Role and Facility Information

Join a collegial team of General Pediatricians at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) in Prince George, British Columbia. One of the members of the Department of Pediatrics is an experienced Pediatric Cardiologist, providing the region with a highly valued skill set.

Prince George is the regional referral centre for northern British Columbia, and is affiliated with the Northern Medical Program of the University of British Columbia (UBC). The Department of Pediatric members are University of British Columbia (UBC) clinical faculty. The UHNBC group of eight general pediatricians serves a geographical area of approximately 600,000 km and a population of approximately 400,000. This hospital has a state-of-the-art Level II B NICU with twelve single rooms, which include sleeping space for parents (single room neonatal care). The successful applicant must be competent in Level II B neonatal intensive care. The UHNBC Pediatric ward has twelve rooms with sleeping space for parents. Neonatal emergencies and general pediatric emergencies make night call moderately busy (this is 'home call' so the pediatrician does not remain in the hospital all night). The pediatricians take turns serving as the Attending Pediatrician for the Pediatric and Neonatal ICU Clinical Teaching Unit for one week at a time (having most night shifts covered by the other pediatricians). The pediatricians have hospital-based clinics (in the UHNBC Pediatric Ambulatory Care Clinic) for patients with diabetes and asthma, and for teaching clinics with trainees. Pediatric patients receive chemotherapy or infusions (of immunologic medications, blood products, etc) in the clinic. In addition, the Pediatric Ambulatory Care Clinic houses many subspecialist visiting clinics from BC Children’s Hospital (including respirology, gastroenterology, rheumatology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, nephrology, hematology, medical genetics). UHNBC has an adolescent inpatient psychiatry unit where patients over the age of 12 are admitted under the care of psychiatrists. The UHNBC Maternal Child areas (the Pediatrics, Neonatal ICU and Labor & Delivery/Maternity wards) support family centred, culturally safe health care.

There are opportunities for pediatricians interested in specialized work, including Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect/child maltreatment, Eating Disorders, Complex Developmental / Behavioral Conditions, and Autism assessments. An interest or expertise in any of these areas would be an asset. In addition, there is the potential for outreach / visiting general pediatric clinics in more rural, remote communities around northern BC, including in some First Nations/reserve communities. The Prince George Child Development Centre serves children with special needs and is staffed by pediatric occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech language therapists. There is a community-based multidisciplinary Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Clinic, and two community-based mental health centres for children and youth. The Prince George Foundry provides medical and mental health services for youth aged 12 to 26 years. The successful applicant will be involved in teaching UBC Northern Medical Program medical students, Prince George Family Practice residents, UBC Prince George Psychiatry residents and UBC Pediatric residents. The successful applicant can establish their own private practice, or there may be opportunity to join an existing pediatric practice. Consultations are abundant. There are numerous opportunities for physicians to become leaders, to





pursue clinical research and/or to develop Quality Improvement initiatives within
Northern Health, and there is the infrastructure to support this.

Income can come from different sources: fee-for-service (topped up by a rural retention premium), sessional payments for work in some specialized clinics, MOCAP/on call payment, payment for teaching and NITAOP funding (which covers the cost of travel to provide outreach clinics to rural communities). There is a generous continuing medical education allowance from Northern Health, in addition to that provided by Doctors of BC.

The range of pathology seen by the pediatricians in Prince George is great, the medicine is exciting, the support from colleagues is assured and the community is welcoming. Prince George is a wonderful place to settle with easy access to the outdoors and a very reasonable cost of living. The pediatricians hope to find a passionate, committed community Pediatrician who will join the department and who will contribute to improving the quality of life of the children and youth of northern BC.

Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern BC. Affordable housing, short commutes, a vibrant arts and culture community, and outstanding recreational opportunities make Prince George a desirable community to call home. A paradise for outdoor recreation; mountain biking, hiking, kayaking in the summer, and powder snow in the winter provide adventure seekers with several options.

If rewarding professional opportunities and an outstanding lifestyle interest you, we look forward to hearing from you soon.

UHNBC is located at 1475 Edmonton Street, Prince George, BC V2M 1S2

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

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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