Opportunities for Family Physicians & Nurse Practitioners in the Comox Valley

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Hornby Island Medical Clinic is seeking a Family Physician to join our collaborative, community-focused team. Whether you're looking to reduce your clinical workload, embrace a flexible schedule, or enjoy a unique coastal lifestyle, Hornby Island offers an outstanding opportunity to build a rewarding practice while enjoying everything the West Coast has to offer.

Hornby Island Medical Clinic is owned and operated by Island Health and provides comprehensive, patient-centered primary care to a vibrant island community of approximately 1,000 permanent residents. This role provides the opportunity to deliver comprehensive longitudinal family medicine within a supportive and collaborative healthcare environment.

This position offers:

• Support from two experienced clerks and a Registered Nurse
• Membership in the Primary Care Network (PCN), providing integrated team-based care
• On-site access to Mental Health, Social Work, Dietitian, and Pharmacy services
• Flexible scheduling options, including:
  • Current rotation of one week on, one week off
  • Opportunity to work one virtual-care week and one on-site week per month
• Optional participation in a 1-in-3 call schedule, only falls on ‘week on’ compensated in addition to service contract 
• Any interest from 0.5 FTE  to full-time will be considered 

Support public access to urgently needed primary care

The Comox Valley Urgent and Primary Care Centre (previously the Comox Valley After Hours Urgent Care Clinic, or AHUCC) provides after-hours access to non-emergency, urgent care for medical concerns that cannot wait to be seen by your family doctor. Care is provided for people who need medical care within 12 to 24 hours, or are hurt and need to see a doctor quickly. 

This position offers:

• PT and FT opportunities
• Locum and casual shift coverage
• Flexible scheduling, including days, evenings and weekends

Join a new family medicine clinic in the Valley

Valley Cedars Medical is seeking two Family Physicians to join a growing team that includes established family physicians, nurse practitioners, two registered nurses, a social worker, and a registered clinical counsellor. We embrace team-based care and work collaboratively within the Primary Care Network.

Our mission is to be rooted in care—working together to provide patient-centred, evidence-based family medicine through compassion, partnership, and shared decision-making. We are committed to supporting the well-being of our patients, our team, and our community.

We have experience supporting both Canadian and International Medical Graduates in transitioning to practice in the beautiful Comox Valley, and we welcome all applicants. We support a range of practice styles and additional professional interests, including inpatient care, long-term care, maternity care, medical leadership, and family medicine oncology, among other community opportunities. We are committed to ensuring flexibility in scheduling, including vacation time.

Courtenay puts patients and their family’s health first

We are committed to empowering patients with care that results in improved health outcomes. This clinic serves the local Comox Valley community, offering walk-in services six days a week with no appointment necessary. Our other services include Marine Physicals.

Our clinic is located near the entrance to Walmart in the Smart Centres Courtenay Plaza. This is a location that is highly desired due to the proximity and convenience in a small community for everything you need.

Our Courtenay location is a multi-disciplinary and multi-physician clinic with a very collegiate atmosphere and a physician focused MOA support team. The clinic also provides virtual and telehealth options which can be accessed at home.

This position offers:

• Full-scope family practice either full-time or part-time
• Option for walk-in component
• Flexible hours

Cedar House Birth Collective is a family practice - midwifery collaborative maternity care practice. We are a group of family physicians and midwives who have joined together to provide pregnancy, birth, and newborn care up until 6 weeks postpartum.

Ideally, each provider works at least one-half day of maternity-focused clinic with longer visits to accommodate complexity and provides on-call services at CVH for at least one 12-hour shift per week and one weekend per month. This is flexible depending on the locum's schedule and availability. There would be an opportunity for working more clinics or call if desired.

Comox Medical Clinic is seeking locum coverage for November 2026 until the end of December. The clinic is in the heart of the beautiful seaside town of Comox just 5 minutes from the new Comox Valley Hospital. We currently have 7 physicians who share the office time working together from full time (4 office days a week) to part time (2 office days per week).

• SUPPORTIVE COLLEAGUES: We have built a reputation around being there for each other in our medical practices and life beyond. Just ask any one of us!
• FLEXIBILITY: Individual office desk and exam rooms for in-person and Telehealth visits.
• EMR: Accuro. Training will be provided
• OUTSTANDING SUPPORT STAFF: Full time professional office manager and dedicated knowledgeable MOA staff.
• REDUCED WORKLOAD: A full-time Registered Nurse provides in-clinic phlebotomy, suture removal and wound care. As well as knowledgeable patient communication to assist with ongoing medical care.

