Location: Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, BC
Job Overview
As a Family Physician in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows, you’ll have the opportunity to build your dream practice in a supportive, collaborative community. Choose from 18 diverse family practice clinics, open a brand-new practice tailored to your style, or blend your practice with time as a hospitalist following up on your own patients. Work full-time, part-time, or create a unique blend of family practice with sub-specialty passions like maternity care, geriatrics, mental health, or pediatrics.
Combine family medicine with specialized areas of interest in a flexible and supportive environment, shaping a practice that aligns with your career goals. Enjoy the perfect balance of professional autonomy and collaborative support in a community-focused healthcare setting.
Be part of the Ridge Meadows Primary Care Network and be supported by a dynamic team offering collaborative, team-based care with access to chronic disease nurses, social workers, dietitians, and more. This is a chance to craft a practice that suits your professional goals and personal interests, while building meaningful connections with your patients and the community.
Why choose Ridge Meadows?
Ridge Meadows offers a combination of professional growth and personal fulfillment. Nestled in the scenic Fraser Valley, only 45 minutes from downtown Vancouver, this vibrant community is known for its natural beauty, family-friendly neighborhoods, and access to year-round outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking, and cycling. Ridge Meadows prides itself on the educational options for children of all ages with a strong public education system, world-class private school, and multiple post-secondary options.
Physicians in Ridge Meadows frequently highlight the strong sense of connection they experience—not just with patients, but with colleagues and the broader community. This close-knit environment creates a unique opportunity to practice medicine in a setting where relationships thrive both inside and outside the clinic.
Relocation Made Easy
The Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice supports physicians with its Red Carpet Program, offering personalized help with relocation, including housing, schooling, and community integration. The Division’s Red Carpet program also works closely with Health Match BC to ensure credential applications are processed in timely and efficient manner.
Working in BC’s Healthcare System
British Columbia’s healthcare system is built on a foundation of patient-centered, team-based care, providing family physicians the flexibility to design their ideal practice. In Ridge Meadows, family doctors can integrate primary care with sub-specialty interests like maternity, geriatrics, or mental health, all while collaborating within a supportive medical network.
Compensation and Benefits
The offers a variety of payment models to suit your professional goals and lifestyle:
- Fee-for-Service (FFS): Flexible compensation based on services provided, allowing you to tailor your workload.
- Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model: Predictable income based on providing comprehensive, ongoing care to a patient panel.
- Contract Options: New-to-practice and group contracts provide stability and support for physicians in various stages of their careers.
Additional benefits include relocation allowances and access to practice and business support services.
What You’ll Do
- Provide patient-centered, comprehensive primary care to individuals and families in your clinic, the community, or at the hospital.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, including nurses, social workers, and dietitians, in a team-based care environment.
- Manage acute and chronic conditions, preventive care, and wellness support.
- Participate in professional development and community engagement initiatives.
Qualifications
- Medical Degree and certification from an accredited program.
- Licensure or eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a commitment to patient-centered care.
Ready to join us in Ridge Meadows?
Take the next step in your career and your life by joining a community where your professional and personal dreams can thrive.