Emergency Medicine Specialty
Listed on 2026-09-17
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Doctor/Physician
Emergency Medicine Physician, Medical Doctor, Healthcare Consultant, Surgeon
Location: Comox
North Island Hospital Comox Valley is seeking part-time or full-time Emergency Medicine Physicians.
We welcome either CCFP-EM or FRCPC Emergency certification.
North Island Hospital Comox Valley is a beautiful new hospital, which opened in October . We are a 24-hour Emergency Department with inpatient beds and see a variety of different patient populations including pediatrics. The hospital serves approximately 66, people and we see over 31, + visits annually. The area is a growing community and Emergency Department visits are increasing. We are a referral center for some surgical specialties and have a broad range of consultants including Internal Medicine, Intensive Care, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Urology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Otolaryngology, Radiology and Family Medicine.
We see trauma patients and are the local trauma team until patients can be transferred to a tertiary trauma center. We are the Rapid Response Team for the hospital and attend all cardiac arrests and code calls for admitted inpatients.
We have an academic affiliation with the University of British Columbia (UBC) postgraduate programs and are a teaching hospital. We have a Family Practice Residency Program and are involved in both medical student and residency teaching.
We would like to incorporate physicians into our group with specialized skill sets. Dedicated academic, quality improvement or leadership experience would be an asset. As we are a new hospital, there is room for quality improvement initiatives, which would be supported by the Department.
Benefits
May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidy agreement (RSA) including:
- Recruitment Incentive: up to a maximum of $10, (pro-rated on FTE)
- Relocation: up to a maximum of $15, (amount based on location relocating from)
- Fee Premium 6.93%,
- Annual Flat Fee $10,.52
- CME payments of $2, in years 3 and 4 and $4, after 4 years
Shift/Hours of Work – Full-time and Part-time available (minimum .8
FTE is required to support immigration if needed)
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