Health Sciences North (HSN) Sudbury, Northern Ontario

Cardiology Practice Opportunities Join Northeastern Ontario’s health care leader

Health Sciences North/Horizon Santé-Nord (HSN) is recruiting health care professionals who have a keen interest in affecting change within its dynamic health care system. As the tertiary care referral centre for the entire Northeastern Ontario region, HSN serves a catchment population of over 600,000 residents.

The Service of Cardiovascular Medicine at HSN is a tertiary care program and it provides full non-invasive, interventional, and arrhythmia services, as well as a cardiac surgical program. The Service runs 2 Cath Labs, undertaking both diagnostic and multiple interventional procedures. Our STEMI/RESCUE program is expanding across LHIN 13 and our TAVI program is well established. At present, we have four cardiologists implanting Pacemakers, ICDs and CRTs, and our Cardiac Surgical Program performs coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG), valve repair/replacement, as well as advanced imaging including 3D Echo, Cardiac MRI, and Cardiac CT.

We are recruiting Cardiologists in the following subspecialties to complement and support the Department’s rapid expansion:  Interventional Cardiologist  Non-Invasive Cardiologists with Level 3 Echocardiography to provide: TEE, dobutamine stress echos, and contrast echos.  General Cardiologists with fellowship training or special interest in: Cardio-oncology, Geriatric Cardiology, , or Cardiac Intensive Care.

The successful candidates will be expected to work general cardiology on-call. Ability to communicate in both English and French is also considered an asset. Candidates must have obtained specialty qualifications from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and be inde- pendently licensed or eligible for licensure in Ontario; qualified restricted and academic licensed physicians will also be considered on a case by case basis.

We have a strong interest in academic work and welcome applicants with a strong academic background. All physicians are required to seek academic appointment at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM), and become involved in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees. Research opportunities are also available with HSN’s research institute, HSNRI.

Come discover Sudbury’s exceptional quality of life, abundant lakes, parklands, and extensive recreational opportunities! Sudbury is a bilingual community, and offers a variety of excellent elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education institutions. Physicians who practice full –time in Sudbury are eligible for attractive financial incentives.

If you are currently practicing or within one year of graduating, and are interested in opportunities in Sudbury, the Ministry of Health’s Communi- ty Assessment Visit Program will cover travel and accommodation expenses for both you and your spouse to come explore the practice opportuni- ty in Sudbury.

Interested individuals should send a letter of interest and CV to the Medical and Academic Affairs office, by- e mail to [email protected] or by fax to 705-523-7041.

HSN thanks all applicants, but only those selected for an interview or to locum will be contacted.