Yukon Locum Opportunities

Interested in Yukon Locum Opportunites?

There are ongoing locum opportunites in the Yukon. We would like to facilitate a match between your locum interests and our physicians' needs. We have a short Locum Profile Questionnaire that you can complete. We will distribute to Yukon physicians on a private listserv and Yukon physicians seeking a locum can contact you directly in follow-up.

Our Preferred Partners

For air travel to the Yukon we recommend Air North, Yukon's Airline. YMA has a partnership with Air North to Corp/Business customer service. Please call and identify you are a physician providing locum coverage and seeking YMA discount. 

For vehicle rental we recommend Driving Force Rentals. Please identify yourself as a locum physician with the YMA to receive our corporate discount. For booking: toll free 1-800-661-0445;  phone (867) 456-2277.

Our newest partner is Neighbourly North, Yukon's short-term accommodation specialists.

Hand-picked accommodations that fit your needs

With early starts, late nights, and rest time in-between, it helps to stay just minutes away from the hospital and clinics. Our community partner Neighbourly North offers fully furnished short-term home and apartment rentals in Whitehorse for professionals featuring a spacious living and dining area with fully equipped kitchen, in-suite laundry facilities as well as additional housekeeping upon request. Their rental units are larger than the average hotel room granting room to eat, stretch, rest, and entertain in privacy – just as you would at home. Learn more

Please note that Neighbourly North gives booking priority and a discounted rental rate to locum physicians coming to work in Whitehorse. If you are a locum coming to work here you must first contact the YMA Physician-Locum Recruiter to have the YMA locum rate pre-approved. You can view Neighbourly North listings here: Downtown rentals.
 

IMPORTANT Locum Information - Societal Dues with YMA & Locum Support Fund

Locum physicians providing coverage in Yukon are required to register with the Yukon Medical Association (YMA) as a Non-Resident Locum Member in order to access eligible locum support programs, including applicable locum expense and CMPA reimbursement programs.

Registration ensures that physicians can receive important program communications, reimbursement processing, and support during their Yukon placement.

Applicable societal dues associated with your locum coverage are recovered directly by YMA through either the Government of Yukon program coordinating your locum placement or the sponsoring physician’s or clinic’s Locum Support Fund. Locum physicians are not required to submit payment for these societal dues directly to YMA unless otherwise advised.

Locum physicians are encouraged to complete their YMA Non-resident Locum registration before beginning their Yukon locum placement to avoid delays in reimbursement eligibility or program access.The Locum Support Fund (LSF) is supported by a Contribution Agreement between the Yukon Medical Association (YMA) and the Yukon Government (YG). It provides finanical assistance to Yukon physicians for usual and reasonable locum physician expenses, to cover their office practices.

Please read the Locum Support Fund guidelines (pdf) carefully.

If any questions arise contact the Locum Recruiter for clarification before starting your locum.

Reimbursement of any expected and reasonable expenses is not guaranteed under this program. The locum physician and Yukon physician must negotiate which expenses will be reimbursed. Signing the Locum Contract Checklist indicates that both parties are in agreement with the terms.

Once your locum is completed please submit your eligible receipts and to YMA thru our Member 365 online application process

Yukon License and Registration

All requests for licensing information should be directed to the Yukon Medical Council. Please allow 6 weeks for this process to be completed.

Yukon Hospital Privileges

All requests for hospital privileges should be directed to yhchospitalprivileges@wgh.yk.ca, at the Yukon Hospital Corporation. Please allow 6 weeks for this process to be completed.

CMPA Reimbursement

As a locum working in the Yukon you are eligible for full CMPA reimbursement for the month(s) you billed the Yukon Health Care Insurance Plan (YHCIP), BUT only if you will not receive or have not received CMPA reimbursement from your home jurisdiction for the months in question.

You must claim your CMPA reimbursement within 6 months of being notifed.

For YMA reimbursement please register with YMA as a locum (non-resident) member and complete the online application form for CMPA reimbursements.

Interested in possibly relocating to Yukon?

Information on YMA Membership and Benefits.