Job Description

This is the life-changing opportunity you've been looking for.

Horizon Health Network in is looking for a Vascular Surgeon to join our team in Fredericton, New Brunswick!

Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is seeking a dedicated, dependable, passionate, and qualified Vascular Surgeon to join the Department of General/Vascular Surgery. The ideal candidate will have experience working within a collaborative environment as a member of an interdisciplinary team to provide safe and quality patient care.

This role will be based at The Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital (DECRH) in Fredericton, New Brusnwick. The DECRH is a level 2 Trauma Centre and regional referral hospital with 314 beds and a 9-bed closed intensive care unit, serving a catchment population of approximately 175,000.

The DECRH provides undergraduate and graduate education experience for approximately 20 health disciplines. It is a certified partner of the Dalhousie University Family Medicine program, the University of New Brunswick nursing program, and hosts medical students from Memorial University and Dalhousie University in an innovative longitudinal clerkship program.

A $250 million project to provide a state-of-the-art environment for maternal and newborn, intensive care, surgical care, day surgery, ambulatory procedures, phlebotomy, and health records service is underway.

Why you should work here

Working for Horizon gives you a career that provides an east coast lifestyle and the chance to make a big difference in the lives of New Brunswickers.

Horizon is committed to enhancing our diverse and inclusive environment for our employees and patients. We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.

Who you are

You have a worked as a Vascular Surgeon for a minimum of 1 year.

You possess a Medical Degree from a recognized medical school and postgraduate studies (residency) in the field of General Surgery with a focus in Vascular Surgery.

You must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick.

The Department of General/Vascular Surgery requires that members practicing Vascular Surgery be a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada with subspecialty certification in Vascular Surgery from an accredited program to be eligible for active membership. Candidates with Royal College eligibility may be considered.

Written and spoken competence in English is required at an advanced level. Bilingual skills would be considered an asset.

What you will do

Reporting to the General/Vascular Surgery Department Head and the Medical Director for the area, the Vascular Surgeon collaborates with other Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered, Nurses, and other Allied Medical Staff.

A typical weekly schedule will include:

• Provide an outpatient service for the assessment and management of both new and follow-up patients.
• Provide inpatient care including daily rounds on patients.
• Provide consultations to hospital-based patients as requested by attending staff.
• Provide telephone consultation to colleagues.
• Teaching responsibilities for residents and medical students.
• Teaching responsibilities for nursing and peers as appropriate.
• Participate in departmental and other appropriate Surgical Program committees.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to address staff and patient education needs.
• Practice in a collaborative fashion as a member of an interdisciplinary team and consult with members of other health professions as appropriate.
• 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/Vascular Surgery.
• Participate in medical practice that is compatible with the Health Authority's mission, values, and strategic directions.
• Within the confines of this scope of practice and position description, provide other duties that may arise by circumstance and may be required by the Head of the Department of General/Vascular Surgery, the Chief of Surgery, the Chief of Staff, and/or Medical Director.

Interested? Apply Today!

To learn more, visit MyHorizonCareer.ca/physicians

About Horizon's Recruitment Process

We thank all applicant who apply; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. All interested applicants are encouraged to apply as an equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Horizon's recruitment screening process may include language proficiency testing, clerical testing and/or behavioral assessment. If you are selected for testing, you will be contacted via the email address provided on your application. The official results will be shared with the candidate, Human Resources and the requesting manager electronically and language results will be placed on the personnel file for Horizon's hiring purposes.

Diversity Statement

Horizon is committed to enhancing our diverse and inclusive environment for our employees and patients. We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.

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