Role and Facility Information

New Grads are welcome!

Northern Health is seeking an Anesthesiologist for Fort St John, British Columbia, a vibrant city with a young and growing population! We welcome candidates who interested in establishing and running pain clinic.

Fort St John Hospital is a new state of the art 55-bed hospital and 123-bed residential care facility serving a population of approximately 23,000, with a catchment area of approximately 70,000. The ER has over 25,000 visits per year.

Hospital services include:
24/7 Emergency Department
Diagnostic Imaging (CT, MRI, Ultrasound, X-Ray)
ICU
Day surgery
Acute care
Community cancer centre
Community hemodialysis
Visiting specialists clinic
Prenatal clinic
Birthing Centre

Local specialists include:
Obstetrics and Gynecology
General Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Radiology
Psychiatry
Pathology

If interested, please contact: Daphne.Savoy@northernhealth.ca

Position location: Fort St John Hospital, 8407 112 Avenue, Fort St John, BC, V1J 0J5
Company: Northern Health Authority, located at 230 9900 - 100 Ave. Fort St John BC, V1J 5S7.

Fort St. John is known as “The Energetic City” and is located at Mile 47 of the world famous Alaska Highway! The city has numerous restaurants, cafés, an artisan butcher shop, all major grocery stores, 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.

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. Fort St. John always has something for you to do whether it's summer or winter!

Fort St John Regional 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 (K-12). Northern Lights College and the University of Northern British Columbia provide post-secondary education.

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

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Northeastern BC!

This posting is covered by the Provincial Health Officer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination orders and selected applicant(s) must comply.

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Terms

Benefits and Incentives

Vacation Leave

Regular/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. Rural Education Action Plan (REAP) available. Moving allowance available (no receipts required): $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.

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