About the role
Your opportunity to join in building a new Orthopaedic service in Fort St. John, British Columbia, a vibrant and growing city of 23,000!
We are seeking an Orthopaedic Surgeon with skills in Shoulder, Foot & Ankle, Sports Injuries, Primary THA, Primary TKA, and Community-Level Trauma. You would also run a fracture clinic once a week. Fort St John has a young and active population - the average age is 32!
Current Opportunities
There is one Ortho in Fort St. John and we are currently also recruiting for one Ortho in Dawson Creek (75km away).
Facility Overview
Fort St. John Hospital is a new state-of-the-art 55 bed hospital serving a population of approximately 23,000, and is one of two hospitals serving a catchment area of approximately 70,000. The facility offers services including diagnostics, surgery, acute care, ICU, maternity, a community cancer centre, community hemodialysis, visiting specialists clinic, and a prenatal clinic.
Local Specialists
Local specialists include General Surgery, General Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Pathology. Visiting specialists include Ophthalmology, ENT, Pediatrics, and Neurology.
Contact Information
Please contact Daphne.Savoy@northernhealth.ca
Site Location
Fort St. John Hospital, 8407 112 Avenue, Fort St John BC, V1J 2A4.
Company Information
Northern Health Authority, located at 230 9900 - 100 Ave. Fort St John BC, V1J 5S7.
About Fort St. John
Fort St. John is known as “The Energetic City” and is located at Mile 47 of the world famous Alaska Highway in Northeastern BC! The city has numerous restaurants, cafés, 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. Large concerts are hosted at the state-of-the-art Ovintiv Events Centre in Dawson Creek, only an hour's drive from Fort St. John.
Recreational Opportunities
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. Enjoy our weekly downtown Farmer's Market, open from May to October! Fort St. John always has something for you to do whether it's summer or winter!
Transportation
Our airport offers numerous daily flights to Vancouver and Calgary on Air Canada and WestJet.
Education
Fort St. John has seven elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and one private school (Kindergarten to Grade 12). Northern Lights College and the University of Northern British Columbia provide post-secondary education in Fort St John.
Industry Overview
The region's main industries are agriculture, forestry, natural gas, construction, and transportation.
We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Northeastern British Columbia!
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