Urgent need for July 2024 - Ideal for experienced Respirologist wanting a change of scenery

Community Respirology position in 2024

Location : White Rock / South Surrey, British Columbia

Hospital : Peace Arch Hospital - community hospital in the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) region

In urgent need for a new respirologist to replace our retiring doctor - everything is fully set up and ready to go starting July 2024.

Mix of hospital inpatient consult, level 3 PFT diagnostics, and a fully functional office practice. This is ideal for an experienced respirologist looking for a change in scenery.

Located in the beautiful sunny community of White Rock, British Columbia, right next to the beach, with a robust growing community with all the amenities.

Services available to support a Respirologist include :

• Bronchoscopy suite no EBUS
• Level 3 pulmonary function lab
• 169 acute care beds
• 8 ICU / CCU beds closed unit cared by Internal medicine
• A fully operational solo-practice outpatient respirology clinic for independent practioner (taking-over from our retiring respirologist) Office space will be available with reasonable rent, mixed complex that is very well maintained.

Free parking for staff and patients, less than 10 minute drive, door to door, to the hospital.

• Thoracic surgery at Surrey Memorial Hospital with 5 busy thoracic surgeons.
• BC Cancer Agency site, Fraser Valley Cancer Centre, adjacent to Surrey Memorial Hospital.

Responsibility of the position :

• Provide respiratory consultation to the hospital for in- and outpatients
• No official on-call requirement, no general internal medicine call
• Takes consults from hospitalist and internists (about 1-5 per week) for inpatients during week days 9-5pm excluding holidays
• Outpatient referrals from ER and community

The ideal candidate for the position will have :

• Fellowship in Respirology with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada
• Eligible for Independent license by the College of Physicians & Surgeons of BC (CPSBC)
• Canadian Permanent Residency or a Canadian citizen
• Strong interpersonal & collaborative skills and be dedicated to service excellence

Renumeration

• Fee for service for clinical work and diagnostics
• Sessional TB clinic work also available at the New Westminster TB clinic, under the auspices of the Division of TB Control, BCCDC.
• Can apply for clinical position with UBC Department of Medicine.

Date : June or July 2024.

For further information and details, please contact

Dr. Mark Turner, 604-531-5781 (office telephone) or email : .

Dr. Jane Wu, 778-628-0832 (text preferred) or email