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Labrador Grenfell Zone
LWHC - Labrador City - Labrador West Health Centre
General Surgery Physician
Permanent Full-time

Hours: 75 Hours Bi-Weekly plus on call obligations

Salary: $263,672 - $285,596

Competition Number: VAC0011534

Posted Date: 2025-05-18

Closing Date: Open until filled.

ABOUT NL HEALTH SERVICES

NL Health Services is the provincial health authority providing a full continuum of health and community services ? including public health, long-term care, community services, hospital care, and unique provincial programs ? across Newfoundland and Labrador. We are committed to delivering quality care through a team of dedicated professionals focused on Healthy People, Healthy Communities.

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

NL Health Services ? Labrador-Grenfell Zone is seeking a General Surgeon to join the team at the Labrador West Health Centre in Labrador City, NL. This is an excellent opportunity to practice in a collaborative environment while contributing to high-quality surgical care across the region.

Labrador City is a vibrant northern community offering a safe and welcoming environment with access to outstanding outdoor recreation and a strong sense of community. The successful candidate will enjoy a varied surgical caseload and work closely with a supportive interdisciplinary team.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Eligible for registration and licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (www.cpsnl.ca)
  • Must satisfy credentialing requirements of the Labrador-Grenfell Zone
  • Medical Degree (MD) from a recognized institution
  • Relevant clinical experience (asset)
  • Satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local police authority
  • Satisfactory record of work performance and attendance

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Perform and supervise surgical procedures
  • Provide inpatient and outpatient care
  • Act as consultant to other physicians
  • Support regional General Surgery services, including travel to other Labrador-Grenfell Zone sites as required
  • Deliver telehealth services
  • Provide on-call coverage for General Surgery including weekends and holidays
  • Work collaboratively with a team of physicians and nurses to deliver required services
  • Support person- and family-centered care; promote patient and worker safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks, and implementing improvements

REMUNERATION

Remuneration will be in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement for salaried physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Base Salary: $263,672 ? $285,596

Available Incentives:

  • Physician Signing Bonus ? $150,000 + $25,000 top-up
  • Approved relocation expenses with a two-year commitment to NL Health Services
  • Applicable Labrador Allowance
  • Salaried Retention Bonus
  • Employer-Sponsored RRSP
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package
  • Temporary Accommodation

HOW TO APPLY

Interested candidates are asked to submit:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Supporting documentation (as applicable)
  • Three (3) professional references

Note: Applicants who do not provide the required documentation will not be considered.

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Jennifer Sexton [email protected]

LEARN MORE ABOUT PRACTICING IN NL

NL Health Services is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.

Competition Number: VAC0011534
Company Website: https://NLHealthServices.ca/
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About NL Health Services

About NL Health Services

If you come from away, you’ll discover just how special Newfoundland and Labrador is. If you're a local, you already know this. It’s our people. It’s our culture. It’s our stories (and oh do we love our stories).

If you’re looking to grow your health career in a place with adventure around each corner and a strong sense of community, then let’s put on the kettle and have a chat. Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services might just be the perfect fit for you.

Why join NL Health Services?

There are many reasons. You will put your skills to great use in a unique and remarkable part of the world, be part of interdisciplinary and talented health-care teams and have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities.

  • We also offer incentives for local talent, those looking to return home and those new to our province.
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
  • Generous vacation packages and paid time off.
  • Full-time and part-time pension plans options.
  • Health insurance, dental and long-term disability plans.
  • Financial incentives and relocation support.
  • Student placements and clinical residencies.
  • Remote work options available.
  • Fast pathways to nursing for out-of-province applicants.

With a rich and unique culture, and tremendous natural beauty, Newfoundland and Labrador is an ideal place to call home, with a growing diverse population and among the safest places in the world to live.

About NL Health Services

At NL Health Services, we are responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 510,550 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our team consists of more than 22,000 dedicated health workers who are committed to providing the best care in communities across the province, in five geographical areas.

The provincial health authority was created in April 2023, following recommendations from Health Accord NL, and brings together five former separate health entities. Our goal is to improve the health of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to create a more integrated, accessible, technologically enhanced, equitable and sustainable health system.

We know that it is the people – employees, physicians and volunteers – that together make NL Health Services a great place to work. We believe that every person carries valuable knowledge, experience and perspective, and it is in this diversity that we find strength. At NL Health Services, we embrace the distinct and complementary characteristics of all our members as we seek to eliminate health disparities by providing fair, equitable and quality health care to all patients, residents and clients.

If your passion is to provide extraordinary health care to the residents of the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador, we want to hear from you.

Come, work with us, and be extraordinary every day!

For more information, please visit: https://nlhealthservices.ca/.

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