Skeena Midwives is seeking a 1 year full time locum:

• 1 full time registered midwife June 1 2024 - June 1 2025 with potential to stay
• $121,800 annual salary, pro-rated to contract term
• Opportunities to work at full and expanded scope
• Primarily Indigenous clientele in rural/remote setting
• Affordable housing and living expenses; warm and welcoming community 
• Strong inter-professional team with integration into primary care clinic
• 1A primary hospital site in Hazelton (Wrinch Memorial Hospital)
• New Registrants encouraged to apply - built in mentorship structure with 2nd on call

Rural/remote midwifery opens doors to clinical and community opportunities not common in urban populations. Practicing with Skeena Midwives often means assisting low-resourced clients navigate social systems to access optimal care. We are proud to head a midwifery-led maternity program at Wrinch Memorial Hospital and belong to a respectful and supportive interprofessional team of physicians, nurses, and nurse-practitioners. 

Ideal applicant attributes:

• Humility and eagerness to learn and grow in our communities
• Understanding of and commitment to cultural safety
• San’yas Cultural Safety Training Course (or willing to take this)

Terms of locum includng dates and contract could be flexible for the right person. Strong potential to stay long-term if the right fit. Come work with us!

Interested midwives should send their applications (CV and letter of interest) to 

Carmen Wiebe, RM or Hana Lang, RM.

carmentw03@gmail.com / hanarae@gmail.com

778-202-0404 / 416-573-6399

Start date negotiable for the right candidate.

This is a locum position to cover a maternity leave but there are vacancies in Fraser Health so a long term position is available.  

Full or part time, permanent or long-term locum midwife positions in Prince George, BC

West Hill Midwifery in Prince George, BC is actively recruiting for a midwife to join our busy practice.  We are currently a practice of four midwives who are seeking an additional 1 or 2 midwives to join the team and meet the demand for midwifery care in our community. 

Prince George is the regional centre for the North with a population of around 74,000. We benefit from a variety of shops, restaurants and leisure activities. Life often centres around the outdoors with our own ski hill, cross country skiing centre, hiking trails, lakes for swimming, fishing and boating. There is also an active arts scene and the CN centre hosts big name concerts and shows. We are only a 75 minute flight to Vancouver, Victoria and Calgary for when the big city calls...  Prince George is a very affordable city to live with average house prices under $500,000.   

UHNBC offers a modern facility with very supportive midwifery, medical and nursing colleagues. There is 24-hour coverage from obstetric, pediatric and anesthesia specialists. The hospital has integrated waterbirth and we have a 20 percent home birth rate. Our nurses are very supportive of physiological birth. Demand for midwifery care is high in Prince George, we have many repeat clients with waitlists every month. 

We are open to a variety of team models, various call schedules and fair compensation with minimal overhead.   As a practice, we mentor students, seek out teaching and learning opportunities, support the expansion of midwifery in the north and support our midwives to pursue a healthy work/life balance.  The practice is supportive of midwives in attaining their personal or professional goals.

We welcome experienced and newly registered midwives to apply. Prince George is a great place to regain your passion for normal birth or consolidate your skills as a new registrant. Rural experience is an advantage.  The ideal candidate would have good organizational skills, a strong work ethic and be familiar with/willing to learn OSCAR EMR. We have excellent administrative support from our 2 MOA’s who work from home.  

We are hoping for a start date between March and July 2024 

There are full-time privileges available in our community.  Locum opportunities may also be available.   If you are interested in locuming in Prince George please also get in touch.  

For more information about our practice, check out www.westhillmidwifery.net  or find us on Facebook.    

To apply directly to West Hill, please email your CV and cover letter including references to office.westhillmidwifery@gmail.com Applicants will be contacted shortly.  

Feel free to call midwife Rachel on 604 302 2713 to chat things over informally before applying if you wish.

Surrey Mama Midwifery is recruiting for 1-2 Full time or Part time midwives to join our practice. Start date would be from November 2023 but there will be flexibility with the start date.

 Full time midwifery privileges vacancies is posted in our community. Locum opportunities is also available.

 Any local midwives who already have privileges at Surrey memorial Hospital or new registrants welcome to join us.

We are a group of full time and part time midwives, sharing 24 hours calls and clinic with privileges at Surrey Memorial Hospital. We enjoy good relations and support from nursing and physician colleagues. Our 24 hrs call schedule allows for easier midwifery care, a great work/life balance and time off. We are a group of  midwives who value teamwork, support, work-life balance and respectful communication.

 Surrey is fast growing diverse city with lots of young families. Surrey is located in the heart of lower mainland, few minutes away from beautiful white rock beach with great views and restaurants, crescent beach, Langley farms with lots of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, farms and markets. Convenient and fast skytrain in Surrey can connect you to anywhere in lower mainland.

 If you are interested, Please contact Mojgan off list for more details with your CV at: mogyv@yahoo.com

The Island Health Department of Midwifery has  full-time opportunities for Registered Midwives to join 42 other midwives practicing in greater Victoria.

Victoria Midwives are currently involved in 32% of the total births in the Capital Region and the home birth rate is approximately 15%. Midwives have admitting privileges at the Victoria General Hospital, a medium sized tertiary care center for Vancouver Island, which has approximately 3,000 deliveries per year. 

The GEO 4 Department of Midwifery is well-integrated within the Island Health medical staff structure. Midwives are active members of the multi-disciplinary perinatal care teams and have been instrumental in affecting how maternity care services are delivered in the region. 

Midwives in B.C. are required to practice in both the home and hospital settings.  They are independent practitioners with their own practices in the community.

The successful applicants must be eligible to obtain full licensure with the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives and demonstrate suitable experience and training.

 Midwives who self-identify as IBPOC are strongly encouraged to apply. If you choose to disclose that you self-identify as IBPOC, this may be indicated in your cover letter.

We are looking to fill multiple positions with flexibility on team sizes, part time or full time and scope of practice. We have excellent administrative support and a beautiful space to welcome midwives and the clients we serve!

Seeking locum to work part or all of February, 2023. Dates flexible.

Working within team of 2, but on-call team of 4 (ie more continuity, less time on-call).

We work on contract in Powell River, so compensation is consistent even if caseload isn't full.

Level 1 hospital- 24/7 OB, OR and anesthesia coverage. No pediatrician but competent and dedicated GP providing neonatal coverage. 

We enjoy excellent collaboration, collegiality and teamwork in our community.

Housing available at my home!

Thank you for having a look at our job posting attached below. We look forward to hearing from you. Successful candidates will apply for, and obtain privileges at Victoria General Hospital. There are several posting for privileges now up here: https://medicalstaff.islandhealth.ca/node/6256

Application for privileges deadline is Nov 8, 2023.