Pediatric Neurologist

Pediatric Neurologist

Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre

Full-time - St. John’s, NL

The Division of Pediatric Medicine at the Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre is seeking expressions of interest for a Pediatric Neurologist in St. John’s, NL Canada.   The Janeway provides the only tertiary level of care for children with neurological disorders in NL. 

The Janeway Children’s Health and Rehabilitation Centre is a 71 bed, tertiary care referral hospital for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  The Janeway is a teaching hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador (MUNL) and has a residency program in Pediatrics and the successful candidate will be involved in medical student and resident teaching.   

The neurology department has a busy outpatient department and in conjunction with the rehabilitation department neuromuscular and cerebral palsy clinics. The department has EEG inpatient and outpatient facilities, nursing and secretarial support. The responsibilities include clinical and teaching duties related to neurology, clinical research and shared duties with the other Pediatric Neurologist.

Through strong formal affiliations with Memorial University, and on the recommendation of the Discipline Chair, the successful candidate may be eligible for a clinical faculty appointment in the Academic Department of Pediatrics and may be expected to participate in collaborative research activities and scholarship (ie: teaching).

Newfoundland is an island in the North Atlantic, with a temperate climate, rugged coastlines, abundant unspoiled wilderness minutes from the City and very short commutes with almost everything within a 20 minute drive from the hospital.  The Province has excellent public health policies resulting in very low COVID numbers with the ability to rapidly halt community spread and with very high vaccination uptake.

To be considered candidates must hold a MD, certification by Royal College Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Pediatric Neurology (or equivalent). All applicants must be eligible for licensure to practice by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador.   

Salary and benefits for this position are to be paid in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement for salaried physicians in NL and commensurate with the level of training and experience.

Interested persons meeting the above qualifications should forward their curriculum vitae with contact information of three references to:

Wendy Snow

Regional Physician Recruiter

Email:  [email protected] 

For more information regarding Eastern Health and practicing in Newfoundland and Labrador please visit the following websites www.easternhealth.ca and www.practicenl.ca

In accordance with Canadian Employment and Immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. Eastern Health hire on the basis of merit and are committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to submit an expression of interest.  Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.