- Employer
- Island Health
- Location
- Cowichan Valley, BC (Vancouver Island)
- Starts
- Expires
- Job Category
- Internal Medicine/Internist
- Job Type
- Permanent
Island Health is hiring full-time General Internists at the Cowichan District Hospital located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley. The successful applicants would be joining the existing group of general internists in providing inpatient and outpatient care.
Our local 148-bed acute care facility, Cowichan District Hospital, features an exceptionally collegial and supportive medical community. Other local specialist services include General and Orthopedic Surgery, Anesthesiology, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, ENT, Ophthalmology, and Radiology. Our inpatients are cared for by a combination of full-service community GPs who maintain hospital privileges and a growing Hospitalist service. There are no local internal medicine subspecialists or intensivists, although we are well supported by our colleagues in Victoria and Nanaimo when needed. Inpatient work frequently involves teaching, including medical students in the integrated community clerkship program, residents in the local Cowichan family practice program and visiting residents in both family practice and internal medicine.
Inpatient work would involve participation in a paid 1-in-7 on-call schedule for consultative services, directive care on the medical and surgical wards, electrodiagnostics (stress testing, ECG, Holter interpretation), and rounding in the closed 7-bed ICU on a rotating basis. On-call work tends to be high volume and high acuity, spanning the full breadth of GIM, subspecialty medicine, and critical care. A high degree of comfort with a broad range of internal medicine problems, cardiology and critical care is essential.
We anticipate that a new members of the group would also establish a full-time outpatient practice in the Cowichan Valley. Outpatient referrals span the full breadth of GIM and subspecialty medicine, but there is substantial flexibility in establishing a particular area of interest, if desired.
Full job posting can be found here
The New Cowichan District Hospital
In 2027, we will also be welcoming the new Cowichan District Hospital replacement project that is projected to open in 2027 with 203 beds, including 6 ICU and 8 HAU beds under the oversight of the Internal Medicine service. The new hospital will also feature increased capacity for endoscopy, expanded scope in the ICU, and an on-site call room for the on-call internist.
The Community
Island Health occupies the traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Kwakwaka’wakw, and Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations who have lived here since time immemorial and who continue to hold rights and titles on these lands. Island Health acknowledges and recognizes these homelands and the stewardship of Indigenous peoples of this land.
Located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, the City of Duncan enjoys Canada's most temperate climate. Characterized by diverse landscapes from lush countryside to scenic coastal villages and charming inland communities, the Cowichan Valley, encompasses freshwater lakes, saltwater beaches, marinas, farmland and many vineyards. The area offers a wide variety of attractions for outdoor enthusiasts including great hiking and biking trails, golfing, sailing, canoeing and ocean kayaking. Public education in Duncan is complemented by several local private schools.
Despite its rural designation, with Victoria located 45 minutes south and Nanaimo located 45 minutes north, the Cowichan Valley also provides convenient access to multiple airports cultural experiences, and urban amenities.
Benefits
May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:
- Recruitment Incentive: $10,000 (full-time)
- Relocation Costs Reimbursement: up to $15,000 (amount based on location relocating from)
- Fee Premium: 4.20%
- Annual Flat Fee: $6,508.80
- Rural CME: starting at $3000/annum in year 3 & 4 to a maximum of $6,00.00/annum after 4 years.
The above amounts are current as of August 2024 and may be subject to change.
Education, Training and Experience
- FRCPC-Internal Medicine preferred
- Eligible for full licensure with the CPSBC
- Candidates with USA certification in Internal Medicine will also be considered
Apply today!
Please attach your cover letter and CV to Savanah Munzar, Medical Staff Recruiter, Island Health at medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support if you identify as Indigenous at indigenousemployment@islandhealth.ca