Clinical Locum in Adult Critical Care Medicine (25-RAH-ACC-LOC-04)

The successful applicant must hold an MD and FRCPC qualifications or equivalent with training in Critical Care Medicine and have or be eligible for licensure in Alberta (CPSA). The successful candidate will lead the inter-professional critical care team during clinical weeks on call in the role of attending physician in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and thrive within a collaborative and interdisciplinary program involving multiple specialties.

.The successful applicant must hold an MD and FRCPC qualifications or equivalent with training in Critical Care Medicine and have or be eligible for licensure in Alberta (CPSA). The successful candidate will lead the inter-professional critical care team during clinical weeks on call in the role of attending physician in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and thrive within a collaborative and interdisciplinary program involving multiple specialties.

The Royal Alexandra Hospital has over 800 beds and is one of Canada's leading clinical and teaching hospitals, treating patients from across western and northern Canada. The hospital offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services, including specialized services within cardiology, medicine, obstetrics, surgery, critical care, emergency and trauma care. It houses the regional thoracic surgery program. The ICU at the Royal Alexandra Hospital is currently operating as a 29 bed unit served by 11 fellowship trained intensivists with base training in Anesthesia, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Hematology, General Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Emergency Medicine and General/Trauma/ENT Surgery.  There is full time coverage by critical care trained Nurse Practitioners as well as rotating residents and fellowship trainees. There are approximately 1450 admissions per year including trauma as well as medical, surgical and obstetrical cases.

Remuneration will be fee-for-service provided through approximately 6 clinical service weeks in the Royal Alexandra Hospital Intensive Care Unit.

Locum duration: January - June, 2026.

Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is one of Canada’s

premier health-education institutions and has been internationally recognized among the world’s top 50 medical schools. The University of Alberta has been ranked amongst the top 100 teaching and research universities in the world serving over 39,000 students with more than 15,000 faculty and staff. The University has an annual budget more than $1.7 billion and attracts significant external funding.

The Department of Critical Care Medicine, within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is a growing research and education-focused Department, currently consisting of 9 Full-Time and 6 Special-Continuing Academic Faculty and over 60 Clinical Faculty, across two teaching and three community Alberta Health Services’ operated hospitals (covering ~ 127 adult ICU beds in 8 ICUs) in the city of Edmonton. The Department has a fully accredited Royal College training program in Critical Care Medicine and overseas the ICU training of numerous rotating specialist programs. Research in the Department spans a wide spectrum from basic science and translational work through health services research and clinical trials across all aspects of the practice of Critical Care Medicine. 

The selected candidate will be expected to contribute to unit initiatives which include opportunities in education, quality improvement, and investigator-initiated research programs across the Edmonton Zone Clinical Department of Critical Care Medicine. The candidate will be expected to contribute to academic teaching and to supervise and mentor clinical learners, graduate students, and emerging faculty members.

The City of Edmonton, with a growing population of ~ 1.54 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.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of application and current curriculum vitae outlining their clinical experience, research expertise, and education interest as well as a copy of their CPSA practice permit or letter of eligibility and three reference letters to the attention below.

Dr. Arabesque Parker

Medical Director, Royal Alexandra Hospital

10240 Kingsway NW

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 3V9

Applications will begin being reviewed on Nov 15, 2025; however, the competition will remain open until filled.

Details about the University of Alberta, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of Critical Care 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.

Interested candidates are asked to submit a letter of application and current curriculum vitae

outlining their clinical experience, research expertise, and education interest as well as a copy of their CPSA practice permit or letter of eligibility and three reference letters to the attention below.

Dr. Arabesque Parker

Medical Director, Royal Alexandra Hospital

10240 Kingsway NW

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5H 3V9

Applications will begin being reviewed on Nov 15, 2025; however, the competition will remain open until filled.

Details about the University of Alberta, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of Critical Care 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.