We are seeking two full time General Anesthesiologists to join our team at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. These vacancies have arisen due to planned increases in elective surgical volumes and staffing changes.

ARHCC opened in 2008 and is a regional referral centre and level II trauma centre. Our group includes 15 (FTE) Anesthesiologists. We cover most surgeries that you would expect of a Regional Hospital: General Surgery, a busy Obstetrics service (about 2700 births per year), Gynecology, Orthopedics, Plastic Surgery, ENT, Vascular and Dental. We do not perform Cardiac, Thoracic or Neurosurgery. Anesthesiologists are expected to anesthetise pediatric patients aged 4y and over for elective slates, occasional 2-4yr olds for occasional emergencies and rarely, airway assistance with neonatal intubations. 

We run 7-8 OR's for urgent and elective surgery on weekdays; 5 ORs until 1500 hrs, 1 OR until 1700 hrs and emergency surgery after hours. We also run 1-2 out-of-OR position each day for a variety of tasks: Consults, Acute Pain Service, ECT, Cardioversions and Emergency calls. We also provide anesthesia services 2-3 days per week to a secondary OR in the Cancer Agency for Brachytherapy (Prostate and Cervix).

Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre is located in the beautiful Fraser Valley approximately 60 minutes from downtown Vancouver. 

The successful candidates will join a departmental on-call schedule.

All qualified candidates including international medical graduates are encouraged to apply. The Local Department Lead -  Dr Maurice Dunstan is happy to discuss all aspects of the positions in greater detail, his contact details can be accessed via the recruitment office. 

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:
Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License (Provisional); Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) (Mandatory); Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) (Eligible)