Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

at  University Hospital of Northern BC

NHA-5103

Status
Open
Site
University Hospital of Northern BC
Site Type
Hospital
Type of Position
Permanent
Date Range
Hours of Work
-
On Call
Consultative secondary call with a fully developed Family Physician Service
On Call

Northern Health is seeking a Physiatrist to provide service at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia, in Prince George, BC. The selected candidate will join an exceptionally compatible and united group of physicians who are encouraged to explore their full practice potential in our University Hospital Medical School setting.

The hospital provides tertiary rehabilitation services in both highly developed inpatient and outpatient areas across the spectrum of rehab services including:

• Stroke
• Brain Injury
• Amputee
• Multi-trauma
• Complex Orthopaedics
• Psychiatry
• Medical sub-specialty areas

Well informed interdisciplinary teams are functioning at a high level, and current with developments in

• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Physiotherapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Language Pathology
• Social Work
• Recreation Therapy
• Chronic Pain Clinic

Related Health services include:

• UHNBC Northern Centre for Functional Rehabilitation
• MS Clinic
• Geriatric Assessment and Treatment Unit
• Memory Disorders Clinic
• Spiritual Health
• Pre-admission clinics for elective surgeries
• Post Physiotherapy Clinics for TKR
• Outpatient Physiotherapy
• Outpatient Occupational therapy services such as burn treatments and splinting
• Outpatient Neuro Services.

Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern British Columbia and services a regional population of about 400,000. The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers and employees. Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs, due to short and quick commutes; result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province. Additionally, wage rates fall above provincial averages, providing residents of Prince George with a high standard of living in one of BC’s most beautiful regions.
On-call requirements are consultative secondary call with a fully developed Family Physician service.