Prince George

Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern British Columbia and services a rural population of about 300,000. The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers and employees. Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs, due to short and quick commutes; result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province. Additionally, wage rates fall above provincial averages, providing residents of Prince George with a high standard of living in one of BC’s most beautiful regions. The city itself is the 4th largest in British Columbia and has a population of approximately 82,300 local residents and a service centre for nearly 320,000. It is built on the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. Prince George is the home of the University of Northern British Columbia – Canada’s Green university. The warm, friendly and diverse population attests to a strong and dynamic community spirit. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/prince-george

Practice Details:

Northern Health and The Department of Family Medicine are seeking Family Physicians to join an exciting new in-patient care opportunity in Prince George, B.C. The Primary Care Inpatient Service (PCIS) provides comprehensive, structured inpatient care for unattached or out-of-town patients at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC). This new, dynamic service is intended to be equitable, sustainable, and support physicians while also providing continuity of care at UHNBC.
Under the PCIS, patients are admitted under 1 of 5 lines. Each line is staffed in week-long assignments, with a provider for each different line. There is potential to split weeks as required. During assignments, providers will regularly review and provide care for patients that are admitted under their line.
Compensation Estimate: Daily stipend of $600. Each physician can choose to bill Fee-for-service (FFS) or work on the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) contract. Full-time for this position is 32 weeks per year. Other optional opportunities to practice are available, including longitudinal care, episodic and obstetrical care, contract work with the Urgent Primary Care Clinic (UPCC) and more.

• The University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George is a University of British Columbia Family Medicine teaching site with > 60% of our graduates practicing in Prince George or smaller communities.
• The University of Northern BC Medical School offers a plethora of options to become involved in teaching at all levels.
• Home of the Northern Continuing Medical Education Program which offers a full program of medical education opportunities: http://ncme.ca/
• Active innovative EMR (Electronic Medical Record) community using our home grown MOIS system which has expanding capacity for obtaining reports and data to support your practice and patients.
Physicians can expand their skills and experience in many areas of interest. Training for such interests can be funded by the BC REAP (Rural Educational Action Plan).

Qualifications:

• Eligible for full or provisional family medicine license with CPSBC

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: No Details
On call requirements: n/a

Compensation:

University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC):

The University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) is the largest Acute Care facility within the Northern Health region, and a hub for specialized health services. It’s also a teaching hospital:
• Provides undergraduate physician training through the Northern Medical Program, run by the University of British Columbia and University of Northern British Columbia
• Hosts residents in UBC’s Family Practice Residency Program
• Is a key clinical education site for nursing and many health sciences students at UNBC, the College of New Caledonia,
BCIT and other institutions. UHNBC has benefited from nearly $100 million in expansions, renovations and new equipment since 2001:
• Patient care addition with an expanded emergency room
and updated ICU
• State-of-the-art maternal-child care centre (including a single room neonatal ICU)
• Facilities to accommodate undergraduate physician training
• MRI unit

UHNBC is also home to a cancer centre for Northern BC, featuring a wide range of cancer treatments including radiation therapy.