United Church Health Services – Hazelton Site

Name :

United Church Health Services – Hazelton Site

Address  :

P.O Bag 999

Town  :

Hazelton

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V0J 1Y0

Phone  :

250 842 5211

Fax  :

250 842 5865

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Dentistry
  • ENT
  • General Surgeon
  • Internal Medicine
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Podiatry
  • Urology
Facilities

Description

Some of you offer youth and enthusiasm at the beginning of your career Others offer experience maturity and wisdom later in your career All of you have valuable skills and are driven by a desire to practice where you can make a real difference and have a rich life experience You value service social justice and lifelong learning You welcome the opportunity to embrace life in pristine rural and remote British Columbia

We offer the professional and personal experience of a lifetime to health care professionals as well as managers and support staff Our multidisciplinary team approach at the heart of everything we do will allow you to contribute effectively with a direct line of sight to individual and community health outcomes

We offer competitive salaries a comprehensive benefits package and a respectful work environment We offer a choice of a meaningful short and longterm employment in three spectacular locations Bella Bella Hazelton and Bella Coola

You will be challenged Your skills and leadership ability will be tested But if youre up to it youll experience significant professional growth and the genuine satisfaction of changing lives


History

Its 1889 A trapper in BCs remote wilderness is mauled by a grizzly bear Loggers deliver his ravaged body to a mission hospital in Bella Bella where a doctor is able to save him

Its 1903 A young woman from Bella Coola begins her nurses training at Fort Simpson eager for the day when she can serve the people in her home town

Its 1921 A miner arrives in Hazelton by snowshoe His hand has been shattered in a dynamite blast He receives lifesaving surgery

Its 1943 Its 1978 Its 2009

For well over 100 years the United Church and its predecessors have been committed to the people of Canadas wilderness regions Stories of dedication sacrifice and heroism are many The men and women who in the early days endured physical and emotional hardships we can only imagine hand down to us the responsibility to bring quality health care to the people in and around our remote communities

Today our dedicated health care professionals in all disciplines are able to enjoy life in spectacular natural environments as they continue the tradition of innovation and excellence in rural and remote health care
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