Hazelton

The communities that make up what is collectively known as the Upper Skeena, or “the Hazeltons”, are situated on the unceded traditional territory of the Gitxsan Nation. The Gitxsan people have lived on these lands for 10,000+ years and along with the Wet'suwet'en Nation to the east, established the precedent setting Delgamuukw court decision in 1997. Some of the communities included in the Upper Skeena are the incorporated municipalities of Hazelton and New Hazelton, unincorporated settlements of South Hazelton, Two Mile, Suskwa Valley, Miskinish (Cedarvale), Kitwanga Valley, Andimal and the Kispiox Valley, and the 7 Indigenous villages of Gitanyow, Gitwangak, Gitsegukla, Hagwilget, Gitanmaax, Sik-e-dakh and Anspayaxw. Some would say the natural beauty of the land is unparalleled – it certainly holds a central place in health and wellbeing for many of the Indigenous and non-Indigenous people who live on these unceded lands. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/the-hazeltons

Practice Details:

Northern Health is seeking a Family Practitioner Anesthetist to provide Anesthesia care in Hazelton, BC at Wrinch Memorial Hospital and Medical Clinic. The FP-Anesthetists provide regular Anesthesia services for visiting surgeons from nearby communities. There is opportunity to combine your Anesthesia practice with Primary Care and/or Emergency.

The medical staff invite you to explore the context of their practice in the beautiful Upper Skeena at www.hazdocs.ca. Get a sense of the group’s spirit and connectedness by visiting the Hazelton Rural Medicine Instagram account: @haz.docs.

OUR TEAM
The Wrinch Medical Staff are a highly collaborative, inclusive, and compassionate team committed to delivering high quality, culturally safe care. They value empathy, humour, kindness, and working better together.

The Wrinch Medical Staff provide full scope care to the region and currently include:
• 10 Family Physicians (working toward 9.5 FTE)
• 1 GP Anesthetist (with a goal of expanding to 2)
• 3 Nurse Practitioners
• 3 Registered Midwives

The team practices within an exceptionally collaborative model of care.

Teaching is a valued and long standing part of practice in Hazelton, with ongoing rotations of:
• Medical students
• Nurse Practitioner students
• Midwifery students
• Medical residents

VISITING SPECIALIST SUPPORT
Regular visiting specialist services at Wrinch include:
• Pediatrics
• Internal Medicine
• General Surgery
• Rheumatology
• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Cardiology
• Geriatric Assessment Team

CLINICAL TEACHING
Teaching is a time-honored tradition in Hazelton. There is an ongoing rotation of Medical Students, Nurse Practitioner Students, Midwifery Students and Medical Residents. Many of our clinicians also do outreach clinics once a week as guests at the community community health centres (Sik-E-Dakh, Anspayaxw, Gitsegukla, Gitwangak, Gitanyow). Learners will often be scheduled to accompany their preceptors for these clinics.

Qualifications:

• Eligible for full or provisional family medicine license with CPSBC

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: No Details
On call requirements: tbd

Compensation:

Wrinch Memorial Hospital:

Wrinch Memorial Hospital has a wonderful history of community service and is unique in the number of services offered under one roof. It serves the people of the Upper Skeena, a largely Indigenous population of 8,000 with:

- 9 Complex Care beds
- 1 Respite bed
- 10 Acute Care beds
- 1 secure psychiatric observation room
- Pharmacy
- Dental Clinic
- Laboratory
- Outpatient Clinic where midwives, NPs and doctors work side by side
- Medical Imaging including ultrasound

Other health and community care services including:
-Interprofessional Community Team including public health, mental health and substance use services, home care nursing and home support, primary care nursing, palliative care, Integrated Child and Youth Team, etc.
- Skeena Place Assisted Living Complex
- Pre and Post-Natal outreach programs
- Massage therapy
- Foot care
- Chiropractic care

Indigenous services:
- Wilp D’mootxw Nec’a Yikh (FNHA Primary Care Clinic)
- Health Centres in Gitanyow, Gitwangak, Gitsegukla, Hagwilget, Gitanmaax, Sik-e-dakh, Anspayaxw
- Gitxsan Child and Family Services
- Gitanmaax Child and Family Services