Infectious Disease Specialist - Burnaby Hospital

Fraser Health Authority; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health care provider is seeking a full-time locum Infectious Diseases Specialist for Burnaby Hospital. Responsibilities include providing consultative inpatient and Home IV/OPAT care, working closely with other specialists in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates should have FRCPC in Infectious Diseases and be eligible for a full CPSBC license. This role offers competitive compensation, with a commitment to inclusive and equitable hiring practices.

Qualifications

• FRCPC Infectious Diseases
• CPSBC Full (Eligible for Full License)

Responsibilities

• Provide consultative inpatient and Home IV/OPAT care.
• Collaborate with regional infectious diseases network.
• Collaborate with hospitalists and internal medicine specialists.

Skills

Infectious Diseases

Hospital collaboration

Education

FRCPC Infectious Diseases

CPSBC Full (Eligible for Full License)

Job description

Overview

Burnaby Hospital is seeking a full time locum Infectious Diseases Specialist to provide consultative inpatient and Home IV/OPAT care. The successful candidate will join our team of two other ID specialists, working in collaboration with the regional infectious diseases network. The candidate will also collaborate with hospitalists, internal medicine specialists and other specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultative inpatient and Home IV/OPAT care
• Collaborate with the regional infectious diseases network
• Collaborate with hospitalists, internal medicine specialists and other specialties

Dates

Dates: ASAP – April 2025

Qualifications

• FRCPC Infectious Diseases
• CPSBC Full (Eligible for Full License)

Compensation

• Fee-for-service
• MOCAP - on call payments
• Sessional - for non-billable Home IV services

About Burnaby Hospital

Burnaby Hospital is a 279 bed community hospital offering medical, surgical, obstetrical, psychiatric and tertiary palliative care. There are 24/7 ER services with 79,500 annual visits. Burnaby Hospital is undergoing a multi-year redevelopment project in two phases that will transform almost every area of the hospital. Phase one is planned for completion in 2025 and includes a mental health and substance use unit, maternity unit, neonatal ICU and new medicine unit. By completion in 2028, there will be an additional 243 beds.

Burnaby is the third largest municipality in BC with a population of 205,000. It is a diverse community with parks, shopping, schools and community centers. It is about a 30–40 minute drive to downtown Vancouver and a 30 minute commute to North Vancouver and West Vancouver.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the health care provider for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada. Our hiring practices strive to be inclusive, equitable and culturally safe.

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