Locum Vascular Surgeon CH-23-GNCH-SUR-VAS-LOC-01 Full-time Job
1 month ago Doctor / Physician Edmonton 12 viewsJob Details
Covenant Health in partnership with Alberta Health Services and the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Alberta, invites applications for a LOCUM Vascular Surgeon to join our dynamic surgical team at the Northern Alberta Vascular Centre (NAVC) in Edmonton, Alberta.
This is a six-monthlocum term: July 15, 2023 January 15, 2024.
NAVC is a fully equipped vascular program with a dedicated vascular ward, step-down unit, full ICU/CCU services, dialysis unit, and a full service, complementary vascular radiology department. Clinical work is supported by a full-time Clinical Associate and in-house night-time physician extenders, who provide exceptional 24/7 coverage of the Vascular ward and Emergency Department. Resident training is an integral part of the program and includes trainees from cardiac, general, orthopedic and urologic surgery. Alberta has a very competitive fee schedule. In addition, our group believes in an equitable division of resources, with no "seniority" rules. OR time and outpatient department time is equally distributed to all members.
The successful candidate will provide locum coverage in complement to a team of fellowship-trained vascular surgeons to provide vascular consultative services to the Edmonton Zone and Northern Alberta and will have equal access to resources, including OR time, as currently provided within the vascular surgical team. The NAVC at the Grey Nuns covers the full spectrum of vascular disease, including an established thoracic and abdominal endovascular aortic program. Two integrated operative/endovascular suites with fixed imaging provide an optimal surgical environment for a full range of open, endovascular and hybrid therapies. All members will need to do arterial reconstructions (aortic, peripheral and trauma), aneurysm repair, carotid surgery, amputations, and dialysis access surgery.
Covenant Health is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equity. The principles of equity and diversity are applied in the creation of the search and select committee, and all members of the search and selection team will have completed implicit bias and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)education.
Required:
- MD or equivalent.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
- Certification in Vascular Surgery with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- Expertise and commitment to quality care and patient safety.
- Demonstrated commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) in the healthcare environment.
- Position Classification: Short-term Locum
- FTE: 1
- Department: Surgery
- Specialty: Vascular Surgery
- Recruiting Organization: Covenant Health
- Sponsorship Eligible: No
- Compensation: Remuneration will be based on the Fee-for-Service (FFS) schedule. Interested applicants should apply with a letter of intent, curriculum vitae and the names and contact information of three references.
- Community Info:
Covenant Health is one of Canadas largest Catholic healthcare providers and a strong partner in Albertas integrated health system, leading a broad range of healthcare services in hospitals and healthcare centres in urban and rural communities. The Covenant family (Covenant Health, Covenant Care, and Covenant Living) provides acute care, continuing care and independent living services at 26 sites in 15 communities across Alberta.
Covenant Health is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equity. The principles of equity and diversity are applied in the creation of the search and select committee, and all members of the search and selection team will have completed implicit bias and EDI education.
- Posting Date: Jan 29, 2023
- Closing Date: Apr 30, 2023
Company Description
General Practitioners and Family Physicians are licensed health care professionals and are educated in the general practice, with opportunities to focus their practice in specialized areas.
Specialist physicians are trained and certified to provide patient care within a specific discipline. They also act as consultants to other physicians; perform surgery and supervise surgical procedures; and may conduct research on the nature, cause and development of diseases.
