Pediatrician - Red Deer
Pediatrician - Red Deer
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
Required
- This position requires that a Physician have or obtain a license to practice as a Pediatrician from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta as well as the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).
- Evidence and demonstration of experience and skills required to manage a wide spectrum of outpatient consultation in pediatric development behavioural and mental health problems.
- Recent (within the last 5 years) experience in the care of critically unwell pediatric and neonatal patients pediatric inpatients and in a level 2 or 3 NICU.
- Demonstration of excellent communication skills with both families and colleagues.
- Up to date certifications in BLS PALS and NRP.
- Canadian clinical experience is preferred.
Additional Desired Competencies
- Administration of ADOS for autism diagnosis
- Instructor status for NRP and/or PALS.
Red Deer is looking for wellrounded Pediatricians who want to practice to their full scope. In the hospital we manage our 17bed level 2 NICU and 10bed pediatric inpatient ward and serve as the consultant on call for neonatal & pediatric patients across central zone.
The Consultant pediatrician will provide pediatric specialty (Clinical) care in the following scenarios: consultation on pediatric patients in emergency department as pediatrician oncall admit acutely ill patients to hospital manager admitted pediatric inipatients transfer pediatric patients who require higher level of care to tertiary childrens hospitals ouit of zone attend high risk deliveries and resuscitate newborns as needed admit acutely ill neonates to the local level 2 NICU manage admitted neonates in the local NICU see patients in consultation in outpatient clinics work closely with residents and students working on clinical rotations and provide teaching as needed appointment to one or both medical facilities at U of Alberta and U of Calgary outpatient work in the AHSsponsored multidisciplinary Pediatric Diabetes Education Centre clinic voluntary participation in CASART (Central Alberta Sexual Response Team) via urgent oncall assessments and nonurgent outpatient assessments through private clinic.
Employment Type
Full Time
