FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Our department has several fellowship opportunities available from time to time. We also have consultant positions for FRCPC anesthesiologist with subspecialty training at times.

We currently have fellowships in:

Cardiovascular Anesthesiology
This is a 12 month fellowship in our busy cardiac anesthesiology practice. We have a strong exposure to complex cardiac surgery with both elective and emergency cardiac surgery. Our fellows are exposed to our significant heart failure program with ECMO, VAD and transplant. Fellows spend 6-7 months in the OR, 1 month in CSICU and 4-5 months in perioperative TEE. There is an expectation that fellows will become involved in our ongoing research projects and they will be responsible for both weekday and weekend call in a way that is designed to maximize their exposure to our most complex and fascinating cases.

Chronic Pain
This is a 12 month fellowship in our pain department with significant experience in chronic pain clinics, blocks and implants for chronic pain. More details to follow.

Research/Clinical Fellowship
A 12 month fellowship in general clinical anesthesiology and research.

Regional Anesthesia
The University of British Columbia Department of Anesthesia at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada is offering a 1 year regional anesthesia fellowship for interested individuals.  We operate a dedicated regional block room with over 1500 upper and lower extremity blocks, both single shot and continuous, placed per year . We also provide regional anesthesia in an outpatient operating room that utilizes regional blocks as the sole anesthetic.

The fellowship will consist of 80% clinical time, of which half will be dedicated to gaining expertise in ultrasound guided regional anesthesia.  Clinical responsibilities outside of the regional anesthesia program will be distributed throughout the scope of anesthesia practice offered at our institution.  20% of the fellowship will consist of protected research and administration time.

We are currently advertising for positions to start July 1, 2011 and January 1/July 1, 2012.  Interested candidates should respond in writing to:

Dr. Alex Klimek
Department of Anesthesia
St. Pauls Hospital
3rd Floor Providence Building
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC
aklimek@providencehealth.bc.ca

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

The University of British Columbia Department of Anesthesia at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada is inviting applications for the following positions within its department:

Obstetrical Anesthesiologist
The qualified individual would be expected not only to take the lead role in liaising with the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology and providing leadership in advancing obstetrical anesthesia in our department but also to work in other areas of the operating room where the Department provides clinical care. St. Paul’s Hospital is the referral centre for all cardiac obstetrical patients in BC.

Cardiac Anesthesiologist/Cardiac Surgery ICU
The successful applicant would be expected to participate in the CSICU administrative and educational duties in addition to providing clinical care in this unit. At St. Paul’s, we are the Heart Centre for British Columbia and our scope of practice includes CABG’s, open heart valve surgery, VAD’s, heart transplants, lead extractions, and percutaneous aortic valve replacements.

Clinical Anesthesiologist with subspecialty in Perioperative
Medicine The qualified candidate would provide leadership in furthering the perioperative medicine role within our Department. Currently, members of the Department rotate through this position to cover areas of clinical responsibilities that include a High Acuity Unit in addition to the Post Anesthesia Care Unit.

Full time Chronic Pain Specialist
The successful individual is expected to take a leadership role in the Chronic Pain Program. Responsibilities would include both clinical and administrative duties. This stand alone program based at St. Paul’s Hospital was started approximately 20 years ago, providing exceptional clinical expertise in chronic pain to the people of British Columbia.

For each of the above positions, FRCPC and fellowship training is mandatory. The St. Paul’s Department of Anesthesia provides a range of anesthetic services including cardiac, vascular, orthopedics, plastics, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and urology in addition to specialized cardiac procedure rooms. We also have an active obstetrical service as well as a busy regional anesthesia program and acute pain service.

Being affiliated with the University of British Columbia, the Department has responsibilities to participate in supervising both undergraduate medical students and post graduate trainees in the UBC Anesthesia Residency Program. It would be expected that each of the successful candidates would also actively participate in this educational endeavour.

St. Paul’s Hospital is a tertiary care teaching and research hospital with over 500 beds located in downtown Vancouver, BC.

Please send your letter of interest and curriculum vitae to:

Dr. Randell Moore - Head
Department of Anesthesia 3rd Floor
St. Paul’s Hospital
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6

Interested candidates should be registered or eligible for licensure with the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons.

LOCUM OPPORTUNITIES

Currently we have an opening for an anesthesiology locum position at our department. Please contact the anesthesia office if interested:

Ms. Charlene Perry
1081 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC V6J 1Y6
(604) 682-2344 ext 62330