Alberta Health Services, Department of Pediatrics and Medical Affairs, Edmonton Zone is inviting Pediatricians/Anesthetists with special training and capability in Pediatric Intensive Care to apply for a Clinical Associate position with the Stollery Children’s Hospital in the Edmonton Zone.

Responsibilities:

As a Clinical Associate within the Critical Care Division at the Stollery the successful candidate will be expected to provide one-in-four in-house after hours medical clinical coverage to all children within the Pediatric CVICU or the Medical/Surgical PICU as well as provide consultative service for critical care from within the Stollery Children’s Hospital. At all times you will be working under the ongoing supervision and direction of the attending pediatric intensivist.  In addition, you will be expected to participate in the on-call schedule for Pediatric Transport by providing two dedicated on-call shifts per four-week block.

Qualifications:

The successful applicant will be contracted with Medical Affairs, Edmonton Zone, AHS and shall have or be eligible for certification in Pediatrics or Anesthesia with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and must be eligible for independent licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Significant Pediatric Medical/Surgical and Cardiac Intensive Care experience is required along with significant experience with ECLS/VAD support.

Interested applicants should apply with their curriculum vitae and a letter of application.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. If suitable Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot be found, other individuals will be considered.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Additional Information
Position Classification: Full-time
FTE: 1
Unit and Program: Child Health
Specialty: Pediatrics
Secondary Specialty: Pediatric Intensive Care
Recruiting Organization: Alberta Health Services
Community Info: The Stollery Children’s Hospital provides major tertiary/quaternary support to a vast geographic region encompassing Western Canada. The hospital provides a full array of critical care services in support of the children of Northern Alberta as well as multiple regionalized programs including the Western Canadian Children’s Heart Network (over 400 cardio-pulmonary bypass surgeries per year), solid organ transplant programs (heart, liver, lung, small bowel, kidney), active ECLS and VAD programs as well as a busy PICU Transport Team.

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