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Fort St. John

Fort St. John is known as “The Energetic City,” which reflects the large resource base of oil, natural gas, forestry and agriculture. Overlooking the Peace River, the town of Fort St John is located above the Peace River Valley, and serves as the capital of the Peace River district. The population of Fort St. John is over 21,400 but it services an area of approximately 70,000. The community is the hub of the Northeast with a cultural centre and library, theatre, and art space. There are seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and one secondary school. There is also a Northern Lights College campus. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/fort-st-john

Practice Details:

LOCUMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

Northern Health is seeking an experienced Family Practice-Anesthetist to join a team of four FPAs in Fort St. John, a vibrant Northern city with a young and growing population!

Work 2 days/week in the OR, plus Anesthesia call 1/5 days. Emergency shifts or Primary Care can fill the remaining days.

Fort St John Hospital is a current state of the art 55 bed hospital and 123 bed residential care facility serving a population of approximately 23,000, with a catchment area of approximately 70,000. The ER has over 25,000 visits per year.

If interested, please send your CV to [email protected]

Fort St. John is known as “The Energetic City” and is located at Mile 47 of the world famous Alaska Highway! The city has numerous restaurants, cafés, an artisan butcher shop, all major grocery stores, and a health food store. It is the cultural and commercial hub of the Northeast, with a performing and visual arts centre, library, art gallery and theatre.

Recreational opportunities in the Fort St. John area include speed-skating (on one of only four indoor Olympic-sized, long-track speed skating ovals in North America!), indoor walking track, indoor soccer, golf, tennis, yoga, dance, mountain biking, walking trails, hiking, boating, kayaking, swimming, fishing, hunting,



camping, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, curling, and hockey. Fort St. John always has something for you to do whether it's summer or winter!

Fort St John Regional Airport offers numerous daily direct flights to Calgary and Vancouver on Westjet and Air Canada.

Fort St. John has seven elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one private school (K-12). The University of Northern British Columbia and Northern Lights College provide post-secondary education.

The region's main industries are agriculture, forestry, natural gas, construction, and transportation.

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Northeastern BC!

Qualifications:

- Eligible for full or provisional family medicine license with CPSBC
- Anesthesia experience
- Medical degree
- Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) License: Full or Provisional. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS): Mandatory Anesthesia Experience: Mandatory Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS): Mandatory Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP): Desired Canadian College of Family Practitioners (CCFP): Eligible Mandatory Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PAL): Desired

Call Schedule:

Hours of work: Regular
On call requirements: 1/5

Compensation:

Estimated Gross Income

$350,000

RSA Incentives

Recruitment Incentive: $20,000.
Moving allowance: $9,000 to $15,000 TBD.
Retention Flat Fee: $33,628.80.
Retention Premium: 21.70%

Fort St. John Hospital:

The Fort St. John Hospital has 44 Acute Care beds and 124 residential beds and is equipped to handle 22,000 ER visits per year. Some more highlights about the hospital:

- Endoscopy suite, 2 state-of-the-art operating rooms,

plus a procedure room

- Ambulatory clinics including Cancer and Hemodialysis
- Medical and Surgical inpatient rooms (40 beds)
- 3 Intensive care units
- Minor surgeries
- 7 single Maternity rooms for Labour, Delivery, and Post-Partum

Fort St. John also has the Health Unit and Primary Care Clinic which serve the community.

Job ID:

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📌 Family Medicine (Fort St. John)
🏢 Northern Health
📍 Fort St. John