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FHA-7032

Status Open Site Chilliwack General Hospital Site Type Hospital Type of Position Permanent Date Range Hours of Work --- On Call

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Chilliwack General Hospital is seeking two General Internists to join our team. The successful candidate will have a solid background in all aspects of General Internal Medicine, with an emphasis on acute care cardiology and critical care. The general internists share access to exercise treadmill testing, ECG and Holter interpretation, and participate in the in-hospital GIM rapid access clinic and graduated care clinic. Team based health care is emphasized with Inter-disciplinary rounds in both the ICU and general wards required while on inpatient services. Participation in a city of Hope outreach program is also expected.

Chilliwack General Hospital is a busy community hospital. We have 4 General Surgeons, 4 Orthopedic Surgeons, 2 Urologists, 3 Obs/Gyne, a low risk obstetrics ward, and a psychiatric ward. Radiology provides in-hospital echocardiogram, CT, ultrasound, and some interventional procedures. There is a full PFT lab on site. Endoscopy, ERCP and bronchoscopy are provided in the Ambulatory care setting.

There is a highly respected Family Practice residency program in Chilliwack. Residents have a strong clinical rural/community focus, and participate in Internal Medicine rotations. CGH is also one of the sites for the Integrated Clerkship program for 3rd year medical students.

Our goal is to foster excellence in clinical practice in a collegial atmosphere, with attention to work-life balance and personal and professional development. We strive to provide community-focused care.

Facility: Chilliwack General Hospital

Chilliwack General Hospital is a 131 bed, University of BC affiliated community hospital offering medical, surgical, obstetrics, psychiatry, and a regional eye centre, as well as 24/7 emergency services with 60,585 visits annually.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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