Neurologist - Stroke

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 108,000 - 132,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Locum opportunities

Income guarantee

Job summary

Interior Health Authority in Kamloops, Canada, is inviting a stroke neurologist to join a collegial team focused on continuous practice improvement and collaboration. The role centers on acute stroke care, inpatient neurology, and expanding outpatient services including rapid access and subspecialty clinics.

Opportunities exist for teaching medical students and residents, with NAVIG8 leadership development.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-spectrum neurology care with emphasis on acute stroke care, TIA clinic, and regional pathway development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in inpatient stroke/rehabilitation units and with regional colleagues.
• Engage in teaching for UBC clerkship and residency programs and participate in NAVIG8 leadership development.

Job description

Position Summary

We are a collegial team with a focus on continuous practice improvement and collaboration. This is an excellent opportunity for a stroke neurologist looking to take part in a satisfying full-spectrum neurology practice, with a strong focus on acute stroke care, TIA/stroke clinic, and regional stroke pathway development.

Our inpatient care covers general neurology and acute stroke, including thrombolysis. You will provide care in the Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Tower, which houses a multidisciplinary combined stroke/rehabilitation unit. Here, we collaborate closely with physiatry, hospitalist, and internal medicine teams, including a dedicated unit MRP hospitalist. We also have strong ties with our regional colleagues at Kelowna General Hospital and are working to develop regional subspecialty care pathways.

Outpatient neurology clinics take place in the Clinical Services Building. Here, you will help provide care through our TIA/stroke clinic, which runs five days a week and is supported by a full-time RN and booking clerk. We are also expanding our outpatient services, with plans to add a rapid access neurology clinic as well as further supports for subspecialty neurology clinics.

If you are interested in teaching, you can be actively involved with the UBC clerkship and residency programs. We have on-site medical students, family medicine residents, internal medicine residents, as well as rotating residents in psychiatry and neurology. Leadership development opportunities are available through Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program.

Locum opportunities are available during the recruitment period, An income guarantee (IG) of $15,000 per 7-day period is available until December 31, 2026. The IG is inclusive of all income sources, including MOCAP. Our current locum exception policy covers reasonable travel and accommodation costs, allowing you to focus on providing patient care. To be considered for a locum, you must already be legally entitled to work in Canada.

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