Island Health has exciting opportunitiesfor Nurse Practitionersto work in the Victoria area at new Urgent and Primary Care Centres, with a team of primary care providers and other allied health staff to collectively deliver integrated team-based care to patients.

In this service contract position the nurse practitioner will work collaboratively with an inter-disciplinary health care team to provide culturally safe urgent and primary care. Patient visits will consist of unscheduled urgent care and scheduled longitudinal full service or same day primary care patient visits.

Acting as the most responsible primary care provider, there is a requirement for the practitioner to establish a minimum patient panel.

This position will provide regular primary care with a focus on mental health and substance use.

After hours’ care for patients is inherent in the services. The nurse practitioner will participate in an after-hours call group, sharing after-hours coverage with other practitioners, to include physicians and nurse practitioners, at the clinic.

Additional Information:Multiple Part Time or Full Time positions available (0.5-1FTE)

Community Information:

Victoria, British Columbia’s scenic capital is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and enviable quality of life, this is an ideal place to pursue your medical career and create the kind of lifestyle only dreamt about. Few areas in the world can match BC’s scope of outdoor activities, with Vancouver Island offering everything from skiing and snowboarding, to golf, and world-class fishing. With its temperate climate, rich heritage and vibrant cultural scene, Victoria provides the very best of urban and rural living.