: Family Medicine Physician with Obstetrical Surgical Skills Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital
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- FM Obstetrical Surgical Skills/ Maternal & Newborn Care
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- MED0004PN Requisition #
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- 19 hours ago Post Date
Roles and responsibilities:
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton Corridor, is actively recruiting full-time Family Medicine with Enhanced Surgical Skills or Obstetrical Surgical Skills to join the Women’s Health group at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital (FSCH). There are two full-time positions available.
This position is aimed to provide low risk obstetrical care in the community of Fort Saskatchewan and requires a scope of practice that includes Community Clinic, shared On-Call responsibilities for Intrapartum Obstetrics as well as Gynecology, and Newborn Care.
The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital is a community hospital in the town of Fort Saskatchewan, located 15 minutes northeast of Edmonton. It is a thriving community with all of the services and amenities that you would expect from a larger centre. There is a 24/7 Emergency Department, inpatient Hospitalist Service, busy Surgical Program that includes General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Endoscopy, and a growing Women’s Health Program.
Applications meeting the requirements outlined in this notice will be forwarded to the Search and Select Committee and will begin being reviewed immediately. The competition will remain open until the position is filled. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
Details about the University of Alberta, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of Family Medicine, can be found on the Faculty’s Home Page at www.med.ualberta.ca. Details about Alberta Health Services and the City of Fort Saskatchewan can be found at www.albertahealthservices.ca and Home | City of Fort Saskatchewan.
Qualifications
Successful Candidates will have a functional knowledge of resources and challenges in Alberta’s primary health care system. This knowledge will be supported by the candidate having completed a two year Family Medicine Residency with additional training in enhanced General and/or Obstetrical Surgical Skills and by ongoing community Family Medicine services.
We are particularly interested in candidates who have superior interpersonal skills with demonstrated commitment to teamwork and peer relationships. The successful candidate should be committed to fulfilling clinical and non-clinical duties as a representative of Family Medicine.
The successful candidate will have certification in College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP) with Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) in Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) or Obstetrical Surgical Skills (OSS) and have licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
This position is NOT eligible for AHS sponsorship of a College of Physicians and Surgeons Practice Readiness Assessment.
Interested, qualified persons should submit their curriculum vitae and the names of three references on the Dr.Jobs website.