Zone: Western Zone
Location: Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital

Medical Internist
Western Zone - External - Fee For Service Physicians
Permanent Full-time
Hours
Salary

Remuneration: The Specialist Salary Scale ranges from $263,672 to $285,596 per annum as outlined in the current Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).The Department of Health and Community Services in accordance with provincial guidelines will officially determine a physician's step assignment with yearly progression thereafter.

Competition Number VAC0003224
Posted Date 2024-10-31
Closing Date Open until filled.
Demands, duties, qualifications
NL Health Services offers the full continuum of health and community services including public health, long-term care, community services, hospital care and unique provincial programs and services. NL Health Services prides ourselves on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our region, and in the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent, and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions and to our vision of Healthy People, Healthy Communities.

Western Zone is seeking the services of a salaried Medical Internist at Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital, Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. Responsibilities include participation in the General Medicine on call schedule and providing inpatient , emergency room, ICU patient care and office-b ased General Internal Medicine consultation service, performing, reporting Treadmill Exercise Stress Tests, Holter and EKGs reports.

Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital is a 44-bed acute care hospital offering 24-hour emergency room service, on-site Chemotherapy Hemodialysis Units, OPD Clinics for Obs/Gyn, Nephrology, Urology, Pain Clinic, Surgery Clinic, two ORs doing predominantly General Surgery lists. Procedural Chronic Pain clinics are run weekly. The hospital is located approximately one hour's drive away from Corner Brook, the location of Western Memorial Regional Hospital (WMRH). WMRH is a brand new, state of the art, acute care hospital which opened in June 2024. It is a 164-bed regional referral centre for Western Newfoundland and provides services to a population base of approximately 80,000 people.

We are affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine of Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and we encourage and support academic interests.

Qualifications Required: Eligible for licensure as a Medical Internist with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (CPSNL), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada eligibleand meets the credentialing requirements of Western Health's Discipline of Medicine.

Available Incentives
Physician Signing Bonus $150,000 with $25,000 top up
Come Home Incentive - $100,000 (if eligibility criteria are met)
**Contact Recruiter for further details

An annual Retention Bonus is offered in accordance with the current MOA. Additional benefits are available.

About Stephenville

Located in scenic Bay St. George, the Town of Stephenville has a population of 7,200 and is the service center for a catchment area of approximately 25,000. Stephenville has choice state of the art recreational facilities, all of which are located in a very close proximity including the Regional Aquatic Centre with two large pools; the Stephenville Dome with ice hockey, figure skating, and a walking area. There is an arts centre with exhibitions and theatre, including the renown Stephenville Theatre Festival. Other amenities include West Coast Training Centre, Whaleback Nordic Cross Country Ski Trails, Caribou Curling Club and the 18-hole Harmon Seaside Links Golf Course, walking/snowshoe trials, ATV/snowmobile trials. There are opportunities for outdoor activities throughout the year.

Stephenville offers a thriving education system that includes the provincial Headquarters of the College of the North Atlantic.The Regional Airport in Deer Lake is 1.5 hour's drive away. Visit the following web site for additional information on the Community of Stephenville:

www.townofstephenville.com

Bring your skills and knowledge to this unique and remarkable part of the world. You can make a difference and grow your career here! Extraordinary every day www.workinhealthnl.ca

How to apply:

A resume, supporting documentation and the names of three references are required. Applicants who do not provide the necessary documentation as outlined on this job posting will not be considered.

Interested applicants are asked to apply through Service Now. Only applications received through Service Now will be processed. Please visit the Careers page on NL Health Services, Western Zone's website, below, for more information.

Home - NL Health Services

Recruiter Name: Kent Aitken, [email protected]