Quesnel

Quesnel is a small city with big opportunity. It boasts a vibrant, creative and family friendly lifestyle, rich with culture and community spirit. The city is nestled on the banks of the Quesnel and Fraser rivers, and has a diverse population of 23,000 people. The major industries include forestry, agriculture, mining and tourism. Quesnel offers affordable housing, twelve public schools, one Christian school, and two post-secondary schools. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/quesnel

Practice Details:

Northern Health is seeking locum physicians to work at the Holley Clinic and G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel, British Columbia. Locum travel, accommodation, and travel time stipend will be reimbursed by Locums for Rural BC.

GR Baker Memorial Hospital is a 45-bed acute care facility. Services on-site include internal medicine,
obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, general surgery, psychiatry, and a community cancer clinic.

The Holley Clinic is a full-service family practice with a well-supported, multi-physician support system. Physicians at the clinic provide ancillary services at GR Baker Memorial Hospital (ER, GP-Anesthesia, GP-Oncology, and GP-Obstetrics). The opportunity exists to participate in any of the ancillary services offered locally including ER shifts, should you be interested. Locums may also choose to only do anesthesia, if preferred. The clinic is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm (with a 1-hour lunch) and is currently providing a reasonable split between in person and virtual health consultations (the clinic uses Med-Access EMR). The billing split between physicians at the clinic is 75/25% for any in office work. Any services provided outside of office work may be billed privately with no billing split. The possibility of a full-time position exists for those candidates who would be interested in a position following a locum.

There are 4 FPA providers who support two local general surgeons, an OBGYN, ENT, dental surgeons, and visiting plastic and orthopedic surgeons. Call coverage for anesthesia is 1:4 and functions within a shared on-call model.

Qualifications:

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Call Schedule:

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On call requirements: 1:4

Compensation:

GR Baker Memorial Hospital:

Quesnel Health Services provides medical services to Quesnel and surrounding areas. Health care facilities include GR Baker Memorial Hospital, Dunrovin Park Lodge, Westside Clinic and the Quesnel Primary Care Clinic. GR Baker Memorial Hospital is a full care hospital with 27 Acute Care beds, 4 ICU beds and 5 crisis stabilization beds.

Some services provided by the hospital:
• Full Emergency Medical Care
• Laboratory
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Pharmacy
• General Surgery
• Internal Medicine
• Otolaryngology (ENT)
• Community Cancer Care
• Physiotherapy
• Respiratory Therapy
• Environmental Health
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Visiting specialists in Cardiology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics,
Plastic Surgery, Urology and Ophthalmology
• Video conferencing for consultations with specialists or physicians in other areas.
• Home and Community Care and Home Support

Dunrovin Park Lodge is a 91-bed Intermediate Care residential facility with 19 Special Care beds. It provides respite services and an adult day program. The Quesnel and area palliative care’s hospice care beds are also located in this facility, for a total of 117 beds facility wide.

A new ER/ICU department opened 2023.