Rural Family Medicine Physician - Claresholm
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- Rural Medicine
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- MED0004G5 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
Alberta Health Services – Calgary Zone, Department of Rural Medicine in partnership with the Claresholm Medical Centre, is actively recruiting a Rural Family Medicine Physician to establish a full-time practice in the community of Claresholm. This position will provide services in Community Clinic, Emergency Room Coverage, Inpatient & Outpatient Services, and Long-Term Care.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Establish and maintain a panel of local patients in a full-time community-based practice in Claresholm as an equal partner in the Claresholm Medical Centre.
Obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the Services.
Provide call assistance as per call schedules, including equal participation in the Emergency Department and Inpatient Care at the Claresholm General Hospital (CGH) as well as care for own paneled patients at the Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre (WCCC).
The successful applicant must be available to attend to patients for emergency and routine care within reasonable timeframes.
Abide by the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, the AHS Medical Staff Rules and AHS policies.
Work collaboratively with peers and care team colleagues in support of patient care.
The successful candidate must be available to attend to patients for emergency and routine care within reasonable timeframes. Living and commuting from a nearby community is permissible if it does not impede reliable and prompt care, though relocation to the community of Claresholm is recommended.
Our team of skilled and dedicated physicians, support staff, and healthcare professionals promote wellness and provide healthcare every day to local residents, travelling Albertans, and tourists. Claresholm General Hospital has 8 Emergency Department beds and can accommodate 16 inpatients, and Willow Creek Continuing Care Centre has 100 beds.
The hospital is well connected to specialist teams in Calgary and Lethbridge who are available 24-7 for emergency consultation and patient transfers, should the need arise. Select visiting specialists provide on-site appointments at Claresholm Medical Centre. The hospital neighbours the clinic where family physicians each support a panel of 700-1,500 patients, as per their own determined capacity.
Required Qualifications
Licensed or eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (General Register).
Must read, write, and speak English fluently
Experience as the sole provider of a rural or urban emergency department within the last year
Rural Emergency Department experience, including procedural experience with trauma assessment and management, procedural sedation, intubation, chest tube placement, and fracture setting and casting.
Hospitalist experience
Family Medicine clinical skills
Palliative Care exposure
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
Desired Qualifications
Certification in the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP)
Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) certification
Obstetrics familiarity is an asset (Claresholm General Hospital is not a labour and delivery site)
*Note - this position is not eligible for AHS Sponsorship for a Practice Readiness Assessment*
Inquiries may be sent via email to Cindee Schlossberger, Clinic Manager, Claresholm Medical Centre, at cindeecmc@gmail.com
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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, and we thank all applicants for their interest; only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. Preference will be given to applicants who are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada.