Rural Practitioner Family Medicine (LTC/Community Focus)- Brooks bei Alberta Health Services

Brooks is a welcoming and diverse city in Southeastern Alberta, serving a catchment area of over 25,000. Known as “The City of 100 Hellos,” Brooks offers a supportive environment for physicians seeking meaningful rural practice and a balanced lifestyle.

The city features excellent schools, affordable housing, and abundant outdoor recreation, including three provincial parks and nearby lakes. Its central location -just 186 km from Calgary -offers easy access to urban amenities while maintaining a relaxed, small-town feel.

Physicians benefit from a collaborative medical community, with access to full-scope practice including but not limited to long term care, community family practice, emergency and obstetrics. New recruits are well supported through mentorship, peer collaboration, and strong community networks that assist with professional integration, housing, schooling, and family settlement.

Brooks is an ideal location for physicians looking to grow professionally while enjoying a high quality of life in a well-rounded community.

Alberta Health Services, South Zone - is actively seeking a full-time Rural Family Medicine Physician with a focus on Long-Term Care and Community Practice in the Health Centre and community of Brooks Alberta, 

Responsibilities of the position are: 

- Establish and maintain a full-time Rural Family Medicine practice in the community of Brooks. A full-time practice is generally defined as clinical engagement five (5) days per week, totaling approximately forty (40) hours, and/or providing an equivalent number of shifts consistent with other full-time FTEs, as assigned by the appropriate medical leader;

- Reside in, and maintain the community of Brooks as their primary residence;

- Operate a private community-based practice and provide dedicated coverage to Long-Term Care;

- Maintain a patient panel of no fewer than 1,000 patients within six (6) months of commencing practice;

- Obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and hospital privileges, including but not limited to inpatient, outpatient, acute care, emergency department coverage (including participation in the ER call roster), and long-term care services;

- Comply with the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, Rules, and applicable AHS policies;

 - Join and actively participate in the local Primary Care Network;

- Collaborate with peers and interdisciplinary team members as part of the Zone Clinical Department (ZCD) of Rural Medicine at Brooks Health Centre to support integrated patient care;

- Participate in quality improvement initiatives and programs within the ZCD of Rural Medicine and AHS more broadly, including the achievement of performance indicators as reasonably determined by AHS;

- At the discretion of the Community Medical Director, provide additional service coverage in Emergency Medicine, Low-Risk Obstetrics, and Acute Inpatient Care (Hospitalist), based on clinical competence and service requirements.

 

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