Seeking General Pathology Specialists for Permanent Opportunity

Start Date: ASAP

Hours of Work: 75 hours biweekly, plus on-call obligations 1:3

Location:

James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre, 125 TCH, Gander, NL A1V 2R7. The James Paton Memorial Health Centre is in Gander, central Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Gander is great community with an airport and all modern daily amenities.

Information and Benefits of Gander:

Experience:

The pathology department at the James Paton Memorial Regional Health Centre provides anatomic and clinical laboratory services to the region. The General Pathologist position involves service provision in anatomic pathology and provision of leadership in one or more areas of laboratory practice including quality teams. This position requires strong diagnostic skills in surgical pathology, cytopathology, and hematopathology as well as familiarity with and an interest in one or more of the clinical areas: hematopathology, transfusion medicine, clinical chemistry, and microbiology. The successful physician must work in a team-based, client-focused environment, and partner with all team members to improve employee and patient safety by integrating safe work practices, identifying risks and implementing improvements where required. In addition, it is essential that the successful physician exhibit excellent communication skills, collaborate collegially and effectively with colleagues, lab staff and other medical professionals, and provide a strong commitment to high quality patient and physician services.

Remuneration

• Remuneration will be in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA) and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador dated May 3, 2022.
• The Specialist Salary Scale is Step 1 - $263,672 to Step 3 - $285,596. The salary step is determined by the Department of Health based on a physician's years of clinical experience, noting that residency and fellowship training does not count towards years of clinical experience for this purpose.
• On-call benefits paid in accordance with DOH guidelines. On-call coverage provided after the 1 in 3 monthly obligation is eligible to be paid $43.55 per hour and is administered by Eastern Health. Additionally, physicians bill MCP $12.08 per hour for each hour they are scheduled on-call.
• For the first three months of your employment, physicians can be provided accommodations free of charge upon request. A damage deposit is required.
• Standard utilities are included with the exception of personal long-distance telephone calls which will be the physician's responsibility. The physician is expected to vacate the accommodation during this 3-month timeframe. Upon completion of 12 months of service, the physician is eligible for a one-time payment of $3,750 toward housing costs.
• Incumbents will receive annually 20 days of vacation plus leave for workshops and other training.

Skills required:

Medical Degree with specialist training in General Pathology. Applicants should have residency training completed in either of the following countries: in Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland OR South Africa.

Eligible for registration and licence with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador;

Interested candidates please contact or send CV to:
Michelle Flynn, RPR
COO/ Physician Recruitment Consultant
CanAm Physician Recruiting Inc.

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