About Us

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of qualified, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

Role and Facility Information

FAMILY PHYSICIAN - Primary Care Centre

About Us

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.

TITLE: Family Physician - Successful applicants eligible for a 0.2 FTE medical lead

CONTRACT: Contract at 0.4 FTE-typically 672 hours a year (compensation scaled to FTE)

LOCATION: n.St’at’imc Nations - Lillooet, BC (may include on-reserve services)

Physician Master Agreement Full Scope range placement of $290,842- $363,552 subject to whether scope of services includes facility-based coverage. Additional Rural Retention Program Premium of 13.97%. Compensation is scaled to Full Time Equivalent. Other Incentives may apply based on eligibility. Family Physicians are not required to make a contribution towards overhead.

FNPCI INITIATIVE

The First Nations-led Primary Care Initiative (FNPCI) aims to improve access to primary health‑care services for First Nations people across BC in a way that is culturally safe and closer to home. The FNPCI is part of the province’s primary care strategy, which is integrating team-based care in communities throughout B.C. and changing the way primary care is delivered with the creation of primary care networks in partnership with the Regional Health Authorities.

In order to meet the health and wellness needs of First Nations people,



it is very important that primary care be culturally informed where First Nations ways of knowing and being are woven into services.

One of the FNPCI's main objectives is to develop new First Nations Primary Health Care Centres in rural and urban locations across the province. The centres will provide access to quality primary health care services for First Nations people and their families. The aim is for clients to feel safe, welcomed, valued, respected, and heard when they access care services at one of these centres.

About The Centre

The Primary Care Centre (PCC), based out of Lillooet, will provide culturally safe, trauma-informed primary care services to members of six n.St’át’imc First Nation’s Communities: Tsal̓álh, Sekw̓el̓wás, T̓ít̓q̓et, Xwísten, Ts̓kw̓aylaxw and Xaxlip.

The PCC will provide holistic care for First Nations people and their families, incorporating First Nations ways of knowing, weaving together western medicine and traditional wellness practices.

The PCC will begin operating out of the current FNHA Nursing Clinic in Lillooet. The current location includes nursing outreach services to each of the six Communities, and the space will be shared between the primary care team and the nursing team.

Services will be designed to provide wraparound, team-based primary care, mental health, and traditional wellness services.



The centre will provide safe spaces for First Nations people and their families seeking high-quality primary care services. It is expected that the centre will initially operate Monday to Friday (excluding Statutory Holidays) during regular business hours (this may change over time due to operational needs).

About The Role

The Family Physician will be the most responsible provider for a client panel, and is expected to collaborate within a team-based environment that supports the practice of Western and Traditional Wellness approaches to client health and wellness. A minimum panel size is typically expected to reach 650 per 1.0 FTE by year 3 and will be confirmed in the clinical service contract. The Family Physician will be expected to travel with the team on Fridays to different sites to be available for appointments within the Communities.

Responsibilities

The Family Physician (GP) will be responsible for practicing with cultural humility, to provide primary care in a culturally safe, team-based environment that recognizes the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the client (and family) to provide whole person care, in compliance with policies and procedures of acceptable BC health and wellness regulations and standards.

About You

- You are passionate about supporting First Nations individuals and families on their health and wellness journeys;
- You have an active practicing license in good standing with the College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC);
- You have training in Cultural Safety & Humility or are willing to take this training;
- Ideally you have experience working with First Nations people and communities

📌 Family Practitioner/General Practitioner (Lillooet)
🏢 Health Match BC
📍 Lillooet