Kamloops is a vibrant city of 100,000, set on a vast landscape of sandstone canyons, grasslands and evergreen timberlands. Here you can enjoy all the amenities of a big city, while having eight provincial parks at your door step. Come play a round at Tobiano golf course, spend the day fishing and kayaking or head up to Sun Peaks Four Season Resort for world class mountain biking, skiing and snowboarding. Blue skies with endless sunshine, one thousand lakes and spectacular landscapes make the Kamloops region the natural place to work and play.

Clinic Details — Royal Inland Hospital:
The Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) is a 273-bed facility that serves as the referral centre for approximately 250,000 people, and is located in the Thompson Cariboo Shuswap Health Service Area. As one of two Interior Health tertiary referral hospitals, RIH is a no refusal centre with an Emergency Department that receives over 250 major trauma and 72,000 visits per year.

Kamloops offers high-level, specialty medical care including core physician specialties, 24-hour Emergency and Trauma Services, Ambulatory and Outpatient Clinics, and Diagnostic Services Support services including: a full complement of diagnostic equipment, a Clinical Neurophysiology Lab and Sleep Lab, 1.5T MRI, two CT scans, and Echocardiography. RIH also features, Stroke Thrombolysis, and provincial Tertiary Neuropsychiatry Programs. RIH is the regional base for the six-person, 24-hour High Acuity Response Team (HART) that is utilized in remote emergency transport situations. Surgical services include General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, Otolaryngology, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and 24/7 Anesthesia coverage.

The Royal Inland Hospital is a unique place to work where Medical Staff culture and collegiality in combination with a collaborative relationship with Hospital Administration maximizes opportunities for job satisfaction and quality of care.

JJoin a busy, comprehensive vascular surgery practice alongside two current vascular surgeons as part of a three-surgeon regional service providing care to a catchment of approximately 500,000 people across British Columbia's Interior. As one of two Interior Health tertiary referral hospitals, RIH is a no refusal centre with an Emergency Department that receives over 250 major trauma and 72,000 visits per year. This position offers an exceptional mix of complex open and endovascular aortic surgery, including EVAR, TEVAR, open aortic surgery, dialysis access creation, pacemaker insertion, acute and chronic limb ischemia, and carotid revascularization, supported by a collaborative multidisciplinary team and a strong regional referral network.

The vascular surgery service also operates and oversees a dedicated vascular ultrasound laboratory, making experience with vascular ultrasound interpretation essential; RPVI designation is highly recommended.

The practice is supported by newly renovated operating rooms in Royal Inland Hospital's new patient care tower, providing a modern surgical environment for both open and endovascular procedures.

Looking ahead, the program is entering an exciting new era with the planned installation of a state-of-the-art Philips Azurion hybrid operating room, with completion anticipated in early 2027, providing outstanding opportunities to further expand advanced endovascular and hybrid vascular procedures in a modern, purpose-built environment.

Join the current Vascular Surgeons in a varied practice that includes open and endovascular surgery, renal vascular access, and pacemaker implantation. Community referrals, emergency and in hospital consults, along with the Vascular Lab ensures a busy and broad-based practice. On call remuneration is Level I through the provincial MOCAP program. There are also teaching opportunities as RIH is a UBC site for Medical Students and Family Practice Residents.

Leadership development opportunities are available through Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program.

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