Hospitalist - Grande Prairie N1

Qualifications & Experience

• CCFP certification desired
• Must have independent hospital experience in a regional setting(acute care & longterm care) within the last 12 years
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is desired
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)is desired
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)is desired
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) is required to practice low risk obstetrics
• Neonatal Resuscitation (NPR) is required to practice low risk obstetrics

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

GRANDE PRAIRIEis located 450 km NWof Edmonton; about the same distance from Jasper National Park; offeringthe best of both worlds big city amenities without losing the comfort of a small safe community withclose proximity to outstanding wilderness areas.

The City of Grande Prairie is an economically strong culturally diverse large urban centre with a population of about 76000 and growing. There is awide choice of recreation education shopping & entertainment opportunities. Grande Prairie is a full service urban centre with a new Multiplex Recreational centreEastlink Centre community collegeNorthwestern Polytechnic Grande Prairie Regional College numerous cultural events alpine skiingNitehawk Ski Hill cross country skiingNordic Skimountain biking camping water sports to name a few.

Publicseparate 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. Enjoywinding park trails along the Bear Creek valley taking walkers joggers bikers and roller blading through 15 kmof well treed and maintained park lands. An Olympicsized swimming pool permanent indoor soccer arena gymnastics centre climbing wall facility and community fitness centres indoor hockey arenas including a brand new twin ice arena offer children and adults a full choice of sports and recreational activities. 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 &productions for all ages. In addition to being a northern service centre for agriculture forestry and petroleum industries;Grande Prairie is also a major retail shopping centre for a surrounding population of close to 250000 people.

Travel Time: To Edmonton: 4.5 hrs To Calgary: 7 hrs To Red Deer: 6 hrs To Lethbridge: 9.5 hrs Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is a new StateoftheArt 194bed 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; includingradiation therapy services further increasing the capacity to provide services to the people of Northwestern Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia Virtual Tour Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

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

Radiology Services: Diagnostic Imaging Ultrasound Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Laboratory Hours of Operation: MF 74:15 SS 102 Kidney Dialysis Unit

Cancer Treatment Services Available on Site

GRANDE PRAIRIE The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is recruiting physicians to establish a facilitybased Hospitalist program. The hospitalist will have hospital & admitting privileges each position is a 1.0 FTE (fulltime equivalency).

Duties include but not limited to:
Reside in and have as his/her primary residence Grande Prairie
Full time onsite participation in the Hospitalist program (schedule) to provide 24/7 coverage which may include but not limited to;
Combined InPatient Acute care and Outpatient care
New admissions
Patients attached to a family physician may have transfer of care to the family physician after the admission is complete
Unattached patients (patients without a family physician) will be admitted to the care of Hospitalists group
Discharging patients
Code blue response
Ambulatory clinics may include but not limited to;
Wound care Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) clinic Preadmission clinic Rectal Bleed Clinic Musculoskeletal Clinic
Outpatient IV therapies; including reassessments
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.

Hospitalists will remain onsite at GPRH and not work in their clinic during assigned hospitalist shifts