Orthopaedic Surgery

Health Match BC; Fort St. John; On-site; CAD 360,000 - 440,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation funding

Moving allowance

RSA funding

RCME available

Retention premium

Job summary

Health Match BC is seeking an Orthopaedic Surgeon to help build a new service in Fort St. John, BC. Skills in Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Sports Injuries, Primary THA/TKA, and community-level trauma are preferred. You would also run a fracture clinic once a week.

Fort St. John is a vibrant, growing city of about 23,000 with a state-of-the-art 55-bed hospital and broad surgical services. This is a rural opportunity with attractive fee-for-service compensation, relocation funding, and RSA incentives.

Qualifications

• Orthopaedic surgeon with skills in Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Sports injuries, Primary THA, Primary TKA and Community-Level Trauma.
• Will run a fracture clinic once a week.

Responsibilities

• Provide orthopaedic services including shoulder, foot & ankle, and sports injuries.
• Run fracture clinic once a week.
• Collaborate with local and visiting specialists to support patient care.

Skills

Shoulder

Foot & Ankle

Sports Injuries

Primary THA

Primary TKA

Community-Level Trauma

Job description

Role and Facility Information

NEW GRADS ARE WELCOME !! Your opportunity to join in building a new Orthopaedic service in Fort St. John, British Columbia, a vibrant and growing city of 23,000! We are seeking an Orthopaedic Surgeon with skills in Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Sports Injuries, Primary THA, Primary TKA, and Community-Level Trauma. You would also run a fracture clinic once a week. Fort St John has a young and active population - the average age is 32!

There is presently one Ortho in Fort St. John and we are also recruiting for one Ortho in Dawson Creek (75 km away).

Fort St. John Hospital is a new state-of-the-art 55 bed hospital serving a population of approximately 23,000, and is one of two hospitals serving a catchment area of approximately 70,000. The facility offers services including diagnostics, surgery, acute care, ICU, maternity, a community cancer centre, community hemodialysis, visiting specialists clinic, and a prenatal clinic.

Local specialists include General Surgery, General Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Pathology. Visiting specialists include Ophthalmology, ENT, and Neurology.

Fort St. John is known as "The Energetic City" and is located at Mile 47 of the world famous Alaska Highway in Northeastern BC! The city has numerous restaurants, cafés, and a health food store. It is the cultural and commercial hub of the Northeast, with a performing and visual arts centre, library, art gallery and theatre. Large concerts are hosted at the state-of-the-art Ovintiv Events Centre in Dawson Creek, only an hour's drive from Fort St. John.

Recreational opportunities in the Fort St. John area include speed-skating (on one of only four indoor Olympic-sized, long-track speed skating ovals in North America!), indoor walking track, indoor soccer, golf, tennis, yoga, dance, mountain biking, walking trails, hiking, boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing, hunting, camping, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, curling, and hockey. Enjoy our weekly downtown Farmer's Market, open from May to October! Fort St. John always has something for you to do whether it's summer or winter!

Our airport offers numerous daily flights to Vancouver and Calgary on Air Canada and WestJet.

Fort St. John has seven elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one private school (Kindergarten to Grade 12). Northern Lights College and the University of Northern British Columbia provide post-secondary education in Fort St John.

The region's main industries are agriculture, forestry, natural gas, construction, and transportation.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Northeastern British Columbia!

Compensation

Compensation Type Fee-for-Service Estimated Remuneration $400,000+ Physician Overhead Negotiable (office/clinic)

Benefits and Incentives

Vacation Leave Negotiable May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including: Retention Premium 21.70% Retention Flat Fee $33,629 Relocation Funding Available $$9,000 - $15,000 TBD Recruitment Incentive $20,000 Other Benefits/Incentives Rural Continuing Medical Education (RCME) available: Up to 2 years $1,800; In 3rd & 4th year $4,800; after 4 years $7,800. Moving allowance available: $15,000 if moving from outside of Canada; $12,000 if moving within Canada but outside of BC; $9,000 if moving within BC. Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) funding is subject to change without notice.