16 Oct
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver
General Surgical Oncologist
Job ID 2024-127502
City Vancouver
- Work Location
- VGH 12th & Oak
- Supplementary Job Title
- Physicians & Medical Staff - Surgical Oncology
- Labour Agreement
- Medical Staff
- Position Type
- Locum
- Job Status
- Regular Full-Time
- Job Category
- Physicians
- Salary Grade
- FFS
Salary
Please refer to the information below for details regarding salary.
Job Summary
Job Title:
General Surgical Oncologist
Work Site:
Vancouver General Hospital
Status:
Locum
Start Date:
July 01, 2024
Compensation Type:
Fee-for-Service
Come work as a General Surgical Oncologist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
The Division of General Surgery at the University of British Columbia invites applications for a full-time one-year locum position in Surgical Oncology, with a focus on general surgical oncology. The dates are flexible and could start between July 1-Sept 30, 2024 and end Mar 30-Jun 30, 2025.
The Division of General Surgery at the University of British Columbia maintains a clinical practice at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the University of British Columbia Hospital (UBCH). The division currently includes 22 general surgeons with areas of expertise in trauma, surgical oncology, hepatobiliary and transplant surgery.
Clinical responsibilities will include directing care and surgical management of patients with pre-malignant and malignant disease. Training and experience in all areas of surgical oncology are required and sup-specialty skills are appreciated, but not essential. Work performed will include but is not limited to assessment of patients in clinic and in the hospital, developing multidisciplinary management plans and performing surgery on appropriate candidates.
Participation in regular multidisciplinary tumor conferences is required. Participation in the Acute Care Surgery service at VGH will be considered depending on the applicant’s skill set and experience.
Academic productivity is encouraged, but not expected. Research support is available in the form of a research coordinator, statistician and co-op students. The candidate will participate in training and supervision of medical students, general surgery residents and surgical oncology fellows.
The candidate will be expected to have completed a residency program in general surgery and fellowship in surgical oncology. They will be eligible for licensure in the province of British Columbia.
Please submit applications including CV, cover letter and names of 3 references.
Qualifications
Education,
Licensing, & Experience:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)- Desired
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)- Desired
- Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC)- Mandatory
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)-Mandatory
- Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC)- Mandatory
- Surgical Skills- Mandatory
Closing Statement
Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Khuushali Raja, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: [email protected] or click “Apply Now.”
Please note that a resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position.
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.
- Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
- 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 support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments,
which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. 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 in 2024.
Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.
***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal.
Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***
Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.
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