The Department of Surgery at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) is seeking a full-time Orthopaedic Surgeon to provide regional services to Northern BC. UHNBC is designated as a Regional Trauma Centre Level 3 that sees approximately 54,000 emergency room visits per year. The successful applicant will work with 8 other local Orthopaedic Surgeons in providing comprehensive care to the community, with a referral base within the region. On-call commitment includes extended regional coverage within the region. There is also the opportunity to provide regional care through visiting specialists clinics in other service areas in the Northern Health Authority (currently visiting Quesnel, Vanderhoof and Smithers).

The successful applicant's focus will be providing general orthopaedic call for the health service delivery area region. There is no spine in the call or the general practice, but you can expect hand call as part of the regular call. The preferred...