Dawson Creek

Wide blue skies and the rolling foothills of the Northern Rockies surround Dawson Creek. The city is also known as the Mile Zero City, as it marks the start of the Alaska Highway, a 2,400 km long highway connecting Alaska and the Yukon to Western Canada and the United States. Dawson Creek has a population of approximately 12,500. It provides primary service to a population of approximately 20,000 and helps serve the larger population of the Peace River Region of 60,000. There are eleven elementary schools, one middle school and one secondary school. The Northern Lights College provides adult education. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/dawson-creek

Practice Details:

New Grads and ** USA Certified Licensure welcome to apply (for permanent positions)**

Northern Health is seeking a Pediatrician for Dawson Creek, BC. Your opportunity to build a new pediatric service, and consultations are abundant. In addition to clinic, you will support the maternity unit if, and when needed, as well you will receive consultations from ER physicians for advice on management of patients that may require your expertise.

Dawson Creek has no designated inpatient pediatric beds or a neonatal intensive care unit. Regional pediatric in-patient services are provided in Prince George BC.

Dawson Creek is a very young community with a high birth rate (400 per year). You will be supported by locum Pediatricians in nearby Fort St. John (45 minutes away). Dawson Creek has child and youth mental health services, a Child Development Centre (CDC), and an Integrated Child & Youth Team (IYC); there is a Foundry 45 mins away in Fort St John.

Our full-service community hospital has the following supports for you:
• 24/7 emergency and Family Practice Anesthesia (FPA)
• Maternity care and OB/Gyn
• Local specialists include General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Internal Medicine, Radiology, and Psychiatry
• Diagnostic imaging including CT and plans for MRI in the new hospital
• Cancer care

Dawson Creek has a new hospital build underway and we anticipate it opening in 2027.

If you are interested in specialized work, opportunities exist for Complex Developmental / Behavioral Conditions and Autism Assessments. You are eligible for a UBC Medicine Clinical Faculty appointment in Pediatrics. If you wish to become a Physician Leader, pursue clinical research and/or develop Quality Improvement Initiatives within Dawson Creek or Northern Health, we offer supportive infrastructure to assist you.

8 weeks annually, including CME.

If interested, please submit your CV to Daphne.Savoy@northernhealth.ca

Come and enjoy our wide blue skies and northern hospitality!

Dawson Creek is known as "Mile Zero", where the world-famous Alaska Highway begins!

The city has a population of approximately 13,000, provides primary service to a population of 20,000 and helps serve the larger population of the Peace River Region, approximately 70,000.

The city offers shopping, services, restaurants, cafés, a health food store, art gallery, live theatre, and the state-of-the-art Ovintiv Events Centre that hosts major music concerts.

Recreation opportunities include a state-of-the-art indoor Aquatic Centre, indoor walking track, gyms, yoga, Pilates, and dance studios, biking trails, golfing, swimming, boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, hiking, camping, bird watching, and visiting our numerous parks. In the wintertime, enjoy our indoor curling rink, two indoor skating rinks, a full-size outdoor speed skating oval, 25 kilometres of groomed trails for cross-country (Nordic) skiing, Bear Mountain Ski Hill (downhill skiing and snowboarding), back-country skiing, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling.

The city has a wide variety of authentic cuisines including Chinese, Japanese, and Italian (to name a few), and also a wide variety of dining atmospheres: choose from restaurants, hotel buffets, familiar franchises, and local coffee shops.

Dawson Creek has eleven elementary schools, one middle school and one secondary school. Northern Lights College provides post-secondary education.

Company: Northern Health Authority, located at 230 9900 - 100 Ave. Fort St John BC, V1J 5S7.
Position location: Dawson Creek & District Hospital, 11100 13 St., Dawson Creek BC, V1G 3W8.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Northeastern BC!

Qualifications:

• Eligible for full or provisional specialist license with CPSBC
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification (PALS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
• Medical degree
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) : Eligible. Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA): Mandatory. US Certified welcome to apply.

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: Regular
On call requirements: TBD

Compensation:

Dawson Creek and District Hospital:

Dawson Creek and District Hospital is a full service community hospital that provides service to Dawson Creek and surrounding communities.
It has 31 Acute Care beds and 15 regional adult psychiatric beds. Dawson Creek is the Orthopaedic Trauma and Surgical centre for the Northeast Region of BC. Services include:
• Emergency
• ICU
• Day Surgery
• Respiratory Therapy
• Primary Care
• Acute Care
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Laboratory
Visiting specialists including:
• Urology
• Dermatology
• Pediatrics
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
Other facilities in Dawson Creek include:
• Dawson Creek Health Unit
• Northview Assisted Living Centre
• Rotary Manor