Anesthesiologist

Work as an Anesthesiologist in Saskatchewan, Canada Enjoy a high standard of living with low housing costs and short commutes when you live and work as an Anesthesiologist in Saskatchewan, the sunniest province in Canada. Job Description Victoria Hospital is a 164-bed regional hospital, under Saskatchewan Health Authority, located 143 km north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This Hospital is centrally situated in Prince Albert, forming the gateway to Northern Saskatchewan. Ministry of Health, Saskatchewan, has sanctioned a $350 million dollar new hospital project for Prince Albert and we are excited to move into the state of art Operating Rooms expected to be one of the best in the Province, if not in the country. This project is only in blueprint stage with soil testing recently completed. This Regional Hospital provides Emergency care, diagnostic services, rehabilitation services, inpatient and outpatient acute care services, including emergency and intensive care, medical/surgical care, maternal/childcare, and diagnostic services. In addition, a wide range of health services are provided by skilled health professionals working in multidisciplinary teams within a variety of ambulatory clinics including day surgery, ECG, stress testing, respirology, limited cardiology, renal dialysis unit, colposcopy, endoscopy, audiology, radiology, ultrasound, orthopedic clinic, and an active and successful Adult Day Centre. Our Adult Intensive Care is an 8 bedded unit (includes 4 Vented beds with additional surge capacity of 2 vented beds) managed mainly by Internists and backup services are provided by Anesthesiologists. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is a Level 2B Unit with 11 beds catering to 32 weeks gestation and above. With a complement of 30 plus Royal College Certified Surgeons in various specialities, we process routine high risk General Surgical and Orthopedic cases. Our Specialist Obstetric Team routinely caters to High-Risk Obstetric patients 32 weeks gestation and above including but not limited to Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Morbid Obesity, Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia complicating pregnancy. As well, a combination of clinical situations, weather conditions and geographical location of this hospital may force us to deal with operative delivery of multiple comorbidity patients less than 32 week of gestation. We offer full service ENT procedures and limited Urological services. MRI Scanner has well been sanctioned along with the new build and this is expected to significantly increase turnover of radiology patient services. Potential for future expansion of Surgical Specialities exists and will increase demands & complexities of cases. Saskatchewan Health Authority is the largest organization in Saskatchewan, employing over 44,000 employees and physicians responsible for the delivery of high quality and timely health care for the entire province. We are driven by the commitment to improve front line patient care for Saskatchewan people, and we are working together to better coordinate health services across the province to ensure that patients receive high quality, timely health care, wherever they live in Saskatchewan. Physicians may have the opportunity to teach undergraduate and post-graduate education at the University of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine has a province-wide model of distributed medical education designed to foster a province-wide College. The College has a well-resourced framework across the continuum that results in quality community partnerships, successful and comparable students across all sites, elevated community health, and better graduate retention in communities. Job Qualifications We are currently seeking: Royal College Registered Specialist Anesthesiologists Alternate Eligibility Route – Foreign Qualified Specialists with following pre conditions Minimum 1 Canadian post specialty fellowship Successful assessment by Department of Anesthesiology, University of Saskatchewan Minimum of 2 years’ Anesthesiology practice experience as a Specialist in country of origin Candidates with Canadian Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship and Chronic Pain Fellowship is preferred Candidates must be certified, or eligible for certification, by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Anesthesiology or be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan. Foreign qualified Specialists satisfying the above requirements will be considered as well. In accordance with immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada. Relocation Package Recruitment and Relocation Incentive may be available. This opportunity may be eligible to receive the Anesthesiology Recruitment and Retention Incentive of up to $200,000 Residents currently in their 4th or 5th year of residency may be eligible for a $30,000 resident bursary. Benefits Visit the Saskatchewan Medical Association website for potential incentives and programs. Community Description Prince Albert is the 3rd largest city in Saskatchewan with a population of 39,737. Located in the broad valley of the North Saskatchewan River, near the geographical center of the province where the agricultural prairie of the south and the rich forest belt of the north meet. Highways 2, 11, 55, 302 and 3 all connect in Prince Albert. Within an hour’s drive, you will enjoy lakes, golf courses, ski trails, great fishing, hunting and other recreational opportunities. There is a vibrant arts community in Prince Albert and an Arts Centre that attracts numerous local and national events. There is sports center with an indoor soccer pitch, walking track, gym, climbing wall and gymnasium. PA is home to the WHL Raiders hockey team which practices and has games at the Art Hauser Centre. There is a gymnastic club, swim team, various dance studios and numerous city/community leagues for the sport enthusiast. There is a ski/snowboard hill and many cross country ski trails (some lite at night) at Little Red, a municipal park just outside of Prince Albert with numerous hiking/biking trails. There is no shortage of things to enjoy and do in and around Prince Albert. To learn more about our province and communities, please visit the following sites: Province of Saskatchewan, Canada Tourism Saskatchewan City of Prince Albert Saskatchewan Health Authority University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine #J-18808-Ljbffr