CKHA is looking to add one Anesthesiologist who holds a fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada OR is eligible for the Royal College exam to our team. Subspecialty training is not mandatory. 

The Highlights:

 200-bed hospital offering a full range of medical and diagnostic services including Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, CT, MRI, laboratory and respiratory therapy services

 Surgical services: general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, urology, obstetrics/gynecology and dental surgery

 Over 14,000 surgical procedures (including endoscopy) annually 

 7 ORs and 2 endoscopy suites are equipped with the latest technology 

 Sedation for ERCPs 

 Full time Anesthesia Assistant in the OR

 28-bed surgical inpatient unit, 5-bed Level IIb neonatal nursery, up to 6 pediatric beds

 Approximately 850 deliveries annually (40% C-section rate, 24/7 epidural service)

 Pre-anesthesia clinic run by the department 

Schedule and Compensation:

Our ORs and Endoscopy Suites run Monday to Friday from 0800-1500. Typically, four days will be spent in either the OR or Endoscopy Unit and the fifth day will be running the hospital’s Anesthesia Consult Clinic. We boast a high volume of well-remunerative major and minor orthopedic cases at CKHA and an incredibly efficient OR team makes frequent case turnover possible. Cases will be equitably shared to ensure optimization of fee-for-service payments for all. 

Call is shared equally amongst the team (1 in 6 to 1 in 7 with 6.5 FTE) that offers a daily HOCC stipend. As long as you can get to the hospital within a few minutes, you’re welcome to take the call from home. 

A Little About Us:

 Located at the southern tip of Ontario – only 3 hours from Toronto and 1 hour to Detroit

 200 bed community hospital 

 2 Sites: Chatham and Wallaceburg (ED and small Medicine Unit)

 Schulich School of Medicine distributed education site, welcoming 100+ medical learners every year

 Hospital EMR is Cerner

 Generous financial recruitment incentives are being offered for Full-Time physicians and it can be used for whatever your heart desires! School loans, family vacation, house down payment…the choice is yours!

 If you’re willing to provide supervision for a colleague with a restricted CPSO licence, CKHA will compensate you $250/month for your assistance.

 Quick and easy electronic hospital privileging process

 Plus, the cost of living here is lower than most areas, so you get to keep more of what you earn. Be wowed by comparing your housing budget on www.realtor.ca to see what you can get in Chatham vs other cities. 

How to Apply:

Email your CV to Sabrina Phibbs, Physician Recruitment Specialist at [email protected] and let’s get the conversation started.