Hybrid Rural Family Medicine Physician Rural - Coaldale bei Alberta Health Services

The Town of Coaldale is an emerging community located in the heart of southern Alberta. With a variety of recreational facilities and a diversity of amenities and tourist attractions, our municipality combines the benefits of small town living with the service provision of larger urban centres. Our mission is to ensure that Coaldale continues to be a preferred place to live, work and play. Whether you’re a developer or business owner seeking the “Coaldale Advantage,” a prospective home buyer looking for a friendly neighbourhood, or a couple looking to retire, our community has something for everyone. If you’re new to Town, or simply visiting for the weekend, we encourage you to stay a little longer.

Please visit Community Profile | Town of Coaldale for more information.

Travel Time

To Edmonton: 5 hrs
To Calgary: 2.5 hrs
To Red Deer: 3.5 hrs
To Lethbridge: 15 mins
To Medicine Hat: 1.5 hrs

Alberta Health Services, South Zone is currently seeking a full time 1.0 FTE Rural Family Physician for the Coaldale Health Centre and community of Coaldale.

This recruitment will establish and maintain a fulltime, full scope Rural Medicine practice in the community of Coaldale. 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.  

Scope of practice includes: Maintain a private community practice; Obtain and maintain AHS Medical Staff Appointment and Ambulatory Care privileges which will include: ambulatory care services, Long term care (will accept Long Term Care residents and will manage their care in Long Term Care), primary care clinic services, Community Transition Beds care and community health

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

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

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

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 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