Medical Oncologist - Province-Wide

• 1.0 FTE, Permanent full-time position available with an anticipated start date of September 2026.

Please note that this competition may be used to fill future vacancies.

• Full-time hours for a salaried physician are defined as 37.5 hours per week or 1950 hours per year.
• Full-time contract-for-service hours are based on a maximum of 1,725 hours per year;
• Position is required to participate in Provincial Medical Oncology on-call schedule.

Health PEI offers payment modality options including:

• Salary – Physicians employed under the salaried model enter into an employee-employer relationship with Health PEI. This model includes a defined schedule, assigned duties, and a comprehensive suite of employment benefits such as:
  • Health and dental coverage
  • Paid vacation and sick leave
  • Life insurance
  • RRSP matching               

• Contract-for-Service – Physicians working under a Contract for Service are compensated hourly, as outlined in the Physician Services Agreement. While this model does not include traditional employment benefits (e.g., paid vacation, health and dental, RRSP matching), it does provide access to negotiated benefits such as parental leave. The hourly rate includes an additional amount in lieu of benefits. This model may offer tax advantages for physicians who choose to incorporate.

• Fee-for-Service – Under this model, physicians are compensated for each service provided, in accordance with the Tariff of Fees outlined in the Physician Services Agreement. This model offers maximum flexibility in terms of scheduling, service volume, and practice style.

Physicians typically operate through a professional corporation, which may offer tax advantages. Most physicians are responsible for overhead costs, which average around 25% of total billings. While this model does not include paid employment benefits, physicians have access to negotiated benefits through the Physician Services Agreement.

• Eligible return in service incentive and moving expense reimbursement is available.
• Clinical teaching opportunities exist with the PEI regional campus (MD program) and PEI Family Medicine Residency Training Program; faculty appointment at Memorial University and Dalhousie University may be available;
• Access to hospital-based electronic patient record system with lab and x-ray reports from office; and
• Other incentives as per the Physician Services Agreement.

• FRCPC or eligibility for Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification.
• Eligible for registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Prince Edward Island.
• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA).
• Eligible for appointment to the Health PEI Medical Staff with appropriate privileging.
• Work experience preferable with at least 1- 2 years of clinical experience working in Canada.

Atlantic Registry

Starting May 1, 2023, physicians whose primary practice is in Atlantic Canada (and hold a general registration in either PEI, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia or Newfoundland and Labrador) may be eligible to obtain registration to practice in all four Atlantic Canadian provinces via the Atlantic Registry. For more information or to opt-in to the Atlantic Registry, contact the College of Physicians and Surgeons in your home province today! 

In the event of a discrepancy in information on this website and the Physician Services Agreement, the Physician Services Agreement shall prevail.