Role and Facility Information

Northern Health is seeking a skilled General Surgeon to join the medical staff at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC), the regional tertiary center for Northern BC.

If rewarding professional opportunities and outstanding lifestyle are your priority, this General Surgery opportunity in Prince George is for you!

Position Highlights:
Full-time General Surgery
Level 3 Trauma Centre
FRCSC certification required
Eligibility for full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
Training and experience in colorectal and general surgery required.

As the regional tertiary care center for Northern BC, UHNBC serves a vast geographical area, providing specialized and advanced medical services. UHNBC is 280 bed hospital, Level 3 Trauma Center, affiliated with the UBC Northern Medical Program, the UBC Family Medicine Residency Program and other associated healthcare training programs.

Currently, UHNBC provides advanced procedures, including Interventional Radiology, EVAR, Pediatric MRI, Vascular Surgery including Open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair, carotid endarterectomy and Complex general surgery procedures such as Whipple resection, esophagectomy and future liver resections. Join a team of 9 general surgeons with opportunity for private practice, access to shared perioperative, ambulatory care resources and MOCAP funded call service. Surgical colleagues include: OB/GYN, orthopedics, Plastics and urology. With highly complex and critically ill patients, UHNBC offers a dynamic and engaging medical environment. No two days are the same—there's always something challenging, rewarding, and never dull!

Known as British Columbia’s northern capital (the 4th largest in British Columbia) Prince George is located at the approximate geographic center of the province where the Nechako and Fraser Rivers meet. With forestry as the major industry, residents enjoy affordable housing, above-average incomes, and a wide range of services and amenities including four provincial parks in the region, 11,600 lakes and streams within one hour of the city, 20 parks/playgrounds in the city limits, eighteen outdoor and six indoor soccer fields, seven ice rinks, two aquatic facilities (one deemed world class), 24 tennis courts, downhill and cross country ski facilities, an 11 kilometer riverfront trail system, six golf courses, a 7,000 seat multipurpose arena, a civic/convention center, 800 seat Vanier Hall, symphony, playhouse, theatre workshop, art gallery, craft guild, Western Hockley League team and a BC Junior Hockey League team.

UHNBC
1475 Edmonton Street
Prince George, British Columbia
V2M 1S2

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Terms

Benefits and Incentives

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

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