Job Description

Opportunity:Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Zone, and the Department of Pediatrics, is currently accepting applications for a Pediatric Respirologist. The successful applicant will join seven academic pediatric respirologists providing a full spectrum of clinical respiratory medicine services. In addition to clinical care, the division is active in teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has a fully accredited Pediatric Respirology subspecialty-training program through the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and a pediatric sleep subspecialty-training program. There are numerous trainees (undergraduate and postgraduate students, residents and clinical/research fellows) that rotate through the Division each academic year. The division also has an active basic and clinical science research program, collaborating locally, nationally, and internationally.Location:8440 - 112 St NW, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2B7Community Information:The City of Edmonton, with a growing population of ~ 1.54 million, is the cosmopolitan capital of Alberta known as The City of Festivals. With an abundance of services, a beautiful river valley, a multitude of community activities and attractive and financially reasonable living accommodation options, our energetic city has something for everyone.The Stollery Children's Hospital is a full-service pediatric hospital and centre for complex pediatric care and research. It is the only specialized healthcare facility for infants, children and youth in central and northern Alberta. It has among the highest inpatient volumes of any children's hospital in Canada and serves a geographical area of over 500,000 km. The Stollery children's Hospital is the Western Canada pediatric lung transplant centre, accepting referrals from Manitoba through to BC.Salary Details:The average gross income of a Respirologist in Alberta is $500,000 CAD (xc2xa3278,000 GBP). Remuneration for this position is based on the Academic Medicine & Health Services Program (AMHSP). Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. Financial incentives such as reimbursable travel arrangements and relocation support may be available.Job Duties:This position is a full time (1.0 FTE) tenure track (contingent) position, comprising of approximately 50% time for clinical service and 50% time for academic pursuits divided between research, teaching, and administrative duties (negotiable). This position consists of a clinical and academic focus providing a full spectrum of clinical respiratory medicine services including complex asthma, cystic fibrosis, environmental respiratory health, sleep medicine, home ventilation, and lung transplantation. The division participates in multiple multidisciplinary clinics serving children with neuromuscular, aerodigestive, sickle cell and other complex diseases, as well as multidisciplinary team approach to children receiving complex therapies such tracheostomies or bone marrow transplants.The successful candidate is expected to actively engage in academic activities including research, medical education and leadership opportunities to contribute to the academic mission of the Department of Pediatrics and the University of Alberta. As we build our team, the Department of Pediatrics recognizes that our people are and will continue to be our greatest strength. We celebrate creativity, diversity, perseverance and a collaborative spirit.Academic members of the department of Pediatrics are eligible to become members of the Women and Children's Health Research Institute (WCHRI) which supports research excellence dedicated to improving the health of children and women. WCHRI is a partnership between the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services, with core funding support from the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and the Alberta Women's Health Foundation. WCHRI is the only research institute in Canada and one of the few in the world to focus on women's, children's and perinatal health. Thanks to our funders' generosity, WCHRI is able to provide a broad range of support to research programs, including access to funding opportunities and research support services (e.g. biostatistics, qualitative design, KT, data management, clinical trials support, grant application development). WCHRI also invests in the next generation of researchers through graduate and summer studentships, postdoctoral fellowships and funding for trainee travel /presentation of research outcomes.Qualifications:

• Subspecialty training in Pediatrics and subspecialty residency in Pediatric Respirology;
• Must be certified or eligible to become a fellow in Pediatric Respirology of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada;

• See the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for more information on various routes of credentialing (

); * Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA);

• Respirologists with a UK Certificate of Completion of Training are not required to rewrite any exams in order to be approved for accelerated licensure in Alberta, and can immediately start in independent practice. Learn more about the licensing process on the

website. * Additional training in sleep medicine and/or recent experience caring for pediatric patients with sleep disorders;

• Experience and/or interest in providing rural and remote outreach, virtual care pathways and innovative approaches to patient care;
• Advanced research training or history of publishing and acquiring funding for research

Interested in learning more? Check out these resources:For more information, please contact AHS Physician Recruitment Inquiries at .

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