03 Oct
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Vancouver Coastal Health
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Sechelt
03 Oct
Vancouver Coastal Health
Sechelt
Obstetrician/Gynecologist Work Site Sechelt Hospital Permanent Full-Time Clinical Service Contract Come work as Obstetrician/Gynecologist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! This is an exceptional opportunity for a full-time Obstetrics/Gynecology Specialist to join a thriving medical community on the beautiful Sunshine Coast. This permanent position involves sharing a collaborative full-service ObGyn practice with one other specialist (with on-call coverage also supported by one FP surgeon) offering a balanced professional life in one of British Columbia’s most scenic regions.
Sechelt
Hospital is a 32-bed acute care hospital that serves the entire Sunshine Coast. The hospital provides acute surgical, medical, gynecologic and obstetrical inpatient/outpatient services supported by laboratory, diagnostic imaging (including CT) and rehabilitation services. It is also home to a 4-bed critical care unit.
Sechelt
Hospital manages approximately 170 births per year. The ObGyn service includes a thriving primary care obstetrical service which includes family physicians and midwives. The specialist service provides consultative obstetrical services, emergency and elective caesarean deliveries.
Lions Gate
Hospital and BC Women's Hospital are our tertiary care referral sites for our high risk patients including cases less than 36 weeks gestational age. BC Cancer Services is our tertiary care referral site for complex oncology care.
Patient Transfer
Network (PTN) provides emergency transfers of our high risk and complex cases. The gynecology service has an established gynecologic MIS program.
Sechelt
Hospital provides emergency, diagnostic imaging, general surgery and internal medicine support.
The Sunshine
Coast has a high elder population requiring management of complex prolapse and other pathologies.
On call obstetrical and gynecology coverage responsibilities for Sechelt Hospital Elective obstetrics and gynecology procedures in the operating room including MIS and surgical prolapse management. Clinical and business oversight of community office Participation in local hospital and regional department committees Collaboration with the Coastal Community of Care, including Dept of OBGYN members at Lions Gate Hospital, Squamish General Hospital, and qathet General Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology outpatient services will be provided in a private office in Sechelt, shared with the other Obstetrics/Gynecology specialists.
The successful candidate will be expected to apply for and hold a clinical appointment with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of British Columbia. A backdrop of the majestic Coastal Mountain Range frames a myriad of bike and cross-country skiing trails and miles of beaches. The area is home to 32,000 residents - concentrated around the larger centres of Sechelt, Gibsons and Pender Harbour.
This family-friendly community offers highly rated schools. Area residents enjoy an idyllic mix of water and land activities. As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections.
Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.
WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?
VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.
Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.
Vancouver Coastal
Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada's Top Employers for Young People in 2026.
Current
College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) - Full Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) - Mandatory Surgical Skills - Mandatory Candidate must have up-to-date skills in operative laparoscopy, hysteroscopy, and surgical prolapse management. There is an chance for surgical mentoring of new graduates and surgical collaboration with fellow ObGyn and General Surgery specialists #
📌 Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Sechelt Hospital
🏢 Vancouver Coastal Health
📍 Sechelt