Horizon Health Network, Saint John area (Region 2), is actively seeking a permanent full-time Cardiac Anesthesiologist. Consideration will be given to locum placements.

The Department of Anesthesiology consists of twenty (20) anesthesiologists practicing in a collegial group, providing anesthesia services at two (2) sites in the city. We are presently seeking a compatible anesthesiologist with cardiac anesthesia training to join our department.

The Saint John Regional Hospital is a tertiary care facility, a designated Level I trauma centre, and serves as the provincial referral centre for cardiac surgery. All major surgical specialties including obstetrics are provided; and an active acute pain service and chronic pain clinic. Applicants with additional training in chronic pain would have the opportunity to participate in a developing multidisciplinary chronic pain clinic overseen by the Department of Anesthesiology. The Department also provides services at St. Joseph’s Hospital, which is a day surgery facility.

The New Brunswick Heart Centre located in Saint John, is the sole tertiary cardiac care program in the province of New Brunswick. It has an annual cardiac surgery volume of approximately 800 cases, including standard revascularization (CABG) and valve procedures as well as complex and minimally invasive mitral and aortic valve surgery. There is an active multidisciplinary Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVI) program. In addition to cardiac anesthesia the successful applicant would provide general operating room anesthesia services and share in the on-call schedule.

The Department is affiliated with Dalhousie University Medical School and Memorial University Medical School postgraduate program and teaching in the undergraduate program is available at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick. Information regarding faculty appointments is available upon request.

These responsibilities are basic. Additional duties may be assigned from time to time as may be necessary to the operation of Horizon Health Network:
• Provide Anesthesiology services in the operating room as required.
• Provide inpatient care including rounds on patients.
• Provide consultations to hospital-based patients as requested by attending staff.
• Participate in the teaching of other members of health professions in subjects related to the practice of Anesthesiology.
• Organize on-site CME and participate in the teaching rounds of the Department.
• Participate in medical practice that is compatible with the Health Authority’s mission, values and strategic directions.

In accordance with immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada.