Cardiac Anesthesiologist (100-2082)
About the role
Cardiac Anesthesiologist (100-2082)
Reference Number
100-2082
Island Health has opportunities for Cardiac Anaesthesiologists in Victoria, BC. Located in Victoria, the Royal Jubilee Hospital is a 500-bed tertiary care facility and the referral centre for cardiac surgery patients on Vancouver Island. Cardiac cases total approximately 700-750 per year. Our cardiac anaesthesia group are involved in on-pump coronary artery bypass surgeries, complex valve surgery, aortic surgery, laser lead extractions, catheter based structural heart procedures, TAVIs, and TEVARs. We are the regional ECMO centre as part of the provincial ECLS network.
Other surgical services at Royal Jubilee Hospital include general, thoracic, bariatric, ENT, urology, vascular, orthopedic, ophthalmologic, and plastic surgery. It serves as a teaching centre for the University of British Columbia’s medical school and postgraduate medical education and our department is affiliated with both the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. Both staff anesthesiologists and residents based in Victoria have won multiple UBC awards.
The Victoria Department of Anesthesiology consists of 50 full time equivalent anesthesia positions covering 2 tertiary sites in the city.
You will function as part of a collegial cardiac anesthesiologist team and your work will involve cardiac and all other surgical specialties offered at this centre. Cardiac anesthesia accounts for about 50% of our practice.
Duties will include
- Cardiac Anaesthesia Call for the OR
- Separate CVU call line for managing dedicated 24-hour coverage of a 9-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVU) staffed by cardiac anesthesiologists
- Providing peri-operative TEE service to all cardiac cases, CVU patients as needed, and occasional out-of-OR patients, including for EP procedures.
- Preoperative assessments of cardiac surgery patients
- Anesthesia preoperative consultation clinic
- Care of acute pain service patients
- Teaching of a cardiac fellow, medical students and residents
We are a fellowship training centre affiliated with the University of British Columbia.
Potential applicants will have spent significant time in our department, either as a trainee or locum.
The successful applicant must have current experience managing postoperative cardiac surgery patients in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVU).
Start Date:
As soon as possible, flexible
Community Information:
Victoria, British Columbia’s scenic Capital, is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and enviable quality of life, Victoria offers an opportunity to combine a rewarding career with a satisfying lifestyle. Few areas in the world can match BC’s scope of outdoor activities, with Vancouver Island offering everything from skiing and snowboarding, to golf, and world-class fishing, sailing, kayaking and cycling. With Victoria’s temperate climate, its rich heritage and vibrant cultural scene, it provides the very best of urban and rural living. Strong public schools are complemented by multiple renowned private schools in and adjacent to Victoria. Victoria offers unlimited possibilities for your career, family and future!
Job Types
Permanent Specialty
Department
Anesthesiology, Pain & Perioperative Medicine
Facility/Site
Victoria General Hospital & Royal Jubilee Hospital
City
Victoria
Contact
F or more information on this and other opportunities please contact:
Melissa Allen, Medical Staff Recruiter
email: melissa.allen@islandhealth.ca
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and CV to: medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Shift/Hours of Work
Full-Time
Remuneration
Fee for service & MOCAP
Education, Training and Experience
- Eligibility for FRCPC Anesthesiology
- Eligible for licensure with College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
- CMPA Membership
- PALS
- ACLS
- Fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia
- The NBE Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography certification or equivalent is desired
Job Status
Full-Time
About Island Health
Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.
Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.
Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.
Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.
To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.
Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.
Cardiac Anesthesiologist (100-2082)
About the role
Cardiac Anesthesiologist (100-2082)
Reference Number
100-2082
Island Health has opportunities for Cardiac Anaesthesiologists in Victoria, BC. Located in Victoria, the Royal Jubilee Hospital is a 500-bed tertiary care facility and the referral centre for cardiac surgery patients on Vancouver Island. Cardiac cases total approximately 700-750 per year. Our cardiac anaesthesia group are involved in on-pump coronary artery bypass surgeries, complex valve surgery, aortic surgery, laser lead extractions, catheter based structural heart procedures, TAVIs, and TEVARs. We are the regional ECMO centre as part of the provincial ECLS network.
Other surgical services at Royal Jubilee Hospital include general, thoracic, bariatric, ENT, urology, vascular, orthopedic, ophthalmologic, and plastic surgery. It serves as a teaching centre for the University of British Columbia’s medical school and postgraduate medical education and our department is affiliated with both the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. Both staff anesthesiologists and residents based in Victoria have won multiple UBC awards.
The Victoria Department of Anesthesiology consists of 50 full time equivalent anesthesia positions covering 2 tertiary sites in the city.
You will function as part of a collegial cardiac anesthesiologist team and your work will involve cardiac and all other surgical specialties offered at this centre. Cardiac anesthesia accounts for about 50% of our practice.
Duties will include
- Cardiac Anaesthesia Call for the OR
- Separate CVU call line for managing dedicated 24-hour coverage of a 9-bed cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVU) staffed by cardiac anesthesiologists
- Providing peri-operative TEE service to all cardiac cases, CVU patients as needed, and occasional out-of-OR patients, including for EP procedures.
- Preoperative assessments of cardiac surgery patients
- Anesthesia preoperative consultation clinic
- Care of acute pain service patients
- Teaching of a cardiac fellow, medical students and residents
We are a fellowship training centre affiliated with the University of British Columbia.
Potential applicants will have spent significant time in our department, either as a trainee or locum.
The successful applicant must have current experience managing postoperative cardiac surgery patients in the cardiovascular intensive care unit (CVU).
Start Date:
As soon as possible, flexible
Community Information:
Victoria, British Columbia’s scenic Capital, is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and enviable quality of life, Victoria offers an opportunity to combine a rewarding career with a satisfying lifestyle. Few areas in the world can match BC’s scope of outdoor activities, with Vancouver Island offering everything from skiing and snowboarding, to golf, and world-class fishing, sailing, kayaking and cycling. With Victoria’s temperate climate, its rich heritage and vibrant cultural scene, it provides the very best of urban and rural living. Strong public schools are complemented by multiple renowned private schools in and adjacent to Victoria. Victoria offers unlimited possibilities for your career, family and future!
Job Types
Permanent Specialty
Department
Anesthesiology, Pain & Perioperative Medicine
Facility/Site
Victoria General Hospital & Royal Jubilee Hospital
City
Victoria
Contact
F or more information on this and other opportunities please contact:
Melissa Allen, Medical Staff Recruiter
email: melissa.allen@islandhealth.ca
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and CV to: medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca
Shift/Hours of Work
Full-Time
Remuneration
Fee for service & MOCAP
Education, Training and Experience
- Eligibility for FRCPC Anesthesiology
- Eligible for licensure with College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
- CMPA Membership
- PALS
- ACLS
- Fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia
- The NBE Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography certification or equivalent is desired
Job Status
Full-Time
About Island Health
Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.
Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.
Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.
Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.
To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.
Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.