We are seeking a full time Trauma Physician to join the ARHCC Trauma Service working within the Fraser Health Trauma Network.
The Trauma Physician will serve as a Trauma Team Lead/Consultant for trauma team activations and consultations. They will be MRP for admitted patients while being on-call 24/7 for approximately 7 days every 2 months. The hours on-call consist of onsite daytime hours and home call within a travel time to hospital of 30min. They will join a team of 9 trauma physicians that is composed of emergency room physicians and surgeons.
The successful applicant must be willing to work as a team with all physician colleagues and allied medical professionals at ARHCC. Fellowship in Trauma and or Acute Care Surgery would be an asset but is not necessary. Emergency room physicians, intensivists, anesthesiologists and general surgeons with experience in trauma are welcome to apply.
ARHCC is a 275-bed regional hospital located in Abbotsford BC, Canada; it provides specialized services to the surrounding Fraser Valley East and is a Level 3 trauma centre. Additional services at ARHCC include Pediatrics, ICU/Critical Care, Internal Medicine, General & Interventional Radiology, Psychiatry, Cardiology, Nephrology, Urology, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Orofacial Maxillary Surgery, Ophthalmology and Plastic Surgery. The hospital is co-located with a British Columbia Cancer Centre.
Abbotsford is a community nestled in the Fraser Valley approximately 40 minutes east of Vancouver. It is surrounded by the coastal mountains, lakes and rivers providing a lush backdrop and access to many outdoor recreational activities. Abbotsford has an excellent school district and is currently a very affordable community to live and raise a family.
Please submit your curriculum vitae and cover letter. Applicants are requested to provide two reference letters and contact referee information.
Fraser Health Authority will accept US trained trauma physicians.
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.
Compensation Type
Alternative Payment Arrangement