Our work environment ensures "going to work" is never "just going to work". This could be a great opportunity to commit to covering a family physician panel in an easy, supportive environment.

Did you always wanted to work in ER, but you do not have EM training? Now is your chance! No EM training is needed to cover shifts at the Comox Valley Hospital Rapid Access and Discharge Unit (CVH RADU). Seeking support for flexible dates.

The RADU is a virtual unit in CVH emergency department staffed 08:00 - 15:30 (8am to 4:30pm). Up to six patients are admitted to the RADU who are expected to be discharged within 48-72 hours. In addition, the RADU physician sees our low acuity, ambulatory patients when they are done rounding on RADU patients. 

Join our collegial group of 5 physicians at Courtenay Medical Clinic, located in downtown Courtenay, in a beautiful renovated (interior and exterior) physician-owned building. The clinic is within walking distance of the nursing center, public health, mental health, labs, physio, massage, pharmacies, banks, and restaurants. This busy clinic was first established 30 years ago.

We have excellent support staff of MOAs, a business manager, and one nurse. Each physician has their own physical office and adjacent exam room. Physicians can delegate or do their own billing, typing, dictate with dictaphone, or Dragon Speech.

Standard population of the average family practice with a heavier portion of adults, few pediatrics, and no obstetrics. No hospital privileges required.

Denman Island Medical Clinic is seeking a family physician for locum coverage Nov. 23-27, 2026. We believe in work-life harmony, giving you plenty of time to explore this island paradise! Collaboration and compassion are our guiding principles. With a quick and scenic cable ferry ride, you'll have easy access to the vibrant Comox Valley, where all the modern amenities await. Hop on another ferry, and you'll find yourself in the tourist mecca of Hornby Island ("Little Hawaii") where adventure and unforgettable experiences await. 

The clinic is part of the Primary Care Network (PCN), providing access to a collaborative team-based care environment. The clinic uses Telus Med Access EMR, with online training modules and staff happy to provide orientation prior to your first shift.

You'll have access to a private, self-contained one-bedroom guest house located approximately 8 km from the clinic.

Denman Island Medical Clinic is seeking a family physician for locum coverage during the month of September. We believe in work-life harmony, giving you plenty of time to explore this island paradise! Collaboration and compassion are our guiding principles. With a quick and scenic cable ferry ride, you'll have easy access to the vibrant Comox Valley, where all the modern amenities await. Hop on another ferry, and you'll find yourself in the tourist mecca of Hornby Island ("Little Hawaii") where adventure and unforgettable experiences await. 

The clinic is part of the Primary Care Network (PCN), providing access to a collaborative team-based care environment. The clinic uses Telus Med Access EMR, with online training modules and staff happy to provide orientation prior to your first shift.

You'll have access to a private, self-contained one-bedroom guest house located approximately 8 km from the clinic.

We are looking for a locum for flexible dates during the 2026/27 fall and winter months. We are a congenial group of 8 family physicians providing full service care to our community. We are part of the Primary Care Network with access to pharmacist, dietician, social worker, and mental health clinician. We are a teaching practice affiliated with UBC. We have a full-time RN, LPN, and a dedicated team of MOAs. Three of our physicians offer maternity care as part of the Highland Maternity Group. We value kindness and timely access to safe care for all.

Obstetrics experience desired. No hospital privileges required.

This is a longitudinal family practice for members of the K'omoks First Nation and their family members, including some other Indigenous identified and Metis patients. We also provide urgent same-day access and bridging care to increase access for patients attached elsewhere. 

Cultural safety and humility training is mandatory, as well as demonstrated experience working collaboratively with Indigenous peoples.

We are seeking consistent, intermittent locum coverage over the medium to long term to fill physician absences and add capacity when needed: 2-3 days of in-person clinic is usually provided weekly; for vacations, 1.5-2 days (or 3 half days) of coverage 1-2 weeks, 1-2x/year would be welcome.

For shorter absences (e.g. CME or illness), 1 day/week or 2 half days would be welcome. For the right person to support ongoing relationships and consistency with the clinic staff and patients/community members, we have some flexibility in scheduling.

