We are hiring Permanent & Locum anesthestists (Family Medicine & FRCPC) to join our teams in Yellowknife & Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
Our Hospitals:
- Inuvik, NT:
- Embrace the adventure of a lifetime by joining the team at Inuvik Regional Hospital. Nestled in one of the most captivating regions of Canada. Here, you’ll have the chance to locum in a supportive environment while exploring breathtaking landscapes and engaging with our vibrant community. This is an opportunity to work with an award-winning peri-operative services team.
- The successful candidate will work at the Inuvik Regional Hospital, the northernmost hospital with an operating room on the continent. This 48-bed facility includes long-term care and a 14-bed acute care unit featuring two labor and delivery rooms. Physicians in Inuvik are part of a primary care team, providing services at seven or more community health centers through scheduled travel, phone, and Telehealth consultations.
- Yellowknife, NT
- Your anesthesia skills will serve as a local gateway to all surgical subspecialties. Procedures within your scope will be well-supported by our local OR team, and there is an opportunity to scrub in with visiting surgical specialists. Your practice may include open or laparoscopic surgeries across various specialties, including general surgery, urology, orthopedics, plastics, and gynecology. There are two ORs running a day with one on call anesthetist who covers urgent ORs, consults from the ED, and labour and delivery. Stanton Territorial Hospital has general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics/gynecology, urology, ophthalmology and ENT surgical cases. Edmonton is our referral centre for specialized care.
- Yellowknife is a beautiful place to work and visit in the summer, with midnight sun, a fantastic collegial atmosphere and a modern OR. Our full-time team consists of ESS Physicians, FP-Anesthetists, and General Practitioners, along with Obstetrics and Gynecology, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, ENT, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Ophthalmology and Psychiatry.
1-3 Year Contract Info:
Benefits for a full-time Family Physician ranging from clinic-only practice to full range coverage in obstetrics in Yellowknife include:
- Unique salaried contract, with one, two, and three-year options
- Annual salary base
- PLUS recruitment Bonus of $25,000 - $100,000
- Annual northern living allowance
- Annual retention bonus
- Retirement income benefits
- No overhead, practice management, or billing with salaried contract
- Liability, travel, and malpractice insurance costs covered
- 100% of Northwest Territories CMPA Membership Fees covered
- Paid vacation, starting at 26.5 days per year
- Paid sick leave, starting at 18 days per year
- Paid maternal / parental leave
- Support for professional fees and educational materials
- Continued medical education support for travel and reimbursement of expenses
- Relocation assistance
- Group benefits package includes dental, extended health, life, AD&D, and disability
- Eligibility to bring a guest through our Friends & Family Travel program by working 5 shifts during December 20, 2025, and January 4, 2026. We’ll reimburse you up to $2000 to bring a guest by January 31st.
Locum Information:
- Locums can be as short as 1 week-1 year!
- A guaranteed daily rate for scheduled shifts
- Travel stipend: Locum in Inuvik between January 5-March 31 2026 and receive an increased travel stipend!
- Accommodations and travel arranged by the health authority on your behalf
- Eligibility to bring a guest through our Friends & Family Travel program by working 5 shifts during December 20, 2025, and January 4, 2026. We’ll reimburse you up to $2000 to bring a guest by January 31st.
- Additional incentives for recurring locums
We preferentially hire staff physicians with FP-A training but do occasionally have locum opportunities for FRCP anesthesiologists. Typically, locum durations are at least 1 week, and we have new incentives for locums who provide more than 75 days of service within the NWT. Our locum physicians enjoy an increased guaranteed daily pay rate, and new incentives for long-term-recurrent locums. We also provide travel stipends, travel support, and accommodations. There is no practice overhead or management.
Interested in knowing more about living and working in the NWT? Visit https://www.practicenwt.ca/en/physician-careers or follow us on social media @practicenwt.
Contact us today by emailing Amanda [email protected]