Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern British Columbia and services a rural population of about 300,000. The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers and employees. Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs, due to short and quick commutes; result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province. Additionally, wage rates fall above provincial averages, providing residents of Prince George with a high standard of living in one of BC’s most beautiful regions. The city itself is the 4th largest in British Columbia and has a population of approximately 100,000 local residents. It is built on the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. Prince George is the home of the University of Northern British Columbia – Canada’s Green university. The warm, friendly and diverse population attests to a strong and dynamic community spirit. https://www.northernhealth.ca/our-communities/prince-george
Urgent Opportunities:
Flexible Dates through March 2027
Locums must be a minimum of 2 days 8am to 8am.
Northern Health is seeking LOCUM OB/GYNs at the University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) in Prince George; British Columbia’s Northern Capital! Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for Northern BC. The UHNBC group serves a rural population of 400,000 people over an area of 600,000 square kilometers.
In addition, your flights, car rental, hotel accommodation (or temporary rental accommodation of your choice), and per diems on travel days will be covered. Assistance with travel and accommodation bookings is available.
Hours of work / On-Call:
- 24 hours with a minimum of 10 hours on-site
- Number of consecutive days and frequency of on-call is negotiable
Locum coverage responsibilities include home call coverage, Urgent and Emergent Ob/Gyn consultations, Primary care for all admitted patients under the care of an Ob/Gyn as MRP, Emergency OR for add-on cases, Ob/Gyn OR assisting, reviewing NSTs, prioritizing inductions and performing hysterosalpingograms.
With approximately 1,200 deliveries per year, UHNBC It is the main teaching center for Medical Students in the UBC Northern Medical Program and provides teaching for UBC Residents in several specialties. The BC Cancer Centre for the North is on the hospital site, offering radiation and medical oncology services. We have medical students and family medicine residents who rotate through our service, as well as a senior OB/Gyn resident on community rotation from UBC for part of the year.
Locum Dates are open and flexible, and our team will customize your shifts based on your availability.
- Eligible for Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)
- Obstetric experience
- Doctorate in Medicine
Hours of work: No Details
On call requirements: Hours of work / On-Call: - 24 hours with a minimum of 10 hours on-site - Number of consecutive days and frequency of on-call is negotiable
Please reach out to [email protected] for more information regarding compensation
Travel, accommodation, and car rental covered.
Travel stipend: $250 - $1,500 based on time. Maximum $1,500 per round trip.
The University Hospital of Northern British Columbia (UHNBC) is the largest Acute Care facility within the Northern Health region, and a hub for specialized health services. It’s also a teaching hospital:
- Provides undergraduate physician training through the Northern Medical Program, run by the University of British Columbia and University of Northern British Columbia
- Hosts residents in UBC’s Family Practice Residency Program
- Is a key clinical education site for nursing and many health sciences students at UNBC, the College of New Caledonia,
BCIT and other institutions. UHNBC has benefited from nearly $100 million in expansions, renovations and new equipment since 2001:
- Patient care addition with an expanded emergency room
and updated ICU
- State-of-the-art maternal-child care centre (including a single room neonatal ICU)
- Facilities to accommodate undergraduate physician training
- MRI unit
UHNBC is also home to a cancer centre for Northern BC, featuring a wide range of cancer treatments including radiation therapy.
