Quesnel

Quesnel is a small city with big opportunity. It boasts a vibrant, creative and family friendly lifestyle, rich with culture and community spirit. The city is nestled on the banks of the Quesnel and Fraser rivers, and has a diverse population of 23,000 people. The major industries include forestry, agriculture, mining and tourism. Quesnel offers affordable housing, twelve public schools, one Christian school, and two post-secondary schools. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/quesnel

Practice Details:

FP-Anesthetists and FRPCP Eligible Anesthesiologists - Join the fantastic medical team in Quesnel and choose how you want to work and live.

You would be providing full-time anesthesia coverage at GR Baker Memorial Hospital with a team of FP-Anesthetists who support two local General Surgeons, OB/GYN, ENT, Dental Surgeons and visiting Plastic and Orthopedic Surgeons.

Our 45-bed hospital in a community of 23,000, is part of a surgical network supporting the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) in Prince George.

We have flexible options to fit your needs such as part-time, shared group models, anesthesia/emergency department coverage only, as well, open to suggestions. There are opportunities for varied elective slates, including ENT, Pediatric, Dental, Orthopaedic, Plastics, Gynecology and General Surgery. Our OR Department is well supported by a team of nurses with excellent management. We pride ourselves on our collegiality and camaraderie.

Anesthetists at our site provide emergency after-hours call coverage for maternity, the emergency department and surgery in a shared coverage model.

Note: applications for LOCUM opportunities are welcome during the recruitment process.

If you are someone who has a passion for adventure and providing care to Canadians in rural communities, want to spend more time exploring your surroundings, and less time commuting, this opportunity might be for you. Quesnel offers world-class mountain biking, fishing, hiking, cross-country skiing, downhill skiing and much more. Combine these activities with affordable lake side living and it becomes difficult to beat the opportunity that this community has to offer.

We offer fully funded site visits as well, the support of a recruitment/onboarding coordinator who is solely dedicated to help transition physicians and their families into the community.

Qualifications:

• Eligible for The College of Family Physicians of Canada Cert. (CCFP)
• Eligible for Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)
• Certificant of College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP)
• Anaesthesia experience
• FP-Anesthetists and FRCPC Eligible Anesthesiologists are welcome to apply.

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: regular
On call requirements: 1:3

Compensation:

GR Baker Memorial Hospital:

Quesnel Health Services provides medical services to Quesnel and surrounding areas. Health care facilities include GR Baker Memorial Hospital, Dunrovin Park Lodge, Westside Clinic and the Quesnel Primary Care Clinic. GR Baker Memorial Hospital is a full care hospital with 27 Acute Care beds, 4 ICU beds and 5 crisis stabilization beds.

Some services provided by the hospital:
• Full Emergency Medical Care
• Laboratory
• Diagnostic Imaging
• Pharmacy
• General Surgery
• Internal Medicine
• Otolaryngology (ENT)
• Community Cancer Care
• Physiotherapy
• Respiratory Therapy
• Environmental Health
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Visiting specialists in Cardiology, Pediatrics, Orthopedics,
Plastic Surgery, Urology and Ophthalmology
• Video conferencing for consultations with specialists or physicians in other areas.
• Home and Community Care and Home Support

Dunrovin Park Lodge is a 91-bed Intermediate Care residential facility with 19 Special Care beds. It provides respite services and an adult day program. The Quesnel and area palliative care’s hospice care beds are also located in this facility, for a total of 117 beds facility wide.

A new ER/ICU department opened 2023.