Pediatrics

Health Match BC; Maple Ridge; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Ridge Meadows Hospital, part of Fraser Health, is seeking two pediatricians to join a team of eight providing pediatric emergency newborn care and involvement with the pediatric observation unit. The hospital handles about 750 births annually and the POUs saw over 2,000 visits last year.

Successful candidates will share on-call rotation and have an opportunity to contribute to the growth of Pediatric Services within Fraser Health, with fee-for-service remuneration and an on-call stipend.

Responsibilities

• Provide pediatric emergency newborn care as part of a shared team.
• Participate in management of the pediatric observation unit.
• Share on-call rotation and support growth of Pediatric Services within Fraser Health.

Job description

Role and Facility Information

Ridge Meadows Hospital is currently seeking 2 pediatricians interested in joining 7 other pediatricians providing pediatric emergency newborn care, as well as being involved with the pediatric observation unit. The hospital sees about 750 births annually and the P.O.U had over 2000 patient visits in the last year. The successful candidates would enjoy shared on-call rotation and have the opportunity to participate in the growth of Pediatric Services within Fraser Health.

Remuneration is fee-for-service and an on-call stipend.

Ridge Meadows Hospital has 157 acute care beds. Services offered: medical, surgery, ambulatory care procedures, 24/7 emergency services with over 43,672 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.

Terms

Compensation

Compensation Type Fee-for-Service