Pediatrician, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (2 positions)
Janeway Children's Health and Rehabilitation Centre
St. John's - Eastern Urban Zone
Permanent Full-time or Part-time

Salary: As per the current Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)

Competition Number: VAC0011459

Posted Date: 2025-05-15

Closing Date: Open until filled

NL Health Services, Eastern Urban Zone offers the full continuum of health and community services including public health, long-term care, community services, hospital care and unique provincial programs and services. NL Health Services prides ourselves on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our region, and in the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent, and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions and to our vision of Healthy People, Healthy Communities.

The Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation is a 71 bed, tertiary care referral hospital for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has an active Pediatric Residency Program affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine; Memorial University of Newfoundland with most Pediatric subspecialties represented.

Job Summary:

The Children’s and Women’s Health Program at NL Health Services invites applications from those interested in either a part time or full-time Pediatrician position with the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at the Janeway Children’s Hospital. We also encourage those who may be interested in recurring shifts to apply.

As the Pediatrician-PICU, you may be a Specialist in Pediatrics with an interest in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. You will provide in-house midgrade coverage within the PICU at the Janeway and will be responsible to the Pediatric Intensivist on service/on call in the PICU and the Division Lead of Pediatric Critical Care and the Clinical Chief of Child Health.

The Pediatrician will work with other medical staff within the PICU to provide care to critically ill patients admitted to PICU under the care of the Pediatric Intensivist and to patients consulted to PICU by the Janeway emergency room, medical and surgical floors as well as the operating room (preoperative consults). The Pediatrician will also assist with assessing patients recently discharged from the PICU on the medical and surgical floors of the Janeway.

The Pediatrician will be the team leader for the Pediatric Code Blue Team which provides resuscitation for all Pediatric Code Blue calls within the Janeway and Health Sciences Center.

• To be considered candidates must hold an MD
• PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) is required
• All applicants must be eligible for licensure (full or provisional) with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador.
• Applicants must satisfy credentialing requirements of NL Health Services including a satisfactory criminal record check and vulnerable sector check.

Remuneration:

Salary for this position will be commensurate with the level of experience and to be paid in accordance with the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).

Full time salaried:

• Study Leave.
• 20 days of Annual Leave.
• Family leave, 9 paid statutory days, compensatory leave, parental leave, education leave, study leave, and sick leave.
• Employer-sponsor RRSP.
• Group Insurance benefits (Basic Group Life Insurance, including Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Supplementary Health Insurance-single (includes Group Travel Insurance and Vison Care) with optional

Language: English

Incentives: Locum: Travel, accommodations, and rental car provided as well as costs

related to CPSNL

Full-Time: Relocation coverage

https://www.gov.nl.ca/exec/tbs/working-with-us/relocation/

Provincial incentives

https://workinhealthnl.ca/incentives/#all-incentives

Employer: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

Contact Information: julia.meyers@nlhealthservices.ca

Competition number: VAC0011459

Competition closing date: until filled

How to apply:

Interested applications are asked to apply for this position via the website.

Contact information for Recruitment Related Inquiries:

email: [email protected]

NL Health Services is committed to inclusive and barrier-free recruitment, selection and onboarding processes. We are happy to assist applicants requesting accommodation or support during the process.

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local Police (including Vulnerable Sector Check), educational documents, and registration/licensure.