Surgical Assist (25-FSCH-SUR-GEN-ASST-04)

Alberta Health Services, is currently seeking the services of independently licensed physicians to surgical assist in the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital. Under the direction of the surgeon, the primary duties of the position will be the provision of surgical assistance during procedures, including helping with positioning, intraoperative assisting, and post op positioning patients to surgical bed. The surgical assist is responsible for maintaining aseptic integrity, is a skillful communicator with all members of the OR team and can lift and position patients and equipment as required.  

The successful applicant is required to be on site from approximately 07:30 Monday to Friday, until the cases are completed, typically by 15:15 but it can run up to 17:00.  

The position provides the opportunity to work with a congenial group of surgeons who routinely guide resident physicians in acquiring the skills required to become capable surgeons.  As the assist physician becomes familiar with each surgeon’s procedural workflows, the assist physician will also become a capable general surgery, obstetrics and gynecology surgical assistance. 

General surgery and gynecology & obstetrics runs a minimum of 2 operating rooms daily. 

Preference will be given to applicants who can commit to regular, predictable availability although this does not necessarily have to be multiple days in a week. We also prefer the candidate to be available afterhours few times a week (the afterhours cases typically finished before 20:00 – typically we may have a couple of cases which finished mostly before 20:00 and the occasion emergent/stat C-sections). 

Interested applicants should forward their curriculum vitae with three references and current CPSA permit via the Dr. Jobs Website.  

We thank all applicants for their interest, only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.