Cardiac Surgeon

Practice Details: Fantastic opportunity for a Cardiac Surgeon to join the highly collegial team of talented and dedicated professionals at Kelowna General Hospitalâ€s Interior Heart & Surgical Centre. Located in the city of Kelowna, the Interior Heart & Surgical Centre is the main referral center for Interior Health (IH) with a catchment population of approximately one million people. The Cardiac Services Program has achieved some of the best outcomes in Canada and provides residents of the BC Interior with the cardiac care they need, right here in the heart of the Okanagan Valley, offering the whole spectrum of cardiac surgical services short of transplantation. Our group of 5 Cardiac Surgeons, with volumes of close to 700 cases per year, supported by the team of 3 Cardiac Surgical Assistants, 4 Interventionists, 3 Electrophysiologists, 11 General Cardiologists, 6 NPs and more than 200 medical and clinical staff, including cardiac anaesthetists, perfusionists, clinical nursing staff, anaesthesia assistants and support staff. KGH offers Cardiac Surgeons in hospital offices and has a 20 bed Cardiac Surgery Medical Unit, an 8 bed Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CCU), an 8 bed Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU) and a 18 bed Cardiac Surgery Inpatient (CSIP) ward. Heart transplants and pediatric (child) cardiac surgeries are not performed at KGH. If you are comfortable working with all aspects of adult cardiac surgery, have expertise in minimally invasive surgery including mitral, endovascular therapy and TAVI, enjoy working in a highly integrated team setting and are excited to further develop our programs and cardiac service delivery, this could be the opportunity for you! In this position you will also have the opportunity to discover the rewards of clinical teaching with 3rd and 4th year medical students of the UBC Southern Medical Program completing 1-2 week rotations with our program. A locum experience is negotiable as part of the recruitment process and as such only applicants eligible for full CSPBC licensure will be considered. We are excited to add passionate, hardworking candidates to our team in Kelowna. Apply today to live work and play where others only vacation! It's better here! Qualifications: Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) Eligible for licensure with CPSBC Doctorate in Medicine Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is mandatory Call Schedule: Hours of work: Full Time On call requirements: 1:5 Compensation: Estimated Gross Income Competitive, plus MOCAP #J-18808-Ljbffr