Top Benefits
About the role
Role and Facility Information
Fraser Health requires two full-time (2.0 FTE) palliative care physicians to provide clinical service along with our multidisciplinary team located in Surrey, B.C. This is an exciting opportunity, where you will work alongside other palliative care physicians and nurse practitioners to provide consultation services to community‑based patients.
Throughout the Fraser Health Authority we provide integrated, regional, comprehensive palliative care services in a number of settings including 30 Palliative Complex Care Unit (PCCU) beds; consult services in 12 acute care sites as well as in the community and other settings; and support to 126 hospice beds. Additionally, we provide under‑graduate and post‑graduate teaching in affiliation with the Division of Palliative Care at the University of British Columbia.
Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is the largest of three regional hospitals in Fraser Health’s integrated network of care, providing primary, secondary, and tertiary services, including: Oncology unit, intensive care unit, hemodialysis unit, vascular surgery, and thoracic surgery. SMH is the second largest hospital in the province with the province's busiest Emergency Department.
Surrey is a rapidly growing city, and currently boasts over 568,000 residents. Surrey is Metro Vancouver's second largest municipality, and is known for its original culture—making it a sought‑after place to live, work and play.
The successful candidate will have certification from either the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Preference will be provided to individuals who have completed additional training in Palliative Medicine, from either stream outlined below:
- One year enhanced skills residency and acquired the Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) through the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
- Two year Royal College subspecialty in Palliative Medicine.
Eligibility for medical licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia is required.
Remuneration is by service contract at a rate set provincially by the Ministry of Health.
Fraser Health is one of the largest and fastest growing health authorities in Canada. We are responsible for the delivery of hospital and community‑based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples.
Our team of nearly 40,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.
** Facility: Surrey Memorial Hospital Full/Part Time/Locum/Temporary: Full Time
Qualifications
- FRCPC
- CCFP
- CCFP (PC)
Compensation
- Alternative Payment Plan
- MOCAP – On Call Payments
- May be eligible for up to $10,000 relocation reimbursement
For general inquiries about this specific position, please contact:
- Dr Andrew Collins – andrew.collins@fraserhealth.ca
Terms
Compensation
Compensation Type Alternative Payment Arrangement
About Health Match BC
Health Match BC is a free health professional recruitment service funded by the Government of British Columbia (BC), Canada. We recruit physicians and assist in the recruitment of specialist registered nurses and allied health professionals on behalf of BC's publicly funded health care facilities.
If you are a health professional seeking employment, or a health care facility in British Columbia hiring qualified professionals, we can help.
Top Benefits
About the role
Role and Facility Information
Fraser Health requires two full-time (2.0 FTE) palliative care physicians to provide clinical service along with our multidisciplinary team located in Surrey, B.C. This is an exciting opportunity, where you will work alongside other palliative care physicians and nurse practitioners to provide consultation services to community‑based patients.
Throughout the Fraser Health Authority we provide integrated, regional, comprehensive palliative care services in a number of settings including 30 Palliative Complex Care Unit (PCCU) beds; consult services in 12 acute care sites as well as in the community and other settings; and support to 126 hospice beds. Additionally, we provide under‑graduate and post‑graduate teaching in affiliation with the Division of Palliative Care at the University of British Columbia.
Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) is the largest of three regional hospitals in Fraser Health’s integrated network of care, providing primary, secondary, and tertiary services, including: Oncology unit, intensive care unit, hemodialysis unit, vascular surgery, and thoracic surgery. SMH is the second largest hospital in the province with the province's busiest Emergency Department.
Surrey is a rapidly growing city, and currently boasts over 568,000 residents. Surrey is Metro Vancouver's second largest municipality, and is known for its original culture—making it a sought‑after place to live, work and play.
The successful candidate will have certification from either the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Preference will be provided to individuals who have completed additional training in Palliative Medicine, from either stream outlined below:
- One year enhanced skills residency and acquired the Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) through the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
- Two year Royal College subspecialty in Palliative Medicine.
Eligibility for medical licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia is required.
Remuneration is by service contract at a rate set provincially by the Ministry of Health.
Fraser Health is one of the largest and fastest growing health authorities in Canada. We are responsible for the delivery of hospital and community‑based health services to over 1.9 million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples.
Our team of nearly 40,000 staff, medical staff and volunteers is dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities to deliver on our vision: Better health, best in health care.
** Facility: Surrey Memorial Hospital Full/Part Time/Locum/Temporary: Full Time
Qualifications
- FRCPC
- CCFP
- CCFP (PC)
Compensation
- Alternative Payment Plan
- MOCAP – On Call Payments
- May be eligible for up to $10,000 relocation reimbursement
For general inquiries about this specific position, please contact:
- Dr Andrew Collins – andrew.collins@fraserhealth.ca
Terms
Compensation
Compensation Type Alternative Payment Arrangement
About Health Match BC
Health Match BC is a free health professional recruitment service funded by the Government of British Columbia (BC), Canada. We recruit physicians and assist in the recruitment of specialist registered nurses and allied health professionals on behalf of BC's publicly funded health care facilities.
If you are a health professional seeking employment, or a health care facility in British Columbia hiring qualified professionals, we can help.