Job Posting
full time General Surgery at Horizon Health Network
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Job ID: 18040

The Miramichi Regional Hospital is seeking a general surgeon to join the healthcare team for a 6-month locum beginning in June 2025 (exact start date negotiable).

Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide an outpatient service for the assessment and management of patients including weekly clinics, minor OR cases, and endoscopy.
• Provide inpatient care including daily rounds on patients.
• Provide consultations to hospital-based patients as requested by medical or hospital staff.
• Provide telephone consultation to colleagues.
• Teaching responsibilities for residents, medical students, and others as appropriate.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to address staff and patient education needs.
• Participate in the use of departmental and corporate evidence-based rules of practice to ensure that expected standards of care are achieved.
• Participate in the on-call rota of the Department of General Surgery.

Within the confines of this scope of practice and position description, provide other duties that may arise by circumstance and may be assigned by the Chief of the Department of Surgery, the Chief of Staff, Medical Director and/or Vice President of Medical Affairs.

Summary
Specialty
General Surgery
Province / State
New Brunswick
Employment Type
full time
Eligible
Physician
Tagline
The Miramichi Regional Hospital is seeking a general surgeon for a 6-month locum beginning June 2025!
Start Date
2025-06-01
End Date
2025-12-31
Remuneration
Remuneration
Fee for Service or Salaried remuneration available. 
Billing / Overhead Split
 
Vacation / CME Leave
 
Additional Benefits
 
Qualification Requirements
Education
 
Experience
 
Certifications
• Must be eligible for license to practice medicine in the Province of New Brunswick.
• Must be eligible for membership with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick.
• Must be eligible for malpractice insurance from the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), or equivalent, appropriate to the category of practice. 
Institution / Community Information
Institution Name
Horizon Health Network 
Street Address 1
500 Water St. 
Street Address 2
 
City / Town
Miramichi 
Country
Canada 
Postal / Zip Code
E1V3G5 
 
Institution Description
Horizon’s Miramichi Regional Hospital is situated in the northeastern part of New Brunswick in the city of Miramichi.

The hospital provides health care services to the city of Miramichi and its surrounding communities, which have broad roots in Irish and Scottish descent, and includes four vibrant Francophone communities and three progressive First Nation communities covering a catchment population of 46,000.

The hospital is a partner of the Dalhousie New Brunswick Distributed Medical Education Program and was the inaugural site for the Dalhousie Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship Program, an innovative 48-week clinical experience for third year medical students which has since expanded to include other sites in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The hospital also supports the clinical experience of nursing, therapeutic and diagnostic students.

The hospital offers a full complement of health care services, including General Surgery, Urology, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology and Oncology services. A large variety of ambulatory care services are also provided including a Healthy Kids Pediatric Ambulatory Care program.

The facility is home to state-of-the-art Diagnostic Equipment, including a 64-slice CT scanner and Accredited Digital Mammogram machines. A new ambulatory oncology clinic opened in 2017, and a new Geriatric Program opened in 2018.
 
Institution Size (Beds)
unspecified 
Institution Website
 
Community Description
The City of Miramichi is a friendly, warm community located along the Miramichi River in northeastern New Brunswick. It offers very affordable housing and cost of living while meeting all your day-to-day needs. Most homes are within a 15-minute commute to the hospital, with family friendly, safe neighbourhoods. Miramichi boasts excellent outdoor opportunities including boating, golfing, and world-class fishing. There are well-maintained trails for hiking, biking, ATV’ing and snowmobiling. Many festivals are offered throughout the year and there are plenty of community and recreation programs for children and adults. For more information, visit discovermiramichi.com. 
Community Size
unspecified 
Community Website
   
 
Geographic location may be approximate
Contact for Applicants
Contact Name
Ms. Jadyn Mah 
Contact Address
Jadyn.Mah@HorizonNB.ca 
Phone
 
Fax
 
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Published on 2025-01-21
Edited on 2025-01-21