Family Physician

**FNHA Overview**:
**FAMILY PHYSICIAN- Nuxálk First Nations Led Primary Care Centre**

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**About the Centre**

The Nuxálk First Nations Led Primary Care Centre (FNPCC) will be situated at the Nuxálk Health & Wellness Centre (NHWC) at 500 Highway 20, Bella Coola, BC. The Centre will provide culturally safe primary care attachment for 1250 First Nations patients living in the Nuxálk and Ulkatcho First Nation communities.
The Nuxálk FNPCC will soft-launch wholistic primary care services from this centre, offering a range of traditional wellness and mental health services. Additional mobile clinic services will bring services closer to home to Ulkatcho Nation at the Anahim Lake Nursing Station located at 6674 South Clinic Lane, Anahim Lake, BC. As a long-term solution, a new primary care facility will be built next to the existing NHWC building.
The Nuxálk FNPCC aims to provide culturally safe, trauma specific primary care services for First Nations people in Nuxálk Territory and the Bella Coola Valley. The Centre will serve community members through interdisciplinary staff who will work together with the existing teams through a collaborative team-based care approach. It is expected that the primary care centre will initially operate Monday to Friday (excluding Statutory Holidays) during regular business hours (this may change over time due to operational needs).

**About FNHA**

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 up to a 1.0 FTE-typically 1680 hours a year
**Location**: Nuxálk Nation, Bella Coola, BC (includes on-reserve services)

The compensation range is per the 2024-25 Physician Master Agreement. Predetermined rate ranges are per the Alternative Payments Subsidiary (APSA) Agreement. Annual Rural Retention Program (RRP) premiums of 25.62% apply. Additional incentives as eligible and overhead is not required.Successful applicants may also indicate if they wish to be considered for a 0.2 FTE medical lead

**FNPCI Initiative**

The Nuxálk FNPCC is one of 15 Provincial First Nations-led Primary Care Initiatives (FNPCIs) aiming 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.
One of the main objectives of the FNPCI 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. In order to meet the health and wellness needs of First Nations people, it is very important that primary care be culturally informed where Indigenous ways of knowing and being are woven into services. The aim is for clients to feel safe, welcomed, valued, respected and heard when they access care services.

**About the Role**

The Family Physician will be the most responsible provider for a patient panel but is expected to collaborate in team-based care for patients and support the practice of Western and Traditional Wellness approaches to patient health. The Family Physician will work in collaboration with an integrated and collaborative team that includes traditional wellness practitioners, registered nurses, mental health clinicians, occupational therapist, administrative staff and other community-based services provided by the Nuxálk Health & Wellness Centre. A minimum panel size is typically expected to reach 650 per 1.0 FTE by year 3, to be confirmed in the clinical service contract. The Family Physician will be expected to travel occasionally to Ulkatcho Nation at the Anahim Lake Nursing Station to be available for appointm