Thursday April 17, 2025

Job Summary

Locum opportunity to cover a comprehensive ophthalmology practice ideally starting August 1, 2025 to cover a maternity leave. Locum length is negotiable from 4 to 12 months. This locum is located about 1 hour drive from Vancouver in Chilliwack BC. Chilliwack is located in the beautiful Fraser Valley and has incredible outdoor recreation opportunities locally.

During the locum you will have sole access to all the equipment in the clinic including YAG/SLT laser, visual field, OCT, fundus camera, topographer, and IOL Master 700. You will have 1 full day of dedicated cataract OR time every week, in addition to a half-day of minor procedure time every week in the hospital. Weekly schedule can be flexible but would roughly entail 2 to 3 days of clinic, half day of minors, half day of lasers, and one day of cataract OR every week. Clinic uses Accuro EMR which is cloud based and can be accessed from home. Four fully trained and friendly staff will be available to the locum.

Assistance with finding accommodations will be provided if required. Compensation is fee-for-service and includes call stipends. Approximate billing amounts and overhead can be discussed further. The practice already has a large waiting list for both surgical and non-surgical consults.

The locum would require a CPSBC license to practice in British Columbia, as well as Royal College of Physician and Surgeons of Canada certification in Ophthalmology.

Interested candidates can e-mail [email protected] with your resume and availability.