Staff Neonatologist - Toronto, Canada - Sinai Health

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Sinai Health is a leading academic health science centre with a provincial, national and international reputation for discovering and delivering life-changing care. We provide excellent and compassionate care in hospital, community and home. Comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care, we translate scientific breakthroughs, push boundaries for health solutions, and educates future clinical and scientific leaders.

Sinai Health is fully committed to a culture of belonging and an inclusive environment that attracts and retains a diverse workforce, at all levels of the organization that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from racialized persons, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, and those from diverse backgrounds and experiences. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know through the Accommodation Phone Line at --0, ext. 0, or email @.

Effective April 1, 4 a new part-time (0.5FTE) faculty position is available for a General Pediatrician with an interest in long-term neurodevelopment or Developmental Pediatrician to join the Neonatal Follow-up Clinic team in the Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, which is an academic health science centre affiliated with the University of Toronto. The Department of Pediatrics has a tradition of excellence in Neonatal clinical care, education and research and is closely allied to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The Department provides primary and tertiary perinatal care at regional, provincial and national levels for newborn infants who need specialized services due to extreme preterm gestation or known congenital abnormalities. The Department in conjunction with the Division of Neonatology at the Hospital for Sick Children and Sunnybrook Hospital forms part of a Fellowship Training Program in Neonatology which is fully accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

The neurodevelopmental follow up clinic is located within the Department of Pediatrics and provides post-discharge follow-up for extremely preterm neonates of < weeks gestation and for other infants at high risk of neurodevelopmental disabilities including but not limited to those receiving specific fetal diagnosis or therapy.

The successful candidate should be eligible for an academic appointment at the University of Toronto. We are looking for a candidate who has completed General Pediatrics training and has either extensive experience as a provider of neurodevelopmental follow-up care in a similar setting or has completed developmental pediatric fellowship training to support the long-term developmental needs of our population. The successful candidate must have a proven record for excellence in provision of clinical care and demonstrate a commitment to quality improvement and education in the field. In addition to clinical duties in the neurodevelopmental follow up clinic, the position will involve participating in the educational activities for medical trainees and allied healthcare providers and in clinic administration.

All candidates must be able to function proficiently in English, hold an MD, MBBS or the equivalent thereto must have specialty training in Pediatric Medicine and be eligible for certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or have comparable qualifications. Candidates must hold or be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. This position will remain open until filled. Rank and salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Interested individuals should submit a letter of application and curriculum vitae with the names and addresses of three references no later than February , 4, to Dr. Prakesh S Shah, Department of Paediatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X5. Phone: () -7 Fax: () -5; Email: @ . Visit our website at for additional information.

Mount Sinai and the University of Toronto are strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, aboriginal persons, and persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.