Critical Care Clinical Assistants

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Lakeridge Health, has everything you seek - in your career and beyond.  As one of Ontario's largest hospital networks and the dedicated cancer centre for the Central East, we foster a culture that promotes career advancement, learning opportunities and great quality of life.  Through our five hospital sites, in Ajax-Pickering, Bowmanville, Oshawa, Port Perry, and Whitby we provide a broad range of healthcare services to a diverse population, with a focus on achieving excellence.  One System.  Best Health.

Lakeridge Health is currently inviting applications for Critical Care Clinical Assistants with strong communication and leadership skills to join a congenial team of Intensivists providing comprehensive care at Lakeridge Oshawa site.

The successful applicants must have a minimum of two months recent experience working in a Critical Care Unit or within an Emergency Resuscitation Team.  Competency with resuscitation and central line procedures, accompanied with ACLS certification is required.  The Clinical Assistant is supported in person and remotely while on shift by an Intensivist.

The successful candidate will provide care primarily based out of Lakeridge Health Oshawa site providing support and supervision to medical trainees through our partnerships with Queen’s University & University of Toronto. Call is shared equally amongst the members of the group, with a guaranteed number of shifts.  This position does not require MRP responsibilities. Lakeridge Health offers competitive stipends combined with fee for service billings.  Opportunities for those interested in continuing education are encouraged and supported.

The candidate must hold independent practice licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.  Fellowship training in Critical Care or Emergency Medicine is an asset but not required.   The position start date is negotiable.

Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to send a CV and contact information for three referees to:  Dr. Karim Soliman, Department Chief, Critical Care.  Email:  [email protected].  Fax:  (905) 721-4784. Tel:  (905) 576-8711 x33720. 

Application closing date:  April 15, 2023.

LH will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact the Medical Affairs Office.

At Lakeridge Health, inclusion is one of our core values and it connects us to our patients and the communities we serve. We know that having varied perspectives helps generate better ideas to solve complex health system problems of a changing—and increasingly diverse—Durham Region. We have significant work to do and are accelerating our commitment to better represent the communities we serve. Join us on this critical journey!

We especially invite applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis, or Inuk/Inuit person. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact us.

Lakeridge Health is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment and to preventing the transmission of COVID 19 infections among Lakeridge Health team members and our patients. New Lakeridge Health team members will be required to provide proof of full vaccination for COVID-19 during their Post-offer/Pre-employment Health Assessment, subject to any exemptions recognized under the Ontario Human Rights code.