Emergency - IHKGH-EM-224 and IHKGH-EM-225 Kelowna Visitors flock to Kelowna (and nearby West
Kelowna and Lake Country) to go wine touring and taste local wines and locally-sourced cuisine,
attend museums, galleries, symphonies, and theatre, and perhaps most of all to take advantage of
endless outdoor recreation activities, such as hiking, golfing, fishing, boating, swimming and cycling
in summer, and downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing in winter. Clinic Details:
Kelowna General Hospital Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) is a tertiary hospital and referral center
with 349 beds, a full range of services, an adjacent cancer centre, a new state-of-the-art Centennial
Building, and is the primary acute care facility in region. The new expansion that opened in May
2012 boasts a total of 360,000 square feet, an expanded emergency and ambulatory care
department, larger operating rooms and a rooftop helipad. Future expansion plans are to continue
the facility developments with the addition of the new Interior Health and Surgical Center, which
will include the Cardiac Revascularization Center. KGH has several surgical services that provide
regional care that includes General Surgery, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Plastics, and
Neurosurgery. Our facility is also the primary site for the UBC Southern Medical Program, turning
KGH into a true teaching hospital. As such, this position will include instructing opportunities to
residents and students in clinical environments. Practice Details: Kelowna General Hospital (KGH)
has two (2) full-time permanent positions available for full-time Emergency Department physicians
at KGH. Full-time requirements in the ED are 12-15 shifts per month using a request-based
scheduling system (Websked). We have 19 full and part-time ED physicians on paid by FFS. We are a
tertiary care ED and trauma centre. KGH is affiliated with the Southern Medical Program of UBC and
we are actively involved in teaching medical students and residents. We have approximately 64,000
patient visits per year. The KGH ED will begin teaching Royal College residents in Emergency
Medicine in association with UBC as of 2014, with 2 residents per year being based in Kelowna. The
ED physicians bill MSP using a fee for service model. Opportunities exist to provide call as a Trauma
Team Leader for KGH and/or a Critical Care Transport Advisor for Interior Health which is funded by
the MOCAP plan. Qualifications: •Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC)
•Certificant of College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP) •Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Certification (ACLS) •Emergency experience •Applicants must be willing to teach all learners which
includes EM Royal College residents (as of July 2014), Family Practice residents, visiting residents
and medical students Call Schedule: Hours of work: Shifts are 6-8 hours in length On call
requirements: None unless the applicant decided to provide TTL or CCT coverage Compensation:
Payment Structure: •Fee for Service •Service Contract •Interior Health Critical Care Transport
Advisor and KGH Trauma Team Leader are paid by MOCAP Estimated Gross Income: •$350,000
Overhead: •No overhead cost Bill Split: •We each pay our scheduler $200 per year RSA Incentives:
•Relocation assistance up to $10,000 maximum or $15,000 maximum if move is over 3,000 km's or
international with receipts.