Orthopaedic Surgeon

Job summary

Provide general orthopaedic consultation and surgical care for lower extremities to Canadian Armed Forces members. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and anesthesiologists to manage patient diagnosis, surgery, and rehabilitation.

Job details

About Calian At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government. We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team. Job Type Part-Time Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members. Position Overview Calian is seeking an Orthopaedic Surgeon (Lower Extremities) to work part time at CFB Edmonton. This position offers Physicians a unique opportunity to work with Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members without having to become members themselves. If you have any questions or would like to know more details, please feel free to email the recruiter directly at rachel.jacques@calian.com Responsibilities Providing general orthopaedic consultation service to CAF members on a referral basis Performing comprehensive diagnosis, medical management, and rehabilitation of patients Determining procedures for preoperative and postoperative care, applying surgical procedures, and coordinating operation with anesthesiologist Participating as a member of the multidisciplinary team for case conference when on-site Practicing as a member of a multidisciplinary team and consulting with members of other health professions as appropriate in order to ensure the health care needs of CAF members are met Practicing in accordance with the Canadian Armed Forces’ Spectrum of Care, Drug Benefit List and Code of Ethics Qualifications Licensed and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Experience with orthopaedic surgery on lower extremities Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery with the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) Basic Life Support for Health Providers or CPR/AED Level C Certification Additional Requirements You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level. CF Basic Aviation and Dive Medicine Certification is considered an asset but not mandatory. Vancancies We have one available position. AI Usage Disclosure At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team. Related Careers General Dentist Edmonton, AB Full Time; Part Time Health Health Services 2026-08-21 Dental Hygienist Edmonton, AB Full Time Health Health Services 2026-06-23 Primary Care Physician Edmonton, AB Full Time; Part Time Health Physicians 2026-06-05

What you’ll do

Provide general orthopaedic consultation and surgical care for lower extremities to Canadian Armed Forces members. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and anesthesiologists to manage patient diagnosis, surgery, and rehabilitation.

Requirements

Must be licensed with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta and hold a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery (FRCSC). Requires BLS or CPR/AED Level C certification and the ability to obtain Government Security Clearance.

Listed skills

• Recruitment · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Reliability · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Energy · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• management · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Administrative · Preferred
• email · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Lower Extremity Surgery
• Medical Diagnosis
• Patient Rehabilitation
• Preoperative Care
• Postoperative Care
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration
• Medical Management

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector