Work where you play in this four-season lifestyle opportunity. You will be joining a multi-practitioner clinic that has provided care to the Beaver Valley region for over 40 years. Situated in the walkable downtown core of Fruitvale, BC, you will be practicing rural family medicine within a 15-minute drive of Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (75 beds, 80,000 population) in Trail, BC, which offers comprehensive specialist services. You’ll be less than 40-minutes away from two world-class ski resorts, Red Mountain and Whitewater, and even closer to multiple golf courses, lakes, hiking and biking trails, and campsites. With upcoming retirements, we have openings for two family physicians to join our team.

You’ll be joining a collegial team of practitioners and knowledgeable, experienced staff. The clinic is in a modern, purpose-built building with 4 offices and attached exam rooms, 3 additional offices, a well-equipped minor surgery room, ECG equipment, and a staff lounge. The clinic uses MedAccess EMR.

Beaver Valley Medical Clinic is part of the KB Primary Care Network with nurses, a social worker, and an occupational therapist directly supporting the clinic and enabling team-based care. Practitioners also have access to a regional team of allied health providers including a pharmacist, registered dietician, and respiratory therapist.

Beaver Valley Medical Clinic is operated by Prima Health Cooperative, a not-for-profit organization that takes the administrative burden off its practitioners and enables them to focus on patient care. Practitioners maintain autonomy and bill under a variety of payment models in a supportive clinical environment. Practitioner overhead is equitable and managed in a transparent manner that ensures accountability. Communication is open and decisions are made by consensus. www.primahealth.ca

Fruitvale is a close-knit community with room to roam. A short drive south-east of Trail and a convenient regional airport, Fruitvale is an unassuming small town that is big on community spirit. The kind of place where you could buy a few acres, plant a large garden, some fruit trees, have a horse and some chickens, and heck, throw in a goat or two. Fruitvale is known for its plentiful trout fishing and local Nitehawks hockey club, which has produced more than its share of NHL players. Fruitvale hosts the annual Beaver Valley May Days and a farmers’ market in the summer. The community has a library, an elementary school, a public art and a blooming communities project. Fruitvale is rural living at its very best. A place where everyone pitches in. A place that feels just right.

Contact office@bvclinic.ca for more details on this exciting opportunity.

This opportunity allows you to customize your practice and experience professional growth. Consider part-time clinic and hospital-based care or explore various sub-specialties such as ER, Hospitalist, Long-term Care, Psychiatry, Obs, and Surgical Assist. Choose your preferred work schedule with flexible hours and 8-12 weeks of vacation and education leave annually. Take advantage of optional teaching opportunities with medical students and residents. There are no call requirements, allowing you to fully enjoy life outside of work.

Whatever compensation model you choose, you’ll be supported in its administration. Compensation options include new-to-practice salaried contract (NTP contract), fee for service, or Longitudinal Family Practice Model (LFP). Our NTP contract allows you to have guaranteed income whilst slowly building up a new practice to care for up to 800 patients over two years, along with the generous recruitment incentives listed below and up to $130,000 in debt repayment, encompassing private loans and lines of credit. With an upcoming retirement, there is also the opportunity to take over a full, well-managed panel, which ensures you receive full compensation from your start date.

Rural Incentives* include:
~Recruitment bonus: $15,000.00 (based on FTE and requires minimum 1 year of service)
~Relocation: $9,000 – $15,000 ($9000.00 for physicians moving within BC, $12,000 if relocating within Canada, and $15,000 for international)
~Fee Premium: 11.9%
~Annual Retention: $18,441.60
~Continuing Medical Education (CME): $1800 through Doctors of BC, plus rural CME funding based on years of service: 2 years or less = $440, 3-4 years = $2,640, and 5 years = $4,840
~Candidates with a BC or Canada student loan may be eligible for loan forgiveness programs

*Rural incentives are subject to change and current rates are confirmed at time of offer.