Role and Facility Information

The Department of Internal Medicine at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) is seeking a General Cardiologist to join our team. The successful candidate will be working alongside one Cardiologist and two Cardiac Internists providing full spectrum inpatient and outpatient general cardiology services. The ability to perform permanent pacemaker implantation is desirable.

The Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) at the University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) in Prince George opened in December 2023 using a staged implementation approach. Currently an 8–10 bed telemetry unit, the CCU provides care for stable cardiac patients, including those with heart failure, NSTEMI, post-thrombolysis STEMI, atrial fibrillation, arrhythmias, and third-degree heart block.

Looking ahead, the CCU is poised for significant growth. As part of the upcoming Acute Care Tower development, the site will include:

• Two standalone Cardiac Catheterization Labs

• One Cardiac Procedure Room

• Pre- and Post-Care Areas

• A new 6-bed Cardiac Care Unit

• A 20-bed Step-Down Unit

Recruitment is underway for regular and specialty education positions to support higher acuity cardiac care and expand service capacity.

UHNBC offers a full range of non-invasive cardiology services including cardiac stress testing, ambulatory cardiac monitoring and cardiac imaging including MIBI scan, echocardiography with TEE and a state of the art cardiac CT. The expansion of all aspects of cardiology services is being implemented in a multi-phased approach.

The successful candidate will have access to all available non-invasive cardiology services including, ECG and Holter interpretation, cardiac stress testing, and echocardiography. It is expected that the candidate will participate in the NORTH Heart Function Clinic and inpatient cardiology consult services on a rotational basis. Currently working to establish a tertiary cardiac centre which will offer invasive cardiac procedures in the future.

UHNBC serves both the immediate population of Prince George (approx. 80,000) and is a referral centre for outlying communities (total population approx. 400,000). It is the main teaching centre for medical students in the Northern Medical Program and provides teaching for University of British Columbia residents in several specialties. The Department of Internal Medicine currently has 20 members, 13 of whom cover Internal Medicine. There are sub-specialties including Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Respirology, Neurology, Dermatology, Rheumatology and Endocrinology. It provides many specialty services including dialysis, endoscopic ultrasound, bronchoscopy, echocardiography (including transesophageal) with potential to develop new services. The BC Cancer Centre for the North is situated on the hospital site and includes radiation and medical oncology services. The ongoing development as a regional and teaching centre makes this an exciting time to join the medical community in Prince George.

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Terms

Benefits and Incentives

Vacation Leave

6-8 weeks annually including CME

May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA) including:

Retention Premium

12.6%

Retention Flat Fee

$19,526

Relocation Funding Available

$9,000-15,000

Recruitment Incentive

$15,000

Other Benefits/Incentives

$15,000 if relocating from outside of Canada: $12,000 if relocating within Canada but outside of BC; $9,000 if relocating within BC.

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