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:

Northern Health is seeking locum physicians to work in the Kitimat General Hospital & Health Centre Emergency Department in Kitimat, British Columbia.

Income Guarantee - includes FFS, RRP, and MOCAP:
12-hr shift rate model: Days $3413.00/shift (weekday) or $3710.00/shift (weekend day). Nights $3817.00/shift (weekday or weekend).

24-hr shift rate model: $4,043.00/shift (weekday) or $4,341.00/shift (weekend).

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

Day shifts are 0800 – 2000 (approximately 20-30 patients). Night shifts: 2000 – 0800 (approximately 10 patients).

Qualifications:

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Call Schedule:

Hours of work: No Details
On call requirements: NA

Compensation:

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.