Hybrid Rural Family Medicine Physician - Oyen bei Alberta Health Services

Oyen, a community with a population of 1,190 and a catchment area of 5,000 is an agricultural centre situated near the Alberta / Saskatchewan border and has all the amenities of a rural community. Oyen offers residents and visitors the grandeur of wide open blue skies in the heartland of Alberta’s vast rolling prairie.

Please visit www.physiciancareersinoyen.com for more information.

Travel Time:

To Edmonton: 4 1/2 hrs
To Calgary: 3 hrs
To Red Deer: 3 1/2 hrs
To Lethbridge: 4 hrs
To Medicine Hat: 2 hrs

Alberta Health Services, South Zone is currently seeking a full time 1.0 FTE Rural Family Physician for the Big Country Hospital (Oyen).

This recruitment will establish and maintain a fulltime, full scope Rural Medicine with Admitting privileges practice in the community of Oyen. A full time practice is generally accepted as engagement in clinical duties five (5) days per week, minimum 40 hours 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.

Will reside in and have as primary residence the community of Oyen.

Will provide call support as per AHS call schedules and expectations including ER on call rotation for Rural Medicine practices in the South Zone at Oyen.

Will also participate in quality improvement programs and initiatives undertaken within the ZCD Rural Medicine.

Clinic Information
Clinic Name: Oyen Medical Clinic
Clinic Type: Group Practice
Number of Physicians currently in practice: 2
Clinic Hours: Monday to Friday 9am to 5:00pm
Practice Description: Office and hospital practice
Clinic is supported by Palliser PCN

CCFP Desired

Must be eligible for a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta 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 and with recent rual experience.

Preference will be given to Canadian-trained and/or equivalently trained physicians

Preference will be given to Canadians and Permanent Residents of Canada

ACLS Required

ATLS Required

NRP Desired

MOREOB/ALARM 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