Fort St. John

Fort St. John is known as “The Energetic City,” which reflects the large resource base of oil, natural gas, forestry and agriculture. Overlooking the Peace River, the town of Fort St John is located above the Peace River Valley, and serves as the capital of the Peace River district. The population of Fort St. John is over 21,400 but it services an area of approximately 70,000. The community is the hub of the Northeast with a cultural centre and library, theatre, and art space. There are seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and one secondary school. There is also a Northern Lights College campus. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/fort-st-john

Practice Details:

LONGITUDINAL FAMILY PRACTICE (LFP) PAYMENT MODEL

Northern Health is seeking a Family Physician with full-scope skills/experience (including ER) to join a well-established, full-scope Family Medicine clinic in Fort St John BC, a young and growing community!

The expected commitment is 4 days/week (32 hours) in the clinic/office as well as hospital inpatient work and Emergency Room coverage (8-hour shifts, up to 6 shifts per month). Our clinic uses the Longitudinal Family Practice (LFP) Payment Model.

In addition to clinic/office, inpatient, and ER work, there may be opportunity for additional Fee-For-Service income opportunities, including:

• Surgical assists
• Maternity
• Primary OB
• Advanced OB with C-section (if qualified)
• Outreach to nearby First Nations communities

Fort St. John Hospital is a new state-of-the art 55 bed hospital and 123 bed residential care facility serving a population of approximately 25,000 and a catchment area of approximately 70,000. The Emergency Room sees 25,000+ visits per year.

If interested, please submit your CV to: Daphne.Savoy@northernhealth.ca

Fort St. John is known as “The Energetic City” and is located at Mile 47 of the world famous Alaska Highway! The city has numerous restaurants, cafés, and a health food store. It is the cultural and commercial hub of the Northeast, with a performing and visual arts centre, library, art gallery and theatre.

Recreational opportunities in the Fort St. John area include speed-skating (on one of only four indoor Olympic-sized, long-track speed skating ovals in North America!), indoor walking track, indoor soccer, golf, tennis, yoga, dance, mountain biking, walking trails, hiking, boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing, hunting, camping, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, curling, and hockey. Enjoy our weekly downtown Farmer's Market, open from May to October! Fort St. John always has something for you to do whether it's summer or winter!

Fort St John Regional Airport offers numerous daily flights to Vancouver and Calgary, on Air Canada and WestJet.

Fort St. John has seven elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one private school (Kindergarten to Grade 12). Northern Lights College provides post-secondary education.

The region's main industries are agriculture, forestry, natural gas, construction, and transportation.

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

Qualifications:

• Eligible for full or provisional family medicine license with CPSBC
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support Certification (ATLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS)
• Emergency experience
• Medical degree
• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License can be Full or Provisional. Start date is negotiable. Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible: Mandatory Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA): Mandatory

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: Regular
On call requirements: MOCAP Level 1 for ER

Compensation:

Fort St. John Hospital:

The Fort St. John Hospital has 44 Acute Care beds and 124 residential beds and is equipped to handle 22,000 ER visits per year. Some more highlights about the hospital:
• Endoscopy suite, 2 state-of-the-art operating rooms,
plus a procedure room
• Ambulatory clinics including Cancer and Hemodialysis
• Medical and Surgical inpatient rooms (40 beds)
• 3 Intensive care units
• Minor surgeries
• 7 single Maternity rooms for Labour, Delivery, and Post-Partum
Fort St. John also has the Health Unit and Primary Care Clinic which serve the community.