Job Description

Cardiac Anesthesiologist -Full-time Immediate vacancy or September 1, 2025 Health Science Centre
Permanent St. John's, NL

Hours : 75 hours bi-weekly plus on-call obligations

Salary : Fee-for-service

Competition Number : VAC0013342

Posted Date : 2025-06-26

Closing Date : Open until filled.

About Us

NL Health Services 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 itself on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our region, and the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent, and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions.

Job Summary

The Surgical Services Perioperative Program of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services (NLHS) invites expressions of interest for a full-time Anesthesiologist at the Health Sciences Center, St. John?s, Newfoundland and Labrador (HSC) to start full-time June 20, 2026.

The successful candidate will join a group of 6 cardiac anesthesiologists at HSC working with the entire group of 22 anesthesiologists including cardiac. The Anesthesiologist will function as a key member of the perioperative team, responsible for the provision of anesthetic services to surgical patients. Their practice will be at least 50% in the provision of cardiovascular anesthesia. They will have direct involvement in the care of the patient pre- and post-operatively, assuming responsibility for pre-admission anesthesia clinics as well as post-operative pain management. This site runs 14-16 operating rooms per day with the following surgical specialties; General, Cardiac, Neuro-Surgery, Plastic, Orthopedic, Gynecology/Gyne-ONC, Cath Lab, Neuro-Interventional Radiology, Ophthalmology, and Urology. Additionally, our anesthesiologists provide support to ECT, Endo-vascular Treatment of Stroke and the Acute Pain Services. On-call coverage is required with an average of 2 on-call per month. Additionally, 2 nd call coverage for APS, EVT, 2 nd team, etc is required and averages 1-2 times per month. Members of the cardiac anesthesia group will provide specific coverage for cardiovascular anesthesia on call and transesophageal echocardiography for the perioperative program on call.

HSC is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University. This provides the candidate with the opportunity to engage in educational experiences with both anesthesia residents and undergraduate medical students.

Required Qualifications

• Medical Degree.
• Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Certification in Anesthesiology (or pending certification).
• The successful candidate must demonstrate recent experience and expertise in the provision of anesthesia for the above listed surgical services, especially in the areas of Cardiac (Completion of a Cardiac anesthesia fellowship and, Neuro-Surgery, Cath-Lab, Neuro-Interventional Radiology, and Urology. Priority will be given to candidate(s) with recent clinical experience at the HSC site.
• Subspeciality fellowship training in cardiac anesthesia required , with successful certification of competency in advanced perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (NBE or equivalent examination)
• Deemed eligible for licensure to practice by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador. For more information visit: [email protected] .
• Satisfy credential and privilege requirements of NL Health Services including a satisfactory criminal record check and vulnerable sector check.

Remuneration: Fee-For-Service

Language: English

Incentives: Relocation coverage

Provincial Incentives

Employer : NL Health Services

Contact Information : [email protected]

Competition number: VAC0013342

Competition closing date : Until filled

Contact Information for Recruitment-Related Inquiries:

Email: [email protected]

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In accordance with Canadian Employment and Immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Eastern Health hire on the basis of merit and are committed to employment equity.

All qualified persons are encouraged to submit an expression of interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted

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