Prince George

Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern British Columbia and services a rural population of about 300,000. The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers and employees. Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs, due to short and quick commutes; result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province. Additionally, wage rates fall above provincial averages, providing residents of Prince George with a high standard of living in one of BC’s most beautiful regions. The city itself is the 4th largest in British Columbia and has a population of approximately 82,300 local residents and a service centre for nearly 320,000. It is built on the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. Prince George is the home of the University of Northern British Columbia – Canada’s Green university. The warm, friendly and diverse population attests to a strong and dynamic community spirit. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/prince-george

Practice Details:

UHNBC (University Hospital of Northern British Columbia) in Prince George is looking for a part time General Obstetrician/Gynecologist.

Prince George is the Northern centre for business, education, health and culture in BC, servicing a direct population of approximately 87,000. It is a beautiful northern city surrounded by lakes, rivers and mountains with year-round recreation including biking, hiking, boating, kayaking, and over 41 ft of powder in the winter! UHNBC is the main referral center for Northern British Columbia serving a total population of approx. 400,000 spread over a large geographic area.

There are currently 7 members in the OB/GYN department sharing 6 full-time positions. OR time and on-call responsibilities are shared equitably between all the members of the department proportionate to their FTE position. The work is a good mix of both Obstetrics and Gynecology. Members work on a consultation-basis with a skilled group of family physicians and midwives who provide most of the primary obstetrical care. UHNBC sees approximately 1200 deliveries per year and has a level IIB NICU supporting babies as early as 30 weeks gestation. Northern Health Authority provides a moving allowance (between $9k - $15k), a recruitment incentive of $15k, a monthly rural retention fee of approx. $1,593, and a rural retention premium billing differential of 12.6% on each billing to MSP.

UHNBC is the main teaching center for Medical Students in the UBC Northern Medical Program. Prince George also has a 2-year Family Medicine Residency program. Both medical students and family practice residents rotate through our service year round. In addition, UHNBC provides teaching for UBC Residents in several specialties. There is a senior UBC OB/Gyn resident for 6 months of the year as part of their community rotation. The BC Cancer Agency, Centre for the North is onsite and offers radiation and medical oncology services. If rewarding professional opportunities and an outstanding lifestyle are your priority, we look forward to hearing from you soon! Interested applicants should contact Health Match BC!

Qualifications:

• Eligible for Fellowship with the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC)
• Obstetric experience
• Surgical experience

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: 0.5 FTE
On call requirements: 1:6

Compensation:

University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC):

The University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) is the largest Acute Care facility within the Northern Health region, and a hub for specialized health services. It’s also a teaching hospital:
• Provides undergraduate physician training through the Northern Medical Program, run by the University of British Columbia and University of Northern British Columbia
• Hosts residents in UBC’s Family Practice Residency Program
• Is a key clinical education site for nursing and many health sciences students at UNBC, the College of New Caledonia,
BCIT and other institutions. UHNBC has benefited from nearly $100 million in expansions, renovations and new equipment since 2001:
• Patient care addition with an expanded emergency room
and updated ICU
• State-of-the-art maternal-child care centre (including a single room neonatal ICU)
• Facilities to accommodate undergraduate physician training
• MRI unit

UHNBC is also home to a cancer centre for Northern BC, featuring a wide range of cancer treatments including radiation therapy.