Posted: Tue Mar 08 2022
Direct Hire
Seeking Internal Medicine Specialists – St. Antony, Newfoundland and Labrador
Permanent Opportunity
Hours of Work: 75 hours biweekly, plus on-call obligations
Location: St. Anthony, Newfoundland and Labrador
Information and Benefits of Newfoundland and Labrador:
Labrador-Grenfell Health provides medical services to nearly 40,000 people spread over more than 300,000 sq Km from the Lower North Shore of Quebec, through the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland to all the Labrador. For more than a century the hospital in St Anthony at the northernmost tip of Newfoundland has been a center of excellence in providing surgical care to the people of this vast region. http://www.grenfell-properties.com/
The Charles S. Curtis Memorial hospital provides well-equipped operating rooms, abundant operating time, excellent Anesthesia services, state-of-the-art endoscopy facilities, ICU, a 64 slice CT scanner, digital radiology, friendly, dedicated, and highly skilled nurses, allied health professionals, and delightful patients. There is a well-staffed Family Medicine Department, and specialists in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orthopedics, ENT, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pathology. The full-service radiology Department in St John’s, the only tertiary care center in the province, provides a rapid and reliable teleradiology service. Because we are situated 1100 Km from the nearest referral center and patients are often reluctant to travel there, we do more interesting cases here than do most other small hospitals in the country.
Ours is a rugged and breathtakingly beautiful part of the world where opportunities for outdoor adventure abound. Wildlife includes moose, caribou, fox, coyote, whale, seal, and polar bears, and the region is home to some of the world’s most famous salmon rivers. The summers are sunny and moderately warm but locals regard winter as the best time of the year with skiing, hockey, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and ice fishing and visiting some of the most popular activities. Our community is sociable, safe, friendly, clean and we are proud to be associated with it.
POSITION: We are currently seeking the services of an IM Specialist at the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony, NL. This opportunity is available immediately.
The successful physician will be expected to diagnose and treat a broad and comprehensive spectrum of adult illnesses. The physician is required to provide a full scope of internal medicine services including, but are not limited to, inpatient consultation, emergency and critical care, on-call services, and outpatient clinics (inclusive of the option to participate in diabetes clinics and exercise tress testing). Individuals with an additional subspecialty (such as Gastroenterology or Respirology) are encouraged to apply and to discuss outpatient services. The coverage of on-call commitments, including weekends and work in a term-based, client-focused environment, and partner with all team members to improve employee and patient safely by integrating safe work practices, identifying risk, and implementing policies.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Eligible for registration and licensure as an Internal Medicine Specialist with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland (CPSNL)
Specialist training in Internal Medicine
Royal College of Canada Certification or eligibility
MCCQE1 exam OR a complete set of USMLE’s
Or your training and certification is from an approved jurisdiction. Approved jurisdictions: Australia, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, Ireland,South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong and Switzerland.
REMUNERATION: $220, 147 - $262, 714 (Remuneration will be in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement for salaried physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador)
INCENTIVES:
Approved relocation expenses with a two-year commitment to our Health Authority
Temporary Accommodation available
Salaried Retention Bonus
Employer-Sponsored RRSP
A Competitive Benefits Package
Interested candidates please contact or send CV to:
Michelle Flynn, RPR
Senior Recruiter/ HR Consultant
CanAm Physician Recruiting Inc.
michelleflynn@canamrecruiting.ca