Family Medicine - Grande Prairie r3

Duties include but not limited to:
Establish and maintain a full time community based practice in the community of Grande Prairie
Reside in and have as his/her primary residence Grande Prairie
Provide hospital care (rounding) for his/her admitted inpatients;lowrisk obstetrics is optional
Participation on the call rota for unattached patients admitted to LongTerm Care/Continuing Care facilities in Grande Prairie
Participate fully in quality programs and initiatives undertaken within Family Medicine in AHS including (without limitation) achievement of
certain performance indicators followed by AHS exercising its discretion reasonably
Contribute to and participate in other clinical and administrative duties as assigned
Contribute to and participate in teaching programs and activities
Perform other duties (including without limitation administrative and reporting duties) and attendance at meetings as reasonably scheduled by
the Facility Medical Director Zone Clinical Department Facility Chief or delegate
The successful candidate is recruited for the community of Grande Prairie and may choose to operate their business by joining an existing practice
or opening their own practice. This is the candidates business choice and will not be managed through the recruitment process.

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
• Advance 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.

All physicians who wish to practice in Alberta must hold a valid license with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta. For more information on obtaining this license and the eligiblity requirements please visit College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta athttp://

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