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:

The University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Pediatrician with interest in Child and Youth Mental Health and Developmental / Behavioural Pediatrics. This position in Prince George includes no commitment to acute medical pediatrics, with no expectation to participate in general pediatric hospital on call coverage. The successful applicant is expected to establish a private consulting practice (payment is fee-for-service), but there will likely also be the opportunity for sessional work with the Northern Health Assessment Network (doing assessments for Complex Developmental Behavioural Conditions, Autism Spectrum Disorder and/or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) throughout the entire Northern Health region, and with Foundry in Prince George. In addition, there is the potential for outreach and telehealth clinics for consulting mental health and developmental/behavioural pediatrics throughout northern BC, including appointments with children living in First Nations/reserve communities or very remote communities.

The successful applicant will work with a collegial team of General Pediatricians at UHNBC in Prince George, British Columbia. UHNBC is the regional referral centre for northern British Columbia, and is affiliated with the Northern Medical Program of the University of British Columbia (UBC). The UHNBC group of eight general pediatricians serves a geographical area of approximately 600,000 km and a population of approximately 400,000.

UHNBC has a Level II B NICU, a pediatric inpatient unit and a pediatric ambulatory care clinic. In addition, there is an inpatient adolescent psychiatry unit. The Prince George Child Development Centre serves children with special needs and is staffed by specialized occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech language therapists. The Northern Health Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Clinic is in Prince George, and there are community-based mental health centres for children and youth in Prince George. There are many children with complex mental health, developmental and behavioural challenges in the community and throughout the region. A pediatrician dedicated to this population would have a large referral base from which to draw with no shortage of work. We seek a passionate, committed general pediatrician with interest in mental health issues and developmental/ behavioural challenges to join our community in order to continue to improve the quality of life of the children and youth of northern BC.

Qualifications:

• Eligible for Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: Office-based only
On call requirements: no on-call

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.