Job Description
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) – Regina Area, is seeking a dedicated and highly skilled Advanced Heart Failure Specialist to join our Cardiology team. This role is essential in providing comprehensive, patient-centered care for a complex heart failure population and will play a key role in the continued development of provincial cardiac care pathways.
The successful candidate will join a collaborative multidisciplinary environment, working alongside interventionalists, electrophysiologists, and cardiac surgeons. Responsibilities include:
Work in a specialized Heart Failure clinic with a focus on GDMT optimization.
Clinical lead for advanced therapy assessments (Transplant/VAD coordination).
Participation in the acute cardiology on-call rotation.
Teaching and mentorship of medical students and residents from the University of Saskatchewan.
The Regina Area has a full complement of inpatient and outpatient cardiology services including nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, CHF clinic, adult congenital clinic, stress lab, Cardiac MRI and Cardiac CT. Invasive cardiology is completed in a state-of-the-art unit at the Regina General Hospital, including a state-of-the-art Electrophysiology Lab (EP Lab) performing a full complement of ablation procedures and device implants. The Regina area has a total of 36 beds in the CCU's and CSU's at the Regina General Hospital along with 15 dedicated medical cardiology beds and numerous medical service beds.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is dedicated to learning and is a partner in the growing educational needs of medical students and residents from the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan is a research-intensive institution with 22,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, and a strong reputation for innovation and excellence. The College of Medicine has an intake of 100 students per year with a commensurate number of positions for residency training. The has distributed training sites in Saskatoon and Regina.
Relocation Package
Competitive relocation assistance packages are available.
Job Qualifications
The successful candidate will hold certification or be eligible for certification with the in Cardiology and be eligible for provisional or regular licensure from the .
Sub-specialty fellowship training in Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation is required.
This individual should be a team player, be able to interact effectively with patients, colleagues, staff and management, and function well in a high volume environment with a commitment to provision of high quality patient and family centered care.
The successful applicant is expected to participate in the undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education programs of the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology in the Regina Area and will be appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; in accordance with immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) requires a criminal record check (CRC) from every potential SHA team member. The CRC must be dated within the past six (6) months and be satisfactory to the SHA. A vulnerable sector check (VSC) is required for individuals providing patient/resident/client care to vulnerable persons.
The SHA is committed to building a representative, diverse, inclusive and culturally responsive workforce. We are committed to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. We work in the spirit of truth and reconciliation acknowledging Saskatchewan as the traditional territory of First Nations and Metis people.
The start date for this position is negotiable. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.