The Abbotsford Department of Emergency Medicine is recruiting into our collegial and excellent group of physicians. We seek to fill 2 full time positions. CPSBC US certified class of registration acceptable.

Our dynamic group is composed of an ideal mixture of very experienced physicians and more recently trained ER doctors. We have had great success incorporating new grads into a department supportive of their specific and growing skill set, and we are happy to consider applications from exam eligible ER residency grads.

We are a full service regional referral center with 8 daily 7.5hr shifts. We are compensated on a fee for service basis. The work is both challenging and rewarding. We have an interesting case mix, including about 20% pediatrics. We are an accredited level 3 trauma center, and interested candidates might consider becoming part of the trauma service. 24/7 local specialty support in all key areas is readily available and we have excellent relationships with our consulting services.
A major ER expansion has recently been completed, bringing our total patient care areas in the department to 81.

We have robust and highly respectful interpersonal and professional relationships within our group with active engagement in monthly educational rounds, M+M’s and administrative meetings.

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre (ARHCC) is a 280 bed, University of British Columbia affiliated hospital offering medical, surgical, obstetrics, inpatient pediatrics, renal, cardiology, tertiary palliative care, helipad, as well as 24/7 emergency services with nearly 80,000 visits annually.

The recent renovation and redesign of the ARHCC Emergency Department includes a dedicated area for mental health and substance use care, a new nursing substation, and a relocated ambulance bay, among other features, to help improve patient flow and experience.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

Qualifications:
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (Mandatory); Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) (Mandatory); Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License (Provisional); Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) (Desired); Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) Eligible (Mandatory); Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP) – Emergency Medicine (Mandatory); Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) (Mandatory); Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) (Eligible)