Cardiac Sciences in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology invites applications for a Clinical Cardiologist Locum to be based at the Sturgeon Community Hospital located in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.

The Faculty has been internationally recognized as among the world’s top 50 medical schools and as one of Canada’s premier health-education institutions. The University is currently home to more than 38,000 students with more than 15,000 faculty and staff.

Edmonton Cardiac Services provides patient care to mid and northern Alberta as well as Northern BC and Northern Canada. This is a very busy program providing services including Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Catheterization and Angioplasty in labs providing elective and emergency evaluation and treatment including complex PCI, CTO PCI, and involvement in a regional STEMI program. Device Implantation is carried out as part of the Arrhythmia services program and includes pacemakers, AICD, and CRT. Full-service ECHO/TEE and stress ECHO are performed.

The successful applicant will be expected to apply for a Clinical Academic Colleague Appointment in the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, which will be considered under a separate process through the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

This position is for a Clinical Cardiologist in the Cardiac Sciences service at the Sturgeon Community Hospital. The successful applicant will be expected to:

• Provide a minimum of 10 weeks of service per year in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) including on-call services per AHS on-call schedules;
• Provide Inpatient, Emergency Department, and Outpatient Telephone Consultations including RAAPID North;
• Participate in the Chest Pain Clinic, Heart Function Clinic, and Cardiac Device Clinic
• Obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the services;
• Participate in quality improvement programs and initiatives as requested by the Cardiology Facility Chief.

*Please apply online

The successful candidate:

• Must have or be eligible for FRCPC certification or equivalent in Cardiology with the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada;
• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).

Additional skills in Transesophageal ECHO (TEE) is considered desirable as we plan to establish this service at the Sturgeon.