Cardiologist

Job Description

Overview

Cardiologist – We are seeking a full-time General Cardiologist to join our team at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, British Columbia. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a unique niche setting and practice great medicine with lots of support. RIH sees over 1,500 patients in our emergency department with cardiac-related conditions. Our cardiac rehab clinic and heart function clinic offer hospital-based outpatient services with an opportunity to join the cardiology private practice. Physician Services provides a full in-patient admitting and consultative service including Holter monitoring, ECGs and loop recording service, heart function clinic, exercise stress testing, nuclear medicine support, cardiac CT and MRI support. Royal Inland Hospital has a full-service echo lab performing TTE, TEE, exercise stress echo and dobutamine stress echo. The RACE and Pacemaker clinics operate in the new Clinical Services Building at RIH, which opened in December 2016. The four-bed CCU opened in 2019. The Phil and Jennie Gaglardi Tower opened at RIH in the summer of 2022. The tower includes a new operating room and surgical services suite, more beds, respiratory therapy services, mental-health and substance-use inpatient unit, obstetrics services, labour and delivery and a rooftop helipad.

In the future there is opportunity to develop an outreach service to more remote communities. This is a great opportunity for any cardiologists who are passionate about a strong culture of teamwork and patient-centered care. The Cardiology group is actively involved in clinical research and is currently involved with four national and international trials. The site trains medical students and residents through UBC’s Southern Medical Program. Medical students and residents rotate through Royal Inland Hospital as part of core and elective experiences. We also encourage applications for locum interest during the recruitment process.

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Qualifications

• Doctorate in Medicine
• Eligible for licensure with CPSBC
• Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) in Cardiology
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is mandatory.

Call Schedule

Hours of work: Full Time

On call requirements: 1:7

Compensation

Estimated Gross Income: approx. $600,000 + MOCAP Level 1

Additional Incentives

• Relocation assistance $9,000 - $15,000 based on move location (with eligible receipts).
• Incentives are subject to change and current rates are confirmed at time of offer.