Appointments are usually booked for 30 min (to support relationship-building, safety + charting time).

Sea Cove Medical Clinic has a wonderful team of eight supportive family physicians and fantastic staff. Each physician has two exam rooms, as well as office space while working in clinic. We are a PCN clinic with mental health, pharmacist, social work, and dietitian support available. Last, but certainly not least, we are located in downtown Comox overlooking the marina, mountains, and the glacier.

A Primary Care Network Clinic, supporting public access to urgently needed primary care. Locum/casual shift coverage, team-based care environment. Flexible scheduling, including days, evenings, weekends.

What is the Comox Valley After Hours Urgent Care Centre?

The Comox Valley Urgent and Primary Care Centre (previously the Comox Valley After Hours Urgent Care Clinic, or AHUCC) provides after hours access to non-emergency, urgent care for medical concerns that cannot wait to be seen by your family doctor. Care is provided for people who need medical care within 12 to 24 hours, or are hurt and need to see a doctor quickly.

View permanent part-time opportunities for Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners on the Island Health website. 

ValleyCare Medical Clinic is seeking part-time locum coverage for a parental leave in 2027: January through March 2027 and/or May until June 11, 2027. Flexibility available.

The team provides full-service Family Medicine/General Practice including preventative care, chronic disease management, minor surgery, third party medicals and other non-insured services. We have a full-time LPN that has her own bookings to relieve doctors of holters, MOCAs, ears, injections, wound care etc.

Courtenay puts patients and their family’s health first. We are committed to empowering patients with care that results in improved health outcomes. Our clinic is located near the entrance to Walmart in the Smart Centres Courtenay Plaza. This clinic serves the local Comox Valley community, offering walk-in services six days a week with no appointment necessary. Our other services include Marine Physicals.

This has recently been a revitalized, up and coming trending neighborhood with new young families in a mature community. This is a location that is highly desired due to the proximity and convenience in a small community for everything you need.

Our Courtenay location is a multi-disciplinary and multi-physician clinic with a very collegiate atmosphere and a physician focused MOA support team. The clinic also provides virtual and telehealth options which can be accessed at home.

You can expect flexible hours and would be masters of your own schedule. You will have the opportunity to work the way you want!

Our clinic is patient-centered, and our aim is to create real partnerships with patients and our broader community. We strive to create a positive working environment for providers as well as staff, with an emphasis on work-life balance. We are interested in innovative models of care, including team-based care, virtual care, and group visits and workshops. 

We are privileged to work in a custom-designed and recently renovated clinical space. We also have a garden and outdoor seating area for physicians, staff and patients to enjoy, and a staff washroom with a shower to support those wanting to add activity into their transportation or work day. To maximize the use of the space, each physician works out of one large clinic room, and there are shared work stations throughout the clinic. 

We aim to leverage technology to streamline our workflows and to create office efficiencies to keep overhead low. We also intend to incorporate virtual visits permanently into our practices. 

We use the modern Telus CHR (formerly InputHealth), which seamlessly integrates video visits, online booking, and automated appointment reminders within the EMR system as well as secure messaging with patients. Additional features such as customizable encounter templates and virtual patient questionnaires further reduce administration and charting time and improve patient experience.

We are active members of our community's Primary Care Network (PCN), and we have structured team based care into our practice foundation. On our team we have a social worker, mental health clinician, pharmacist and dietician, as well as a private registered dietician and registered clinical counsellor. We consider quality improvement and innovation to be integral aspects of our clinic's practice.

We offer robust administrative and billing support for locum physicians, through our dedicated office manager and admin team. 

Support public access to urgently needed primary care

The Comox Valley Urgent and Primary Care Centre (previously the Comox Valley After Hours Urgent Care Clinic, or AHUCC) provides after-hours access to non-emergency, urgent care for medical concerns that cannot wait to be seen by your family doctor. Care is provided for people who need medical care within 12 to 24 hours, or are hurt and need to see a doctor quickly. 

This position is a Part-Time NP opportunity with flexible scheduling, including days, evenings and weekends.

The Homeless Outreach Support Team (IHOST) is looking for a Family Physician with Addictions Medicine interest to join its team part-time.

