Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Overview

Fraser Health Authority (FHA) is seeking a full-time (1.0 FTE) Otolaryngologist at Chilliwack General Hospital (CGH) in Chilliwack, BC. Applicants will be expected to provide general Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery services, including the care of pediatric patients.

• Provide 1:5 regional on-call coverage at CGH and Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre (ARHCC). On-call coverage will be shared with the existing otolaryngologist at CGH and the three otolaryngologists at ARHCC.
• Maintain three operating room days every four weeks  desired, time will also be available in Ambulatory Day Care for minor procedures under local anesthesia.
• Collaborate with Fraser Health medical staff and participate in the University of British Columbia (UBC) medical education program; apply for a clinical faculty appointment in the Division of Otolaryngology Surgery, UBC.
• Interest in otology is beneficial; subspecialty training is not required.

CGH is a 138-bed hospital, with 24 surgical beds and an 8 bed ICU. It is a teaching site for the University of British Columbia (UBC), with 8 medical students and 16 family practice residents annually. The hospital is supported by full-service general practitioners, as well as a large complement of Internal Medicine physicians with a variety of subspecialist interests. Other surgical specialties include general surgery, urology, orthopedics, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, and oral and maxillofacial surgery.

Chilliwack is one of the fastest growing cities in BC, with a population of about 110,000, located 1.5 hours from Vancouver and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). It is surrounded by mountain views and offers outdoor pursuits and a growing urban community.

Provisional license is acceptable for US board certified physicians.

Closing Date:
February 19, 2026.

Anticipated start date:
July 1, 2026 or earlier.

All interested applicants are requested to upload a letter of interest, curriculum vitae and three letters of reference (or referees’ contact information).

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.

Compensation
Compensation Type:
Fee-for-Service

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