Role and Facility Information

This is your chance to design your rural medicine practice with a healthy mix of clinic (minimum 3 days per week), ER (at nearby Boundary Hospital) and LTC. Join our supportive regional Medical Staff, and practice alongside a small and dedicated multidisciplinary team, including a primary care Nurse and a Social Worker. This particularly financially rewarding practice opportunity (with a combined income potential of easily $500 - $600K per year) is located in Midway, in a fully equipped medical clinic facility. There is experienced medical office administration staff readily available to support you with establishing your own practice. Located within the same building, Interior Health provides blood lab clinic services 2 days per week and just a short distance from the clinic is a pharmacy and also another Interior Health centre that provides public health services and programs to support the people of Midway and the West-Boundary region.

This position qualifies for the Rural Locums for BC program, meaning that you have access to a healthy locum coverage pool. Generous rural recruitment and retention incentives available, in addition to $20 - $30K per year premiums from the Rural Emergency Enhancement Fund (REEF). Opportunity to teach UBC Kootenay Boundary Family Medicine Program’s Residents. Thousands of dollars of training and CME are available through the RCME program and REAP.

Located between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean on the Canada/US Border along the Kettle River, Midway is a recreational destination and offers something for all levels and interests of recreational enthusiasts. This community offers the quality of life that a small town can provide with bigger city centres just minutes away. As well, Midway is centrally located, about 2 hours from Kelowna and Penticton in the Okanagan and Trail, Castlegar and Nelson in the Kootenay’s; Midway is also just a 2 ½ hour drive from Spokane WA. Learn more about our community here:
midwaybc.ca/

Midway is built on the people of the past and present looking towards the people of the future, so get in touch and we will arrange a visit so that you can see for yourself why we love living and working here.

Terms

Benefits and Incentives

Vacation Leave

8+ weeks/year

May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:

Retention Premium

20.86%

Retention Flat Fee

$24,013

Relocation Funding Available

$9,000 to $15,000

Recruitment Incentive

$20,000 prorated to full-time

Other Benefits/Incentives

Current rural incentives rates are subject to change annually but existing rates are confirmed at time of offer. CME funding to max of $5,720 after 4 years. Candidates with a BC or Canada student loan may be eligible for loan forgiveness programs.