Family Medicine Hospitalist - Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

GRANDE PRAIRIE is located about 450 kilometers northwest of Edmonton and about the same distance north of Jasper National Park offering the best of both worlds big city amenities without losing the comfort of a small safe community and close proximity to outstanding wilderness areas. Grande Prairie is a full service urban centre with a new Multiplex Recreational centre //https://eastlinkcentre/ community college numerous cultural events alpine skiing cross country skiing mountain biking camping water sports and more. Public and separate elementary and high schools private schools a French Immersion school and a regional degree granting college offer families a range of educational opportunities usually only available in major city centers. An Olympicsized swimming pool permanent indoor soccer arena fullyequipped gymnastics centre climbing wall facility and community fitness centre at the college indoor hockey arenas including a brand new twin ice arena offer children and adults a full choice of sports and recreational activities. Crosscountry ski trails and a downhill ski facility just south of the city take full advantage of the scenic Wapiti River valley well known for its wealth of dinosaur artifacts. The Prairie Art Gallery Centre for Creative Arts Second Street Theatre a Live Theatre group and a college theatre all run drama and arts programs and productions for community members of all ages.

Travel Time:
To Edmonton: 4.5 hrs
To Calgary: 7 hrs
To Red Deer: 6 hrs
To Lethbridge: 9.5 hrs

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is a 250 bed acute care facility with a busy emergency department ICU NICU and specialty services in OB/Gyn orthopedic surgery general surgery ophthalmology ENT urology palliative care pediatrics and psychiatry; hosting over 10000 discharges approximately 60000 emergency department visits over 1700 deliveries and more than 15000 surgical procedures annually. The new hospital also includes radiation therapy services further increasing the capacity to provide services to the people of Northwestern Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia.

No. of Inpatient Beds: 250
No. of Surgical Beds: 40
No. of Intensive Care Beds: 8
No. of Labor & Delivery Beds: 6
No. of Day Surgery Beds: 8
No. of Operating Rooms: 6

Hospital Statistics 202021:
Deliveries: 1702
Discharges: 9989
Emergency Room Visits: 54838
O.R. Procedures: 13451 & Endoscopy: 11010

Qualifications:

Must have current hospitalist experience in a rural and regional setting

• CCFP Certification (desired)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (desired)

Thank you for your interest in the North Zone however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Related Legislation

Under Albertas Health Professions Act and Physicians Surgeons and Osteopaths Profession Regulation you must be a registered member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) to practice medicine in Alberta.

To find more information on the certification process see General Practitioner & Family Physician Licensing Process and Specialist Physician Licensing Process on the CPSA website

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital and/or Queen Elizabeth II Ambulatory Care Centre is seeking a Physician to support a variety of hospital Ambulatory Care programs.

Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Virtual Tour

The ambulatory care physician will have Alberta Health Services hospital privileges. This position is fulltime with support of facility based ambulatory care programs.

Duties include but not limited to:
Reside in and have as his/her primary residence Grande Prairie
Full time participation and/or support of ambulatory care programs which may include but not limited to;
Management of outpatient I.V. therapy patients including reassessments
Minor O.R. procedures such as skin biopsies mole removal excision of lumps & bumps
IBD (Irritable Bowel Disease) patient follow up including nutritional counselling
Rectal Bleed Clinic reassess patients including hemorrhoid banding
Wound Care Clinic reassess patients and working within the multidisciplinary wound care team including procedures
PreAdmission Clinic working in conjunction with anesthesiologists
Musculoskeletal Clinic management of patients with nonoperative MSK complaints
Provide support to other ambulatory care patients or programs as required
Contribute to and participate in teaching programs and activities
Contribute to and participate in other administrative duties as assigned.

**Posting will close once suitable candidate is found**