Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities.
Langley Memorial Hospital and the surrounding Health Service Area are looking for a Geriatrician to join our team in beautiful British Columbia!
Langley is one of the fast-growing communities in BC’s Lower Mainland with a diverse economy, superb education, and a vibrant community. About 40 km from Vancouver, Langley is surrounded by stunning natural landscapes, including the Coast Mountains and Fraser River, which provide many opportunities for outdoor activities. Langley Memorial Hospital is a community hospital with a wide range of services.
Fraser Health is one of Canada’s largest health authorities, serving over one third of the population in British Columbia. The Department of Geriatrics in Fraser Health is a diverse group of geriatricians and care of the elderly physicians serving a large region. Our hospitals are affiliated with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and offer opportunities for clinical practice, as well as teaching and academic research.
This is a Full Time Permanent position (1.0 FTE) expanding existing geriatric services at a site with an already active specialized interdisciplinary geriatric outpatient team and a strong inpatient consultation service. This involves consultative inpatient activities at Langley Memorial Hospital and ambulatory practice. There is no expected weekend or evening call. The successful candidate will join our current geriatric medicine physicians in Langley and contribute to academic and teaching components of the program.
There is also the opportunity to work on a part-time basis or in conjunction with other nearby communities. A number of other opportunities also exist within Fraser Health. Please reach out to Belinda.Robinson@fraserhealth.ca with any questions.
Qualifications:
- Eligibility for or active FRCPC Geriatric Medicine
- Eligibility for or active full license to practice in BC
- Strong collaborative interpersonal and interdisciplinary skills
- Eligibility to apply for a clinical faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia.
Availability: As soon as possible
Facility: Langley Memorial Hospital is a community hospital with 195 acute beds offering medical, surgical, obstetrics, pediatrics, psychiatry, critical care, ambulatory care as well as 24/7 emergency services with 45,000 visits annually.
Fraser Health values diversity in the work force and strives to maintain an environment of Respect, Caring & Trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Compensation
Alternative Payment Plan
Qualifications
CPSBC Eligible for Full License, CPSBC Full, FRCPC, FRCPC Eligible
Locations
Community - Surrey, Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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