Geriatrician in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada

About Abbotsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford, BC is along the banks of the beautiful Fraser River with incredibly diverse natural scenery from riverbanks to the Cascade Mountain Range, and lots of outdoor recreation opportunities. With sweeping rural areas, an abundance of green spaces, and a strong local economy, Abbotsford is one of British Columbia’s most affordable major cities. Situated close to the highway, an easy commute from most cities in the lower mainland, Abbotsford Regional Hospital is a large 300-bed regional hospital and cancer centre that provides a range of health services including cancer care, trauma, cardiology, surgery, and emergency medicine.

Fraser Health is one of Canada’s fastest growing health authorities, serving over one third of the population in British Columbia. The Department of Geriatrics in Fraser Health is a diverse group of geriatricians and care of the elderly physicians serving a large region. Our hospitals are affiliated with the University of British Columbia and offer opportunities for clinical practice, as well as teaching and academic research.

About the job

This is a part time permanent position (0.5 FTE) expanding existing geriatric services at a site with an already active Specialized Seniors Clinic with interdisciplinary geriatric team support and an inpatient consultation service at Abbotsford Regional Hospital.

There is also an opportunity to add up to 0.5 FTE at other nearby sites, with a 0.2 FTE position at Mission Memorial Hospital doing inpatient consultative work and/or a 0.3 FTE position at Chilliwack General Hospital Specialized Seniors Clinic doing outpatient consultative work. There is no expected weekend or evening call. Our hours are typically Monday to Friday 8am-5pm.

If desired, there is also the opportunity to separately do inpatient general internal medicine work at Abbotsford Regional Hospital, if the applicant is interested.

Remuneration is through Ministry of Health Alternate Payment Plan service contract model, which pays approximately $362,000-380,000 Canadian dollars. The successful candidate will join our current geriatricians in Abbotsford and contribute to academic and teaching components of the Service.

Qualifications: 

• Eligibility for or active FRCPC Geriatric Medicine
• May consider ABIM Geriatric Medicine certification
• Eligibility for or active full license to practice in BC
• Eligibility to apply for a clinical faculty appointment with the University of British Columbia.
• Strong collaborative interpersonal and inter-disciplinary skills

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