Locum Physician – Community Primary Care – East Calgary Family Care Clinic, Calgary, Alberta

Description:

A locum position with an FTE range of 0.1-0.6 is available starting immediately.

You will provide medical services to the patients at the East Calgary Family Care Clinic located in Forest Lawn at the East Calgary Health Centre. This includes all duties related to excellence in providing a highly functional Patient-centered Medical Home such as comprehensive primary care, same-day or next-day access for patients, quality improvement activities, teaching of learners, participation in clinic meetings, interdisciplinary care (mental health, social work, physiotherapy, pharmacy, occupational therapy, dietitians, nursing, nurse practitioners), and system integration work with other partners in the Calgary area, specifically in regard to high needs clients.

This is a locum position at the East Calgary Family Care Clinic which includes the option for casual shifts or regularly scheduled shifts.  This physician will provide primary care for panelled complex patients within the clinic. For this position, the physician will not have their own panel of patients. The clinic operates as a group practice and we generally cover each other’s test results. We use the Connect Care EMR, which includes access to mobility apps, dictation software (Dragon Medical One) and an AI Scribe (Jenkins).

This clinic serves a complex, high needs patient population in an area of the city that has been identified as having access and continuity demands greater than other areas in our jurisdiction. The clinic is open 9 am to 9 pm on weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm on weekends and statutory holidays.  Weekend, statutory holiday and evening coverage are shared between providers, but is considered optional for locums.  

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