision-making and staying calm under pressure are paramount. Our ER doctors enjoy the security of an Alternative Payments Program model, ensuring a stable income and allowing them to focus on delivering exceptional care.
We have 10 emergency physicians, handling 23,000 patient visits per year. EKRH is the regional trauma and ICU referral centre, so you’ll be seeing challenging cases that will keep up your acute care skills but still allow you to live and play in a rural setting.
Join us at East Kootenay Regional Hospital (EKRH), an 80-bed regional referral centre serving approximately 82,000 individuals in the beautiful East Kootenay region of BC.
Compensation Type
Alternative Payment Arrangement
Estimated Remuneration: Based on a 1.0 FTE, you will receive an estimated yearly remuneration of $388,527 + rural fee premium of 14% + rural retention bonus of $21,246 (approximate total income of $464K/year).
Benefits and Incentives
* Vacation Leave: Flexible scheduling
* Relocation Funding Available: $9,000 for within BC, $12,000 outside of BC but within Canada, and $15,000 outside of Canada.
* Recruitment Incentive: $20,000, pro-rated for physicians working less than full time.
* Other Benefits/Incentives: With RCME, you’ll be eligible to receive funding for up to 4 years.
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