Wide blue skies and the rolling foothills of the Northern Rockies surround Dawson Creek. The city is also known as the Mile Zero City, as it marks the start of the Alaska Highway, a 2,400 km long highway connecting Alaska and the Yukon to Western Canada and the United States. Dawson Creek has a population of approximately 12,500. It provides primary service to a population of approximately 20,000 and helps serve the larger population of the Peace River Region of 60,000. There are eleven elementary schools, one middle school and one secondary school. The Northern Lights College provides adult education. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/dawson-creek
Your opportunity to help build a robust Orthopaedic service in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, a vibrant city of 13,000 serving a catchment area of 70,000. We are seeking a General Orthopaedic Surgeon with skills in Primary THA and Primary TKA. You would also run a fracture clinic once a week. There is presently one Ortho in Fort St John (75 km away).
Dawson Creek and District Hospital is a full service community hospital that provides service to Dawson Creek and surrounding communities. It has 31 acute care beds and 15 regional adult psychiatric beds. Services include:
• 24/7 emergency
• HAU
• Medical and surgical in-patient care
• Day surgery
• Orthopedic Surgery
• General surgery
• Medical imaging with CT
• Lab
• Respiratory therapy
• Diabetic education
• Primary care
• Cancer care
Position location: Dawson Creek & District Hospital, 11100 13 St., Dawson Creek BC, V1G 3W8.
Company: Northern Health Authority, located at 230 9900 - 100 Ave. Fort St John BC, V1J 5S7.
If interested, please contact [email protected]
Come and enjoy our wide blue skies and northern hospitality!
Dawson Creek is known as "Mile Zero", where the world-famous Alaska Highway begins!
The city has a population of approximately 13,000, provides primary service to a population of 20,000 and helps serve the larger population of the Peace River Region, approximately 70,000
Hours of work:
Regular
On call requirements:
1:3 (MOCAP Level 1 for On-Call)
$400,000
$20,000 Signing Bonus + Moving Allowance $9,000 - $15,000.
$35,055.90 Annual Flat Fee + MSP Premium 23.10%.
Rural Continuing Medical Education (RCME) available: Up to 2 years $1,800; In 3rd & 4th year $4,800; after 4 years $7,800.
Moving allowance available: $15,000 if moving from outside of Canada; $12,000 if moving within Canada but outside of BC; $9,000 if moving within BC.
Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) funding is subject to change without notice.
Dawson Creek and District Hospital is a full service community hospital that provides service to Dawson Creek and surrounding communities.
It has 31 Acute Care beds and 15 regional adult psychiatric beds. Dawson Creek is the Orthopaedic Trauma and Surgical centre for the Northeast Region of BC. Services include:
• Emergency
• ICU
• Day Surgery
• Respiratory Therapy
• Primary Care
• Acute Care
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Laboratory
Visiting specialists including:
• Urology
• Dermatology
• Pediatrics
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
Other facilities in Dawson Creek include:
• Dawson Creek Health Unit
• Northview Assisted Living Centre
• Rotary Manor
Location: | Canada British Columbia Dawson Creek |
Salary: | As Stated CAD per hour |
PLEASE! No enquiries from Recruitment Agencies or Headhunters. Only direct applications will be considered. |