Job Description

Geriatric Opportunity

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Moncton Hospital, a facility within Horizon Health Network, is recruiting a Geriatrician. The Geriatrics Program provides out-patient consultation, in-patient consult services, and a full-service Geriatric Clinic with nursing support, physiotherapy, occupational and speech-language therapy, and pharmacy. There are approximately 2000 nursing home beds and 2000 Special Care Home beds in the region. Residents of these facilities are currently looked after by the family physicians. There are opportunities to provide consultation services to these facilities.

EMPLOYER:

Horizon Health Network, is one of the largest healthcare organizations in Atlantic Canada, operating 12 hospitals and more than 100 medical facilities, clinics, and offices providing medical services ranging from acute care to community-based health services to New Brunswick, northern Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. With 1,000 physicians, an annual budget exceeding $1 billion, and approximately 13,000 employees, Horizon Health NetworkaEUR(TM)s strategic vision focuses on research, innovation, and education.

The Moncton Hospital is a 386-bed tertiary and critical care facility within Horizon Health Network. It is a major referral hospital that serves communities throughout New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and northern Nova Scotia. It is a Level II Trauma Centre that offers tertiary services in neurosurgery, oncology, and neonatal care and includes all other major services and subspecialties. The hospital has two state-of-the-art MIS suites as well as a new outpatient complex including an up-to-date GI/endoscopy suite, clinics, and minor OR suites.

The Moncton Hospital offers excellent opportunities for teaching and clinical research and has an academic affiliation with Dalhousie University. The hospital is one of the largest employers within metro Moncton, employing 3,000 staff and physicians.

HOURS OF WORK:

• Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with some flexibility
• Inpatient consultation coverage in coordination with the other members of the division
• No overnight on-call requirement

JOB DUTIES:

A typical weekly schedule will include:

• Inpatient consultation coverage in coordination with other members of the division
• Outpatient consultations (office located in the Professional Arts Building, attached to the hospital)
• Hospital-based clinics
• Involvement in teaching residents and medical students

REMUNERATION:

Standard remuneration is fee-for-service which is a direct compensation between the physician and Medicare of New Brunswick. No source deductions can be provided. However, under special circumstances, with approval from the Department of Health of New Brunswick, a salaried model may be available. Locums receive 10% in lieu of benefits. On-call remuneration is a fee for service.

General Practitioner

This may range from a minimum of $182,936 to a maximum of $199,680 annually (excluding benefits and source deductions) based on qualifications and experience.

Non-certified Specialist & Certified Specialist

This may range from a minimum of $230,074 to a maximum of $279,682 annually (excluding benefits and source deductions) based on qualifications and experience.

INCENTIVES:

• Moving expenses as per the provincial policies.
• Opportunity to teach with the Family Medicine Residency Training Program with faculty appointment with Dalhousie Medical School, https://medicine.dal.ca/

ABOUT THE COMMUNITY:

The city, with adjoining municipalities, has a population of more than 144,000 people and was ranked as one of the best Canadian cities for quality of community life. There is an abundance of educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities including easy access to warm water beaches of the Northumberland Strait, and the scenic Bay of Fundy area. Visit the CityaEUR(TM)s website at www.moncton.ca. On top of these benefits, Moncton residents take advantage of one of the lowest costs of living environments in the country, and commute to work times are among the shortest in Canada.

Visit the CityaEUR(TM)s website at .

Other links to the community:

https://www.welcomenb.ca/content/wel-bien/en.html

QUALIFICATIONS:

General Practitioner

The Department of Family Medicine requires that its members have one or more of the following qualifications:

• Certification in the College of Family Physicians (CCFP), American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) or le College des Medecins du Quebec (Medecine familiale)
• Must be a member in good standing with the College of Family Physicians of Canada
• Must be a licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada (LMCC)
• Certified training in caring of the elderly (geriatric medicine preferred but may consider applicants without such training on a case-by-case basis)
• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick. https://www.cpsnb.org/

Non-certified Specialist & Certified Specialist

The Department of Internal Medicine requires that its active and courtesy members have passed the examinations of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the examination of la Corporation Professionnelle des Medecins du Quebec. In circumstances where no Canadian-trained applicants are available, the Department will consider physicians with American Boards who are able to obtain licensure in the State of Maine. In special circumstances, foreign graduates who qualify for licensure in the Province of New Brunswick will be considered.

Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick.

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Interested candidates please contact or send CV to:
Michelle Flynn, RPR
CanAm Physician Recruiting Inc.
709-763-0229
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