Clinical Cardiologist

Clinical Cardiologist

Employer Alberta Health Services

Location

St. Albert, Alberta, Canada

Salary

The average gross income in Alberta is $550,000-900,000 CAD (£293,000-481,000 GBP)

Advert expiry date 23 Oct 2026

View more categoriesView less categories

Profession Specialist doctor, Cardiology

Grade Specialty doctor

Contract Type Permanent

Hours Full Time

Setting Hospital, Specialist clinic

Job Details

Opportunity: Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Corridor, Cardiac Sciences in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology invites applications for a Clinical Cardiologist to be based at the Sturgeon Community Hospital located in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.

The Faculty has been internationally recognized as among the world’s top 50 medical schools and as one of Canada’s premier health-education institutions. The University is currently home to more than 38,000 students with more than 15,000 faculty and staff.

Edmonton Corridor Cardiac Services provide patient care to mid and northern Alberta as well as Northern BC and Northern Canada. This is a very busy program providing services including Cardiac Intensive Care, Cardiac Catheterization and Angioplasty in labs providing elective and emergency evaluation and treatment including complex PCI, CTO PCI, and involvement in a regional STEMI program. Device Implantation is carried out as part of the Arrhythmia services program and includes pacemakers, AICD, and CRT. Full-service ECHO/TEE and stress ECHO are performed.

The successful applicant will be expected to apply for a Clinical Academic Colleague Appointment in the Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, which will be considered under a separate process through the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry.

This position is for a Clinical Cardiologist in the Cardiac Sciences service at the Sturgeon Community Hospital. The successful applicant will be expected to:

• Provide a minimum of 10 weeks of service per year in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) including on-call services per AHS on-call schedules
• Provide Inpatient, Emergency Department, and Outpatient Telephone Consultations including RAAPID North
• Participate in the Chest Pain Clinic, Heart Function Clinic, and Cardiac Device Clinic
• Obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the services
• Participate in quality improvement programs and initiatives as requested by the Cardiology Facility Chief

Locations: Sturgeon Community Hospital

Community Information: The City of Edmonton, with a growing population of over one million, is the cosmopolitan capital of Alberta known as “The City of Festivals”. With an abundance of services, a beautiful river valley, a multitude of community activities and attractive and financially reasonable living accommodation options, our energetic city has something for everyone. For further details about our vibrant city, please visit www.edmonton.ca.

Details about the University of Alberta, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of Medicine can be found on the Faculty’s Home Page at www.med.ualberta.ca.

Details about Alberta Health Services can be found at www.albertahealthservices.ca .

Salary Details: The average gross income of in Alberta is $550,000-900,000 CAD (£293,000-481,000 GBP). Compensation for this opportunity is based on a fee-for-service model and may include additional program stipends. Financial incentives such as reimbursable travel arrangements and relocation support may be available.

Qualifications

• MD degree, or equivalent.
• Must have or be eligible for FRCPC certification or equivalent in Cardiology with the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada.
• Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA):
• Physicians practicing in the UK with a Certificate of Completion of Training, or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration, are not required to rewrite any exams in order to be approved for accelerated licensure in Alberta, and can immediately start in independent practice. Learn more about the licensing process on the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta website.
• Additional skills in Transesophageal ECHO (TEE) are considered desirable as we plan to establish this service at the Sturgeon.