Neurologist - Locum

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established Stroke/Rehabilitation unit at a tertiary care, UBC-affiliated teaching hospital in Kamloops. This locum position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a diverse medical team and provides excellent remuneration. Enjoy a supportive environment with potential for a permanent role after the locum. Experience the vibrant community of Kamloops while advancing your career in neurology.

Qualifications

• Subspecialty interests in MS, Stroke, and EMG/EEG/PSG are an asset.
• Certifications in Neurophysiology, Vascular Neurology, and Movement Disorders are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide care in a Stroke/Rehabilitation unit with neurologists and hospitalists.
• Participate in outreach work at the Urgent Neurology/Stroke Clinic.
• Enjoy dedicated clinic space and admin support.

Skills

Collaboration

Neurology

Stroke Management

Job description

Enjoy work in a well run, established Stroke/Rehabilitation combined unit where neurologists collaborate with physiatry and a dedicated unit MRP Hospitalist. In this position you will enjoy dedicated clinic space and admin support in the Clinical Services Building (CSB), opened in 2016. The CSB houses a modern Electrophysiology Lab for those interested in provision of regional EMG, EEG, and/or Polysomnography services.

Hospital on-call coverage is expected throughout the locum.

Urgent Neurology/Stroke Clinic if you would like to do outreach work.

Subspecialty interests are an asset – particularly in MS, Stroke, and EMG/EEG/PSG – but not necessary.

The current group has certifications in Neurophysiology, Vascular Neurology, and Movement Disorders.

Our tertiary care, UBC-affiliated teaching hospital offers an excellent team of emergency medicine physicians, five neurosurgeons (four active and one consulting), two vascular surgeons, a physiatrist, hospitalists, family physicians, general internists, intensivists, cardiologists, nephrologists, infectious disease specialists, radiologists, and other subspecialists who are a pleasure to work with.

RIH has a state-of-the-art ICU, a recently renovated ER that has led the way in EMR documentation in BC, and newly developed Rapid Access Cardiology and Internal Medicine Outpatient Services that work alongside Neurology in the CSB.

You might decide to turn this locum into a permanent position after you have had the opportunity to meet the collegial medical team and get a sense of both the medical community and Kamloops.

The remuneration is a minimum income guarantee of $15,000 per week + MOCAP (Shorter locums are possible and are prorated) plus travel and accommodation is covered. No overhead cost.

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