The Island Health Division of Hematology is recruiting a Hematologist to join the Island-Wide program. The clinical responsibilities are to provide both inpatient consultative hematology services for the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital as well as outpatient hematology service to the Central and North Island through an established community-based clinic.

The successful candidate will have a flexible vision and excellent benign and malignant hematology skills. It is expected the candidate will embrace the full scope of Hematology work, including a part-time position at BC Cancer to assess and manage patients with lymphoma, myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndrome.

Research and medical education opportunities are available. The Division of Hematology and BC Cancer is affiliated with the University of British Columbia, and this position includes clinical teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate learners.

There is a large catchment area served by the Division – we are responsible for the referral population of approximately 800,000

Community Information

Nanaimo, an exciting urban community with a breathtaking waterfront, provides an opportunity to enjoy an active exciting lifestyle with a multitude of year-round recreational opportunities including golf, mountain biking and walking trails, kayaking, paddle boarding and sailing, or dive to explore three artificial reefs created by wrecks sunk in the harbour. In winter, both downhill and cross-country skiing can be enjoyed at Mount Washington, just 1.5 hours north. This vibrant, growing city of 97,000 boasts its own symphony and theater, offers post-secondary education at the Vancouver Island University, is just 15 minutes by seaplane to downtown Vancouver and a short drive to Victoria.

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 Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) (Mandatory)