Position Summary
Northern Health is seeking locum physicians to provide clinic-based family practice, Emergency Department coverage, or a combination of both at the Nets'oojeh Hospital and Health Centre in Fort St. James, British Columbia. This versatile locum opportunity allows physicians to tailor their locum based on their interests and availability. Locums may work exclusively in the community clinic, exclusively in the Emergency Department, or enjoy a blended rural locum that combines both family medicine and emergency care. Fort St. James is the gateway to a chain of rivers and lakes that traverse 400 kilometers of central British Columbia. The population of the Fort St. James area, including the municipality itself, rural areas and First Nations, is approximately 4,500 people. There is an established forest industry, a growing mining sector, and a growing tourism industry. Year round outdoor and indoor recreational opportunities include hiking and biking trails, soccer and ball parks, golf, fishing,



hunting, water-skiing, canoeing, swimming, sailing and boating, alpine and Nordic skiing, skating, hockey, curling, snowmobiling, dog sledding and camping. Cultural opportunities include a Public Library, the Community Arts Council, an amateur theatre company and a movie theatre.

Qualifications

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS): Desired

Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS): Desired

Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP): Desired

Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible: Mandatory

Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) – Emergency Medicine: Mandatory

Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA): Mandatory

Emergency Experience: Desired, Mandatory for ER Locums

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PAL): Desired

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📌 Family Physician/ER (British Columbia)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 British Columbia