Rural General / Family Practitioner - Bow Island
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- Family Medicine
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- MED000054 Requisition #
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- Mar 29, 2022 Post Date
Alberta Health Services, South Zone is currently seeking a full time Rural Family Physician for the Bow Island Health Centre to begin practice in 2021.
The scope of practice would include:
- Inpatient, Outpatient, Acute and Long Term Care. 1:4 call support as per AHS call schedules and expectations including Emergency Room and Hospitalist on call rotation for Rural Medicine practices in the South Zone at Bow Island. Friday-Sunday the physician group takes rotating call days. Local 20 bed long term care centre and 30 bed Alfred Egan Home.
-Establish and maintain a full time Rural Medicine (Family Practice with Admitting privileges) clinic in the community of Bow Island. A full time practice is generally accepted as engagement in clinical duties a minimum of 40 hours per week, and/or providing commensurate shifts in keeping with other full time practice FTEs as assigned by the medical leader responsible for the area of clinical service.
-Participate in quality improvement programs and initiatives undertaken within the Zone Clinical Department of Rural Medicine.
-Reside in and have as primary and family residence, the community of Bow Island.
*Radiology (PACS) and Lab services provided by Medicine Hat Regional Hospital.
Proof of full immunization against COVID-19 as per AHS Policy #1189 IMMUNIZATION OF WORKERS FOR COVID-19.
CCFP Desired
Must be eligible for a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) license.
Must be eligible to apply to the CPSA for the Provisional Register Conditional Practice as a General Practitioner or be recognized as a specialist in Family Medicine.
Preference will be given to general practice physicians with recent training and/or experience (within 2 years) in Emergency situations.
Preference given to those with recent rural experience.
ACLS Desired
ATLS Desired
NRP Desired
For more information on obtaining a CPSA license and the eligibility requirements, please visit The College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta:
http://www.cpsa.ab.ca/Services/Registration_Department/Alberta_Medical_Licence.aspx