Internal Medicine

Health Match BC; Chilliwack; On-site; CAD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Chilliwack General Hospital seeks two General Internists with expertise in General Internal Medicine, focused on acute care cardiology and critical care. The role includes access to ECG/Holter interpretation, treadmill testing, and participation in GIM rapid access and graduated care clinics.

Team-based care is emphasized with interdisciplinary rounds in ICU and general wards, and involvement in a city of Hope outreach program. The hospital supports education and community-focused care.

Qualifications

• Solid background in General Internal Medicine
• Emphasis on acute care cardiology and critical care
• Involvement in multidisciplinary rounds and clinics

Responsibilities

• Participate in in-hospital GIM rapid access clinic
• Join inter-disciplinary rounds in ICU and wards
• Contribute to graduated care clinic and city outreach program

Skills

General Internal Medicine

Acute care cardiology

Critical care

Team-based care

Tools

ECG interpretation

Holter interpretation

Exercise treadmill testing

PFT lab

Job description

Role and Facility Information

Chilliwack General Hospital is seeking two General Internists to join our team. The successful candidate will have a solid background in all aspects of General Internal Medicine, with an emphasis on acute care cardiology and critical care. The general internists share access to exercise treadmill testing, ECG and Holter interpretation, and participate in the in-hospital GIM rapid access clinic and graduated care clinic. Team based health care is emphasized with Inter-disciplinary rounds in both the ICU and general wards required while on inpatient services. Participation in a city of Hope outreach program is also expected.

Chilliwack General Hospital is a busy community hospital. We have 4 General Surgeons, 4 Orthopedic Surgeons, 2 Urologists, 3 Obs/Gyne, a low risk obstetrics ward, and a psychiatric ward. Radiology provides in-hospital echocardiogram, CT, ultrasound, and some interventional procedures. There is a full PFT lab on site. Endoscopy, ERCP and bronchoscopy are provided in the Ambulatory care setting.

There is a highly respected Family Practice residency program in Chilliwack. Residents have a strong clinical rural/community focus, and participate in Internal Medicine rotations. CGH is also one of the sites for the Integrated Clerkship program for 3rd year medical students.

Our goal is to foster excellence in clinical practice in a collegial atmosphere, with attention to work-life balance and personal and professional development. We strive to provide community-focused care.

Facility: Chilliwack General Hospital

Chilliwack General Hospital is a 131 bed, University of BC affiliated community hospital offering medical, surgical, obstetrics, psychiatry, and a regional eye centre, as well as 24/7 emergency services with 60,585 visits annually.

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.

Compensation

Compensation Type Fee-for-Service