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:

Practice Details:
Excellent opportunity for a Palliative Care Physician interested in working as a Palliative Care Consultant at the Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). This position provides a flexible clinical and academic role where you will work as an acute inpatient consultant at KGH. This is a newer program with plenty of opportunity for program development. The program has a multidisciplinary team approach. You will work with a Palliative Care Nurse Coordinator, a Transition Liaison and a Social Worker, providing wholistic care to patients and families.

Applicants must meet requirements of provincial College of Physician and Surgeons and Kelowna General Hospital.

If interested, please forward letter expressing interest and curriculum vitae.

Apply today and live, work and play where others only vacation! It's better here!

Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Medicine
• Eligible for licensure with CPSBC
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is mandatory
• -Year of Added Competency in Palliative care (YAC) if CCFP trained, or equivalent training and experience. OR Royal College background with equivalent certification via leadership route

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: 0.5 with KGH M-F
On call requirements: N/A

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.