Dawson Creek and District Hospital

**This is a permanent job posting for a General Practitioner in Dawson Creek.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND SKILLS
REQUISITES
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS): Desired
Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License: Provisional
Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP): Desired
Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible: Mandatory
Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA): Mandatory
Emergency: Mandatory
Obstetric: Desired

ROLE AND FACILITY INFORMATION:
Northern Health is seeking a Family Physician with full-scope skills/experience to join a well-established Family Medicine/walk-in clinic and also provide Emergency Room coverage in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada. The community has several clinics that work cooperatively.

This practice opportunity could also include:

• Maternity
• Primary OB
• Advanced OB with C-section (if qualified)
• Surgical assists
• Anesthesia (if qualified)

Position location: Dawson Creek & District Hospital, 11100 13 St., Dawson Creek BC, V1G 3W8.
Company: Northern Health Authority, located at 230 9900 – 100 Ave. Fort St John BC, V1J 5S7.

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

You will require a license to practice medicine in the province of British Columbia.

Compensation type: Fee-for-Service
Estimated Remuneration: $350,000+ (if doing maternity, primary OB and surgical assists, all of which are available)

BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES

May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:
Retention Premium: 23.10%
Retention Flat Fee: $35,055.90
Relocation Funding Available: $9,000 - $15,000 (TBD)
Recruitment Incentive: $20,000

Other Benefits/Incentives
REEF (Rural Emergency Enhancement Funding) and MOCAP (Medical On Call Availability Program) available on top of MSP billings. 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.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND SKILLS
REQUISITES:
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS): DESIRED
Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License: PROVISIONAL or FULL
Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP): DESIRED
Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible: MANDATORY
Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA): MANDATORY
Emergency: MANDATORY
Obstetric: DESIRED

Experience:
Family Medicine (Full Scope): MANDATORY
Emergency: MANDATORY
Inpatient: MANDATORY
Obstetric: DESIRED

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
• General surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• Respiratory therapy
• Diabetic education
• Primary care
• Lab
• Medical imaging with CT
• Cancer care

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, one secondary school, and one private school (kindergarten to grade 12). Northern Lights College provides post-secondary education.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Northeastern British Columbia!