Kelowna

Glistening water and lush mountains, dotted with parks, frame the Okanagan's largest and liveliest population centre: Kelowna. Okanagan Lake is the perfect place to sail, kayak, or relax on the beach. Rolling greens offer world-class golfing just minutes from spectacular hiking and biking trails. In the winter, enjoy ski resorts and skating rinks right at your fingertips. Decorated with heritage buildings and modern architecture, Kelowna offers something for everyone, with orchards, vineyards, and all the amenities of a major centre. From restaurants and shops to art galleries, live music, and theatre, this city has it all. Come experience our four-season playground and see why life is better here.

Practice Details:

The Laboratory Medicine Department at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH), part of Interior Health, has an opportunity for a hematopathologist to join its growing hematopathology division.

KGH is a regional referral hospital providing specialized surgical, medical, and oncology services to 500,000 people and is the regional trauma and main cardiac services/surgery centre. KGH is also situated adjacent to the BCCA-Kelowna centre for the Interior, which provides medical and radiation oncology services and brachytherapy for a range of oncologic conditions.

Locally, there are six hematologists providing local and regional outpatient consultation services. KGH also has a busy provincial referral oncology centre for the Interior (BCCA-Kelowna), including management of high-grade myeloid disorders. The successful candidate will join a laboratory faculty with 3 laboratory physicians in a dedicated hematopathology division.

This is a well-rounded, full-service hematopathology practice, and the successful candidate is expected to provide the complete scope of hematopathology service. This includes transfusion medicine (obligatory), coagulation, benign and malignant hematopathology, the procurement and interpretation of bone marrow samples, and the interpretation of tissue/lymph node biopsies for lymphoproliferative disorders (lymphoma).

In addition to these core diagnostic and clinical responsibilities, the role includes regional consultative services, teaching, and laboratory oversight and administrative duties.

Leadership development opportunities are available through Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program.

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Qualifications:

• Eligible for Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)
• Eligible for licensure with CPSBC
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is mandatory

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: This is a 0.8 to 1.0 FTE position, with the specific allocation negotiable depending on the successful candidate.
On call requirements: Participation in a hematopathology/transfusion medicine-specific semi-regional on-call MOCAP group is a requirement. The on-call requirement is estimated at 1 in 6 to 8 weeks.

Compensation:

Kelowna General Hospital:

Kelowna General Hospital (KGH), one of BC's leading healthcare centres, is one of two tertiary hospitals within Interior Health. We offer a full range of services with approximately 400 beds and over 84,000 emergency department visits a year.

Home to the Interior Heart & Surgical Centre (IHSC), KGH houses BC’s only cardiac critical care centre outside of Victoria and the Lower Mainland, as well as its principal surgical site. The IHSC features 12 specialized operating rooms designed for thoracic, urology, neurosurgery, vascular, plastic, obstetric/gynecologic, ear, nose, and throat, orthopedic, general, and trauma surgeries. Of these, two operating rooms are dedicated to cardiac surgery. Within the IHSC, KGH also has a modern maternity ward and an adjacent neonatal intensive care unit.

Our state-of-the-art Centennial Building boasts 360,000 square feet and includes an expanded emergency and ambulatory care department, new medical inpatient units, modern operating rooms, and a rooftop helipad. Additional facilities include a dedicated pediatric ward, as well as adolescent and adult psychiatry units. The Dr. Walter Anderson Building houses enhanced laboratory and clinical departments, supporting advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities.

KGH is also a teaching centre for the Southern Medical Program, affiliated with the University of British Columbia (UBC), and has an academic campus that serves as a satellite for the UBC Faculty of Medicine.