Rural Family Physician with Enhanced Surgery Skills-PC

Alberta Health Services, South Zone is currently recruiting a full-time Rural Family Physician with Enhanced Surgery Skills for the Pincher Creek Health Centre.

As the successful candidate you will:

• obtain and maintain a full-time Family Medicine practice in the community of Pincher Creek;
• provide provision of inpatient admission services for patient panel;
• participate in the Rural Medicine on-call rotation at the Pincher Creek Health Centre, including inpatient, outpatient, acute, long term care, Emergency Room and on-call and shifts;
• provide Rural Enhanced Surgery services;
• obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the services;
• abide by the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, the Rules and AHS policies;
• reside in and have has your primary residence Pincher Creek or surrounding area;
• work collaboratively with peers and care team colleagues as a member of the Zone Clinical Department of Rural Medicine at the Pincher Creek Health Centre;
• participate in quality programs and initiatives undertaken within the Zone Clinical Department of Rural Medicine.

• have or be eligible for CCFP;
• be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta;
  • this position is open to AHS Sponsorship for a CPSA Assessment
• have successful completion of GP-Enhanced Surgical Skills training or Fellowship trained in Surgery

Additional desired training:

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
• MOREOB/Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM)