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Locum Opportunities

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Current Openings

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March 8th - March 26th, 2027

Dr. Farah Mosheb

Wallace Street Medical Clinic

EMR: Accuro

Overhead: 20/80

Requirements: Clinical time and monitoring results/reports only, no additional requirements needed. Hours: Anytime during clinic hours, Mon - Thurs, 8:00am - 4:00pm, set your own schedule

Locum Opportunity: Dr. Houghton is planning a gradual return to practice follwing medical leave, anticipated early-November. Coverage is flexible and can be arranged from as little as one week to several months based on interest and availability.

Dr. Kelvin Houghton

GraceMed Clinic

EMR: Med Access

Overhead: 20/80 may be negotiable

Requirements: Clinic Support & Orientation: One experienced MOA is available on-site. Dr. Houghton is available to assist with orientation, onboarding, and clinic workflow overview. Practice Format: Flexible. In-person and/or virtual care can be arranged based on the locum's preferences, as can days of practice. Patient Panel: Established family practice panel of approximately 2,000+ patients, including a significant proportion of older adults with complex chronic disease. Note: The practice includes some patients requiring opioid management; however, locums are not required to provide opioid prescribing or management if this falls outside their scope, comfort level, or practice preferences. Alternative arrangements have been made for these patients.

December 6, 2026 - January 6, 2027

Dr. Helen Mbata

Wallace Street Medical Clinic

EMR: Accuro

Overhead: 20/80

Requirements: Clinical time and monitoring results/reports only, no additional requirements needed Hours: Anytime during clinic hours, Mon - Thurs, 8:00am - 4:00pm, set your own schedule

January 4th - January 7th 2027, June 28th - July 9th 2027, July 19th-30th 2027, August 23rd - September 3rd 2027

Dr. Daniel Griffin

Caledonian Clinic

EMR: Intrahealth

Overhead: 20/80

Requirements: 4 days per week (5th day optional) in busy practice with a mix of telephone and in-person appointments. Can pick and choose a few dates from list.

Ongoing Opportunity

Snaw-Naw-As Health Centre

Snaw-Naw-As Health Centre

EMR: Intrahealth

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Requirements: The Snaw-Naw-As First Nations (Nanoose) has an immediate need for a Locum Family Physician(s) to provide 1-6 sessions per week of Primary Care Services at the Snaw-Naw-As Health Centre for a period of 3 weeks (or longer dependent on number of sessions per week filled and FP availability). There is also an ongoing opportunity for a Family Physician to cover 1-2 sessions per month as part of the group of FPs that provide care on a regular rotation. The Snaw-Naw-As Health Centre is home to an interdisciplinary team of providers including Physicians, Nurse Practitioner (currently vacant), Home and Community Health Nurses, Maternal Health Worker, and Wellness Counselor, as well as, several visiting service providers. The Physicians provide low barrier primary care to an Indigenous patient population often with complex medical needs. This can include patients of various ages with multiple co-morbidities, past experiences with trauma and/or significant social and cultural barriers to care. Previous experience in working in First Nations Communities and/or with Indigenous peoples and the ability to provide patient and family centred care, with respect to the importance of traditional healing practices is ideal. Previous training in cultural safety and trauma informed practice and knowledge in care of patients with substance use and trauma is preferred.

Long-term locum

1 Physician

Arc Addiction & Recovery Clinic

EMR: Accuro

Overhead: Negotiable

Requirements: Monday to Friday 9 am - 4pm.

Ongoing Locum Opportunities Monday-Wednesday:Daytime Tuesdays:Anytime

1 Physician

AVI Health Centre

(250) 754-9111 ext. 3211 kevin.hornbrook@avi.org

EMR: Input

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Requirements: OAT/Substance Use Services Locum: Low-barrier OAT and Substance Use Sessions, relevant education and training to prescribe opioid agonist treatment as outlined in standards, Community Health Centre. Requirements: No hospital privileges required, no on-call responsibilities.

Ongoing Locum Opportunities

Family Practice Clinic

Family Practice Clinic

EMR: Oscar

Overhead: 20/80

Requirements: Looking for ongoing locum coverage to see 'overflow' of patients within clinic. We have a very large patient panel for the currently 8 physicians in clinic, and there are always patients needing to be seen from all of our physicians' panels. We have room for a physician at any time from Dec.1st 2025 onwards (until permanent positions filled). Highest need for Jan, Feb, July and Aug 2026. Flexible days and times - any time within opening hours (Monday to Friday 8:30 - 4:30). Combination of virtual and in-person appointments available. Collegial group with lots of on-site support.

April 19th, 2027 - July 4, 2027

Dr. Katherine Coupland

Anchor Family Medicine

EMR: Med Access

Overhead: 20/80

Requirements: No additional requirements beyond coverage for clinic panel. No hospital or long term care.

December 14th - December 28th, 2026

Dr. Pieter Boshoff

Caledonian Clinic

EMR: Profile by Intrahealth

Overhead: 20/80

Requirements: 5 days per week in a busy practice with a mix of telephone and in-person appointments (scheduled as preferred by the locum), although any help is greatly appreciated

December 12, 2026 – January 12, 2027

Dr. Ute Bucksteg

Caledonian Clinic

EMR: Intrahealth

Overhead: 20/80

Requirements: A busy practice with a mix of telephone and in-person appointments up to 5 days per week.

Ongoing Locum Opportunities

1 Locum Family Physician

Snuneymuxw Hulit Lelum Health Centre

EMR:TELUS Med Access

Overhead: All overhead expenses are fully covered by the Nation

Requirements: Home visits supported; travel time to and from client homes is covered. Focus on primary care, chronic disease management, and community-centred care. Fully supported clinic environment. Hourly rate: $207.77. We are seeking a physician who values First Nations–led health care, collaborative team environments, and relationship-based. practice.

Ongoing Locum Opportunities

1 Physician

Sow's Ear Medical Clinic

EMR: Med Access

Overhead: 25/75

Requirements: No walk-in or call requirements. Schedule is flexible (days and hours) between 8:00am - 5:00pm.

Long-Term Locum

1 Physician

Gracemed

EMR: Profile/Intrahealth

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Requirements: No special requirements

Thursdays: Ongoing Locum Opportunities

1 Physician

AVI Health Centre

(250) 754-9111 ext. 3211 kevin.hornbrook@avi.org

EMR: Input

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Requirements: HIV Primary Care/PrEP/Sexual Health/Gender-affirming Care Locum: Queer, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans Wellness for all self-identified Trans and Gender Non-Binary people and for self-identified Men who have sex with Men, Sexual Health Services/HIV Primary Care and PrEP prescribing with follow-up care/Gender-affirming Care, Community Health Centre, relevant HIV training and/or interest in Queer, Gay, Bi, Trans Health. Requirements: No hospital privileges required, no on-call responsibilities.

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