General Surgeon - Summerside, PEI
Health PEI
Summerside, PEI
Posted
3 years ago
Start Date
March 17, 2021
Duration
Compensation
Experience Level
Profession
Physician/Surgeon
Specialties
General Surgery
Employment Type
Full-time
Health PEI is seeking a full-time permanent General Surgeon to join the Department of Surgery at the Prince County Hospital in Summerside, PEI. The successful candidate will begin practice in Spring/Summer 2021. The Prince County Hospital is a 110-bed regional hospital with a six bed ICU that provides specialty services in Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Anesthesia, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics, ENT and Psychiatry. 

The General Surgeon is responsible for providing consultation services, on-call duties, upper and lower GI endoscopy, abdominal procedures, breast and thyroid, advanced IV access, pacemaker insertions.

Remuneration:
Physicians have the option of choosing a salary or fee-for-service payment modality. Information related to payment modalities, including salary; fee-for-service tariff of fees; blended payments (shadow billings); on-call payments; and benefits including paid vacation entitlements, CME funding, RRSP program, and more can be found in the Master Agreement.

Incentives:
•    Return-in-Service Grant may be available;
•    Eligible moving expense reimbursement is available;
•    Opportunity to teach with the PEI Residency Training Program with faculty appointment at Dalhousie University may be available;
•    Electronic patient record system (hospital based) with access to lab and x-ray reports from office; and
•    Other incentives as per the Master Agreement.

Certifications and Other Requirements:
•    FRCPC or eligibility for Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification;
•    Eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island; and
•    Appointment to the Health PEI Medical Staff and appropriate privileging. 

To learn more, visit bit.ly/3qVpHSL

To apply, please send your CV to:

Physician Recruitment Coordinator
Recruitment & Retention Secretariat
healthrecruiter@gov.pe.ca
 

Health Care Workers are required to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination as per Health PEI’s Covid-19 Immunization and Management Policy. In the event that a new hire is unable to be vaccinated as a result of a medical exemption they will be required to submit supporting documentation to Employee Health / Wellness and Safety.
Health PEI
Head Office 16 Garfield St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 6A5, Canada
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Health PEI is responsible for the delivery of publicly funded health services in Prince Edward Island. The organization operates hospitals, health centres, public long-term care nursing facilities and community-based programs and services.

Health PEI’s primary goals are to:
  • provide Islanders with safe, quality, person-centered care and services;
  • provide access to appropriate care by the right provider in the right setting; and
  • optimize resources and processes to sustain a viable health care system.
The Health PEI Board of Directors governs the agency, is accountable to the Minister of Health and Wellness and works collectively on behalf of all Islanders to ensure the management and delivery of safe, quality health care. The board also oversees the Chief Executive Officer who works with a broad range of dedicated health care professionals and administrative staff to provide high quality health care that is measured against national standards.

Health PEI was created in July 2010 marking a major step toward realizing a One Island Health System that provides Islanders with the right care, by the right provider, in the right place. 

(From the Health PEI website: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/health-pei)

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Summerside, PEI
Location Prince Edward Island
"Summerside is a Canadian city in Prince County, Prince Edward Island. It is the second largest city in the province and the primary service centre for the western part of the island."

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Prince County Hospital
Address 65 Roy Boates Avenue, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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