Anesthesiology

Job Description

Role and Facility Information

Kamloops

Kamloops is a vibrant city of 100,000, at the northern extension of productive wine country in south central British Columbia. We sit in the middle of lakes, mountains, ski hills, and river systems. We enjoy biking, hiking, skiing, water sports, all right here in our backyard. Our community has an excellent educational system, organized sports, music and theatre. There are amenities not often found in smaller urban centres. University affiliations provide rejuvenation and an atmosphere to keep learning.

Clinic Details — Royal Inland Hospital

The Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) is a 273-bed facility that serves as the referral centre for approximately 250,000 people, and is located in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Area. As one of two Interior Health tertiary referral hospitals, RIH is a no-refusal centre with an Emergency Department that receives over 250 major trauma and 70,000 visits per year.

The new Phil and Jennifer Gaglardi Tower at RIH opened in the summer of 2022. The tower includes a new operating room and surgical services suite, additional beds, obstetric services, labour and delivery, respiratory therapy services, mental health and substance use inpatient units, and a rooftop helipad.

Kamloops offers high-level, specialty medical care including core physician specialties, 24-hour Emergency and Trauma Services, Ambulatory and Outpatient Clinics, and Diagnostic Services. Specialty services include Acute Inpatient Psychiatry, Tertiary Inpatient and Community Psychiatric Services, non-interventional Cardiology, Infectious Disease, Neurology, Gastroenterology and others. Support services include: a full complement of diagnostic equipment, a Clinical Neurophysiology Lab and Sleep Lab, 1.5T MRI, and CT scan, and Echocardiography. RIH also features TPA Stroke, Stroke Thrombolysis, and provincial Tertiary Neuropsychiatry Programs. RIH is the regional base for the six-person, 24-hour High Acuity Response Team (HART) that is utilized in remote emergency transport situations. Surgical services include General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and 24/7 Anesthesia coverage.

Practice Details

Royal Inland Hospital is seeking multiple Anaesthesiologists to come and join our team as we expand. If you are looking to practice where the lifestyle opportunities are endless, this could be the opportunity for you. Enjoy a full practice and still have time to enjoy the adventures calling from your back door with your family and friends when the work day is done.

The RIH Department of Anaesthesiology provides Anaesthesia Care for General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology, ENT, Plastic Surgery, Urology, and also manage Multiple Trauma cases for pediatric and adult patients. The group is also assisted by 6 highly qualified Anesthesiology Assistants. The Department also provides teaching to senior residents that rotate through RIH during their elective time.

This is a hospital-based position with 15 hour weekday and 12 hour weekend calls (approx. 1 weekend/month), on-call remuneration, and the potential for 10-12 weeks off per year to enjoy the local recreational activities. Public holidays distributed equally among colleagues. Full pre- and post-call to maintain good working conditions. For those interested, there may be opportunities to do locums or other short-term work.

For those interested, Leadership Development Opportunities are available with Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program. The NAVIG8 Emerging Physician Leaders Program is a comprehensive leadership development program designed specifically for physicians to address the practical leadership knowledge, behaviours and skills that high potential, emerging medical leaders require to step into leadership roles early in their careers.

We are excited to add enthusiastic and hardworking anaesthesiologists to our team at RIH. Come be a part of the excitement as we grow! Apply today to live work and play where others only vacation!

We welcome applications for locum interest throughout the recruitment process.

Compensation

Compensation Type: Clinical Service Contract. Estimated Remuneration: $545,000 - $598,000.

Benefits and Incentives

Other Benefits/Incentives:

• Relocation assistance $9,000 - $15,000 based on move location (with eligible receipts). Incentives are subject to change and current rates are confirmed at time of offer.