As a successful applicant, you will be appointed a full-time position at the Nanaimo Orthopaedics clinic facility.

It will be required that the successful applicant is available to see non-surgical orthopedic patient referrals in the office.  You will be working in the same office area with several orthopedic surgeons, two nonsurgical part-time physicians (currently also recruiting sports medicine physician).

We receive approximately 100-120 referrals per week for surgical and nonsurgical intervention.  These referrals are triaged into a surgical and nonsurgical stream.  Direct referrals will over time come to the successful applicant.

There is opportunity to do surgical assist with the orthopedic surgeons at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.  Note that this position does not provide an opportunity for departmental medical staff privileges.

Nanaimo Orthopedics clinic location is on the same floor as the surgical booking office, hip and knee clinic, anaesthetic offices, and across the street from Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

Start Date

As soon as possible

Community Information

Nanaimo, an exciting urban community with a breathtaking waterfront, provides an opportunity to enjoy an active exciting lifestyle with a multitude of year-round recreational opportunities including golf, mountain biking and walking trails, fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding and sailing, or dive to explore three artificial reefs created by wrecks sunk just beyond the harbour. In winter, both downhill and cross country skiing can be enjoyed at Mount Washington, just 1.5 hours north. The West Coast Trail, Broken Island group and Pacific Rim National Park (including surfing at Tofino) are world-class mid-island recreation destinations. This vibrant, growing city of 97,000 boasts its own symphony and theater, offers post-secondary education at the Vancouver Island University, is just 15 minutes by seaplane to downtown Vancouver and a short drive to Victoria.