Anesthesiologist Job at Chatham-Kent Health Alliance in Chatham, ON

CKHA is looking to add one Anesthesiologist who holds a fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada OR is eligible for the Royal College exam to our team. Subspecialty training is not mandatory.

The Highlights:

• 200-bed hospital offering a full range of medical and diagnostic services including Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, CT, MRI, laboratory and respiratory therapy services
• Surgical services: general surgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, urology, obstetrics/gynecology and dental surgery
• Over 14,000 surgical procedures (including endoscopy) annually
• 7 ORs and 2 endoscopy suites are equipped with the latest technology
• Sedation for ERCPs
• Full time Anesthesia Assistant in the OR
• 28-bed surgical inpatient unit, 5-bed Level IIb neonatal nursery, up to 6 pediatric beds
• Approximately 850 deliveries annually (40% C-section rate, 24/7 epidural service)
• Pre-anesthesia clinic run by the department

Schedule and Compensation:

Our ORs and Endoscopy Suites run Monday to Friday from 0800-1500. Typically, four days will be spent in either the OR or Endoscopy Unit and the fifth day will be running the hospital’s Anesthesia Consult Clinic. We boast a high volume of well-remunerative major and minor orthopedic cases at CKHA and an incredibly efficient OR team makes frequent case turnover possible. Cases will be equitably shared to ensure optimization of fee-for-service payments for all. 

Call is shared equally amongst the team (1 in 6 to 1 in 7 with 6.5 FTE) that offers a daily HOCC stipend. As long as you can get to the hospital within a few minutes, you’re welcome to take the call from home. 

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