Kitimat

Set in a beautiful and natural ocean, mountain and valley paradise, Kitimat is located on the Douglas Channel just a few miles off British Columbia’s inside passage. Kitimat was built in the 1950’s and is one of BC’s youngest coastal communities. Main industries include an aluminum smelter, a pulp and paper mill and a petrochemical manufacturer. The population of Kitimat is approximately 8,236. The community has three elementary schools, two secondary schools, and one post-secondary school. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/kitimat

Practice Details:

Day shifts: 7 am to 7 pm (approximately 20-30 patients on average).
Night shifts: 7 pm to 7 am (approximately 10 patients on average).

Kitimat APP ER contract rates effective September 1, 2024, for new shifts accepted.

CCFP rate: $3,969-$4,058/weekday day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,266-$4,459/weekend day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,349-$4,379/weekday evening 7 pm to 7 am, $4,349-$4,450/weekend evening 7 pm to 7 am.

CCFP-EM rate: $4,370-$4,459/weekday day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,667-$4,756/weekend day 7 am to 7 pm, $4,750-$4,780/weekday evening 7 pm to 7 am, $4,750-$4,851/weekend evening 7 pm to 7 am.

Travel, accommodation and car rental covered.
Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.

For more details please contact Dr. Claire Feenan at clairefeenan@doctors.net.uk or Shivani Sadhir at shivani.sadhir@northernhealth.ca.

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On call requirements: NA

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Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre:

Kitimat General Hospital and Health Centre is a 20-bed Acute Care unit including 2 maternity beds. It integrates Acute Care, residential care, public health and community care in one facility. The services include:
• Emergency
• Physiotherapy
• Radiology
• Laboratory
• Diabetes and Chronic Disease management
• Outpatient Community Chemotherapy clinic
• Regional Orthopaedic Centre
• Regional Palliative Care Nurse consultant
• Mountainview Lodge a 36-bed residential and complex care facility
• Public Health team

Community Services including:
• Home Support
• Home Care Nursing
• Long-term Care Case management
Kitimat General Hospital hosts a regular rotation of visiting specialists in Internal Medicine, Urology, ENT, Dermatology, Neurology, Ophthalmology and Radiology.