The Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, and Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Corridor is inviting applications for an Intensivist position in the Royal Alexandra Hospital Intensive Care Unit. The Department of Critical Care Medicine, Edmonton Zone, Alberta Health Services, in partnership with the Department of Critical Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, is inviting applications for a position of Adult Intensivist to be based at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry is one of Canada’s premier health-education institutions and has been internationally recognized among the world’s top 50 medical schools. The University of Alberta has been ranked amongst the top 100 teaching and research universities in the world serving over 39,000 students with more than 15,000 faculty and staff. The University has an annual budget in excess of $1.7 billion and attracts significant external funding.The integrated Department of Critical Care Medicine, within Alberta Health Services and the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, is a growing research and education-focused Department, currently consisting of 6 Full-Time and 6 Special-Continuing Academic Faculty and over 50 Clinical Faculty, across two teaching and three community Alberta Health Services’ operated hospitals (covering ~ 152 ICU beds in 8ICUs) in the city of Edmonton. The Department has a fully accredited Royal College training program in Critical Care Medicine and overseas the ICU training of numerous rotating specialist programs. Research in the Department spans a wide spectrum from basic science and translational work through health services research and clinical trials across all aspects of the practice of Critical Care Medicine. The Royal Alexandra Hospital has over 800 beds and is one of Canada’s leading clinical and teaching hospitals, treating patients from across western and northern Canada. The hospital offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services, including specialized services within cardiology, medicine, obstetrics, surgery, critical care, emergency and trauma care. It houses the regional thoracic surgery program. The ICU at the Royal Alexandra Hospital is currently operating as a 29 bed unit served by 12 fellowship trained intensivists with base training in Anesthesia, Pulmonology, Nephrology, General Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Hematology, Emergency Medicine and General/Trauma/ENT Surgery. There is full time coverage by critical care trained Nurse Practitioners as well as rotating residents and fellowship trainees. There are approximately 1450 admissions per year including trauma/neurotrauma as well as medical, surgical and obstetrical cases.
The successful applicant must hold an MD and FRCPC qualifications or equivalent with training in Critical Care Medicine and have or be eligible for licensure in Alberta (CPSA). The successful candidate will lead the inter-professional critical care team during clinical weeks on call in the role of attending physician in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and thrive within a collaborative and interdisciplinary program involving multiple specialties. Interested candidates should submit: • A letter of application outlining clinical expertise • A current curriculum vitae • A copy of CPSA practice permit or letter o f eligibility • Three letters of reference - to be sent to the attention of Dr. Arabesque Parker at Arabesque.Parker@ahs.ca Application Deadline: June 1, 2026. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Remuneration will be fee-for-service and/or RAH AICU cARP
