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Maternity Leave Coverage - Spring/Summer 2025

A Local Physician is seeking maternity leave coverage from April 14th to July 31, 2025. 

Seeking a minimum committment of 4 weeks.

CLINIC

  • 2-3 days/week of clinic
  • The number of patients seen per day (or half day) is variable, but for overhead support reasons, we see scheduled 8 pts + 2 same day appointment pts per half day. You can see more but that’s the minimum.There is the opportunitiy within the clinic to cover more than one physician to fill your week schedule
  • Appts all pre-booked
  • MOA, shared nurse and support staff provided throughout coverage.
  • Approximately 25% of the Yukon’s population are indigenous peoples

EMERGENCY MEDICINE:

  • Day-time shifts: 5-7 hours, 3 physicians
  • Evening-shifts: 5-9 hours, 1-2 physicians
  • 7-8 shifts per month (flexible)

We have an OR, CT and MRI in Whitehorse as well as access to ultrasound. Sometimes access to certain imaging is not always available at all hours though. For surgical services we have resident general surgery, OB/gyn, orthopedics, visiting ophtho and ENT. We have resident psychiatry, peds psych and pediatrics. We have visiting specialist clinics with IM, Cardio, Rheum, Derm, Neuro, limited GI, nephro, physiatrist and some peds subspecialities come up also.

Whitehorse General Hospital has a total inpatient capacity of 50 beds:

  • ICU: 4
  • Medical: 24
  • Surgical: 17 
  • Mental Wellness:
  • Meditech is the hospital EMR system.

Remuneration

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Job payment model

Fee for Service

On-Call Status

Yes

Weekend Call Status

On-Call

Eligible for locum support

Yes

Working at Whitehorse Medical Services was one of the most pleasant locum experiences I have had. The staff are enthusiastic, knowledgeable and very accommodating. The practice is organized and the management very welcoming and supportive. – DR. LAUREL SNYDER

Contact us

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By phone

(226) 402-3555

YukonDocs is a part of the Yukon Medical Association (YMA) and was created in December 2021 to combat the Physician and Locum recruitment challenges the Yukon Territory is facing. YukonDocs role is to market both short-term and permanent opportunities across the Yukon to prospective Family Physicians and Specialties.