The Dalhousie Department of Anesthesia, Pain Management and Perioperative Medicine is seeking anesthesiologists to join our team of over 100 members in the greater Halifax area (exact number of positions to be determined), to work within the Central Zone of Nova Scotia Health. Multiple start dates possible.
The Department is a clinical and academic Department affiliated with Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Medicine and two health authorities: Nova Scotia Health (NSH) and IWK Health in Nova Scotia. The Department’s program of research, education and, more broadly, its academic mandate is also offered in conjunction with Horizon Health in New Brunswick.
Working within the province’s quaternary and tertiary care centres, the Department provides a full spectrum of to patients in Atlantic Canada as well as nationally and internationally through outreach initiatives, and innovation in airway management. It administers leading edge programs in perioperative medicine, perioperative blood management and pain management. The Department’s subspecialty anesthesia practice at NSH comprises pain management, cardiac anesthesia, neurosurgical anesthesia, thoracic anesthesia and transplantation. Surgical services supported by anesthesia within hospitals include but are not limited to orthopedics, ophthalmology, oral and maxillofacial, cardiac surgery, vascular, ENT, plastic, neuro, thoracic, transplantation, urology and adult trauma.
As a member of the active staff, the successful applicants will provide comprehensive anesthetic clinical care to patients. Continuing appointments will be granted a faculty appointment (minimally at the rank of Assistant Professor) at Dalhousie University upon hire and will support the academic mandate of the Department through administrative, education and research activities within the field of anesthesia, pain management and perioperative medicine. The department also offers opportunities for paid protected time for research and education activities deemed to benefit the academic mission of the Department.
Location
The positions will work within the clinical sites of the Central Zone of Nova Scotia Health, exact locations to be determined by the Head. Staff may be required to work at any site within the boundaries of the Central Zone, including:
- QEII Health Sciences Centre, at both the Halifax Infirmary (HI) and the Victoria General (VG) sites, Halifax
- Dartmouth General Hospital, Dartmouth
- Hants Community Hospital, Windsor
- Scotia Surgery and NS Hospital, Dartmouth
There may be opportunities to provide clinical care in other sites (e.g., IWK Health Centre) under the direction of the Head. The positions may be required to work up to a maximum of three weeks per year in other locations in Nova Scotia.
Language of Work
English
Term
Regular full-time and locums, negotiable