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Newfoundland & Labrador - Come for the Summer and Stay for Life
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Positions for most specialties available throughout the Province
Come and practice state-of-the-art Medicine in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Meet the friendly people and enjoy a laid-back life-style.
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Take advantage of the numerous outdoor activities and cultural events, including . . .
Clean lakes and rivers with world-class salmon and trout fishing
Two National Parks and many Provincial Parks across the province offer services for the outdoor enthusiast
Cross-country skiing, hiking and snowshoeing throughout the province
Down-hill skiing at Marble Mountain - the highest vertical drop east of the Laurentians
ATV touring and snowmobiling on a 500 mile cross-province trail and a vast network of other trails
Summer Festivals and events at the Arts and Culture Centers throughout the province
Large and small game hunting; Deep sea fishing, whale and bird watching
Most of the land area outside the communities is available for responsible recreational use
... plus many other attractions.
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Click Here is the list of positions we need to fill at this time
The medical system in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador is organized under 4 Regional Integrated Health Authorities (RIHA's), also known as Hospital Boards. Physicians work either on salary from the Hospital Boards or as independent fee-for-service practitioners. Funding for the medical system comes from tax revenues. Each Hospital Board operates one or more hospitals and clinics with various services and levels of expertise.
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Tertiary care is provided at the Health Sciences Center and the Janeway Children's Hospital in St. John's. The Memorial University of Newfoundland Medical School provides undergraduate and post-graduate medical studies in conjunction with the tertiary care and community hospitals across the province. |
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The individual RIHA's seek Canadian-trained physicians and International Medical Graduates (IMG's) for their vacant positions.
As sponsor for the IMG, the Hospital Board guides the physician through the process of procurement of the provisional medical license and work permit.
The physician who obtains a provisional medical license will usually be on a salary through the Board but fee-for-service may be an option.
All support services needed to practice medicine are arranged and supplied by the RIHA.
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The Primary Care physicians in the Province recently received a 30% increase bringing them to that level. Since October 1, 2004, the GP salary range was negotiated at $118,000 to $141,600 with additional retention bonuses ranged from $10,000 to $30,000 depending on length of stay and location.
Emergency Physicians who have completed three years of postgraduate training in emergency medicine in the United States of America in a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education acquired by examination board certification would be paid at the specialist rate. Since October 1, 2004, the specialist salary ranged from $141,600 to $169,920 with additional retention bonuses ranging from $12,000 to $36,000 depending on length of stay and location. The salaried ED Physicians are paid about $125.00 per hour
The 2004 fee-for-service statistics indicated that the vast majority of primary care physicians income fit into the $150,000 to $250,000 (before expenses, generally 30% of gross billings). (all amounts in Canadian dollars - currently Can$=0.87US$)
Medical liability insurance is available through the Canadian Medical Protective Insurance Company at very reasonable rates.
When most Health Boards in certain locations offer employment to a physician, there is an understanding that relocation expenses will be covered up to a predetermined amount. There is also a housing allowance for an initial period in these areas.
The regional Health Boards work with local community resources to provide a welcoming environment to support physicians and their families.
The Newfoundland & Labrador Medical Association provides support services for physicians and negotiates fees and work conditions on their behalf with the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador.
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Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's most easterly province is made up of 2 separate land masses. The island of Newfoundland with an area of 42,000 sq. miles is the world's 15th. largest island and has 485,000 inhabitants. Labrador, the mainland portion of the province adjacent to Quebec, is separated from Newfoundland by the narrow Labrador Strait and is very sparsely populated. |
Before joining Canada in 1949 as the 10th. province, Newfoundland & Labrador was Britain's oldest colony. The majority of Newfoundland's population is of English, Irish and Scottish descent, but at times during its long history, areas Newfoundland had been occupied by the French, as evidenced by the names of many Newfoundland communities. Unlike several of the other Eastern Canadian provinces, Newfoundland and Labrador does not have any French-speaking communities. The Aboriginal Peoples are represented by a small number of Mikmaq (Micmac) indians on the island and the Innu and Innuit in Labrador. The educational institutions and industry has attracted people of many nations to the province in recent years.
The Capital of Newfoundland and Labrador is St. John' s with a population of 99,000. There are several communities with populations in the 10,000 to 20,000 range - Corner Brook, Grand Falls, Gander, Clarenville, Mount Pearl, which tend to act as service hubs for the numerous small communities known as "outports" around the coast. All Newfoundland communities are joined by a very good system of roads. |
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The economy of Newfoundland and Labrador had traditionally been based on the fishery, but during the past century has been supplemented by natural resources-based activities such as mining and pulp and paper. In the late 1970's the Hibernia oil field was discovered on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. The ongoing oil discovery process and the service industry built around production has greatly raised the economic activity in the province, especially the eastern area of the Province.
Memorial University of Newfoundland and its affiliated colleges and technical schools have produced a highly-educated work force who have taken advantage of the highly-paid jobs in the oil industry and research, an example being the National Research Council's Institute for Ocean Technology. Another example of the wold-wide involvement in educational projects is the The College of The North Atlantic's Middle East campus in Qatar. These are only a couple of examples of what is happening in Newfoundland & Labrador in 2006.
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Contact Scarlet Hann, Physician Recruitment Coordinator
email: nlphysicianrecruitment@hotmail.com
Phone: (709) 777-6031; Fax: (709) 777-8296
For information about current opportunities please go to www.nlphysicianjobs.ca/
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