The IHOST team is located in the Comox Valley Nursing Centre and provides team-based care in partnership with Mental Health and Substance Use teams.  This role supports episodic care on an outreach basis at identified sites in the community providing primary care for those not yet able to successfully attend clinic-based services, to increase access. We provide primary care, wound care, addiction care and support to systemically marginalized populations. This position is well supported with a collegial physician team happy to trouble shoot. The team includes peer supports, clinicians and admin staff. This allows service five days weekly and same-day access. The Comox Valley Nursing Centre is a service within Island Health’s Primary Care portfolio - 'we believe in partnerships between clients, family and health care professionals.' Work is also available with the Addiction Medicine Consult Service at the Comox Valley Hospital.

Family physicians are instrumental to the provision of services at the Comox Valley Hospital (CVH). CVH is a 153-bed community acute care hospital that serves a population base of approximately 70,000 people. Assigned Inpatient Care includes community family physicians who admit and manage their own (or their call group's) patients.

Choose how you would like to practice:

• Grey Call Group – A group of 10 FPs + 1 locum caring for their own patients during the week and sharing call over the weekends.   
• Red Call Group: A group of 8 physicians + 1 locum rotating call on weekends (Friday to Sunday).
• Build your Own Call Group - if there is sufficient interest in practicing in a different way, we will work with you to set up a new call group.
• Grey and Red group physicians would welcome locum coverage rotating in their schedule. 

Limited time offer: Assigned Inpatient Care recruitment bonus of $10,000 for up to 3 new physicians to join an AIC call group as a locum or permanent physician with a commitment to providing assigned inpatient care for 1 year. Express your interest ASAP or by March 31, 2027.

The Division coordinates an after-hours call group integrating FPs and NPs into one shared coverage approach to ensure 24/7 availability for LTC homes when urgent issues arise.

The LTC Call Group provides after-hours coverage for all participating LTC Family Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in the Comox Valley; covering up to the maximum 592 total LTC beds in the community. LTC physicians maintain autonomy in determining how they meet care delivery standards in their practices.

Learn more about the Long Term Care Initiative, including scope of availability, commitment, and scheduling, on our website.

Recently renovated and move-in ready, unit 1700 at Driftwood Mall is 2,860 sq ft and features six exam rooms, five private offices, a lab/sample collection and storage room, reception and waiting areas, administrative and billing space, and dedicated staff support areas. The layout is well suited for a wide range of medical, healthcare, wellness, and professional service uses. Driftwood Mall offers excellent accessibility, ample parking, and is a well-established destination serving the Comox Valley.

Learn more about Driftwood Mall here.

1500 square-foot medical office in character home available in Courtenay. Recently extensively renovated and updated, including new heat pump heating/air conditioning system. The space has 6 examination rooms, lunch room, large waiting and reception area, 2 bathrooms and a separate doctor's work room. Has 16 on-sight parking spaces. Fully furnished including exam tables and medical equipment. Would be suitable for primary care or specialist practitioner. Could easily be adapted for many other clinical or professional services.

Primacy Management Inc., a Calian company, is seeking qualified Family Physicians or Allied Health Specialists to open or relocate their practice into a fully built-out medical clinic located in a high traffic retail setting (Real Canadian Superstore, 757 Ryan Rd. Courtenay, BC.). This 2,193 sq ft space includes five exam rooms, billing office, lab/treatment room, physician office, nursing station, large waiting area, and more. Primacy provides access to a dedicated management team for facility support, and below-market rent with no additional fees.

Clinic Space:

• 2,193 ft fully built medical clinic
• 5 exam rooms
• weigh station
• billing office
• lab/treatment room
• physician office
• nursing station
• staff and server room
• storage space
• staff washroom
• accessible patient washroom
• large waiting area

Primacy Offers:

• turn-key clinic space with maintenance included
• below-market rent with no additional feed (includes heat, hydro, water, and property taxes)
• dedicated management team for facility support
• marketing and advertising support
• loyalty program with preferred vendor pricing (Medical Mart, Stevens, Accuro)
• participation in the Military Family Doctor Network where available
• HD digital media system
• ample free parking
• on-site pharmacy

Physician Responsibilities:

• Physicians are responsible for providing all medical and office equipment, furnishings, staffing, phone and internet services, and cleaning.

Mandatory Qualifications:
• Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia