Anesthesiologists/ Clinical Faculty/ Dalhousie

Requisition ID: 167790

Opportunity Type: Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 400,000 - 450,000

Type of Remuneration: AFP - Academic Funding Plan

Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs:
**About the Opportunity**:
The Dalhousie University Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine is seeking anesthesiologists (multiple positions) to join our clinical/academic department of over 100 members in the greater Halifax area to work within the Central Zone of Nova Scotia Health.

Working within the province’s quaternary and tertiary care centres, the Department provides a full spectrum of specialty anesthesia care to patients in Atlantic Canada as well as nationally and internationally through outreach initiatives, and innovation in airway management. It administers leading edge programs in perioperative medicine, perioperative blood management and pain management. Within Nova Scotia Health, subspecialty anesthesia practice comprises pain management, cardiac anesthesia, neurosurgical anesthesia, thoracic anesthesia and transplantation. Surgical services supported by anesthesia within hospitals include but are not limited to orthopedics, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial, cardiac surgery, vascular, ENT, plastic, neuro, thoracic, transplantation, urology and adult trauma.

**Locations**:

- QEII Health Sciences Centre, at both the Halifax Infirmary (HI) and the Victoria General (VG) sites, Halifax
- Dartmouth General Hospital, Dartmouth
- Hants Community Hospital, Windsor
- Scotia Surgery, Dartmouth

All positions may be required to work up to a maximum of three weeks per year in other locations in Nova Scotia.

**Language of Work**:
English

**Term**:
Regular full-time and locums, negotiable.

**Responsibilites**:

- Effectively and safely deliver the full scope of speciality anesthesia care/services to patients.
- Fully and equitably participate in the relevant on-call schedule(s).
- Participate in patient safety and quality improvement activities and rounds.
- Participate in clinical teaching and instructing as required in undergraduate, postgraduate and fellowship programs.
- Contribute to the research activities of the Department as a clinician scientist, the details of which will be negotiated with the Department Head or designate on an annual basis and will depend on the needs of the Department.
- Participate actively in departmental administration through involvement in departmental meetings and committees.
- Provide effective communications to patients and their families, engaging them in their care planning and decisions.
- Foster positive, respectful and collaborative relationships with students, residents and clinical and administrative colleagues.

**Expected Hours**:

- Permanent full-time, 0.8 FTE to 1.0 FTE with flexibility in FTE or shorter-term locum opportunities.
- Participation in on-call schedules.

**Qualifications**:

- Doctorate in Medicine (or suitable equivalent such as Doctor of Osteopathy);
- Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia;
- Have certification as an anesthesiologist with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or in exceptional cases, will consider those eligible to write the Royal College exams;
- Fellowship training and/or a demonstrated excellence in academic medicine through clinical experience;
- Strong interpersonal and communications skills with a focus on patient safety and quality; and
- Experience in a complex health sciences centre is a strong asset, as well as research or teaching experience.

**Compensation**:
Compensation depends on FTE assignment, hours worked and on-call schedules. The positions are compensated by APMPM Administration Inc. through the Department’s Clinical Academic Funding Plan (CAFP), a multi-stakeholder agreement that provides block funding to compensate physicians and cover departmental operational costs. The Department’s Practice Plan outlines the ways in which the revenues are distributed by the members.

**Incentives**:
**How to Apply**:
A cover letter addressed to Dr. Janice Chisholm, Department Head that includes:
how your qualifications and experience meet the specific job requirements;
your self-identification as listed above (optional);
whether you can legally work in Canada and when you are available to start work
An updated CV; and
Names of potential three referees.
Deadline:
Contact:
Carmelle d’Entremont, Chief Operating Officer
Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine
1-902-223-3578
- Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That's what makes practicing medicine in Nova Scotia unique. Physicians are increasingly attracted to practices that offer team-based care to their patients and allow them to consult with their peers. The size and scale of Nova Scotia allows for better connections across the health care