Respirologist – Lethbridge at Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services · Lethbridge, Canada · Onsite
- Senior
- Office in Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a family friendly community with relative low cost of living. Lethbridge is 2 hours away from Calgary, close to Rocky Mountain skiing and fantastic hiking.
The Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH) is the largest community hospital located in Southern Alberta providing services to Lethbridge and surrounding rural areas with a catchment population of ~150,000. CRH has a 28 bed ED with roughly 60,000 visits per year; on a busy day the department sees about 200 patients a day. CRH also has 250 acute care beds, 45 geriatric beds, 10 ICU beds and 15 NICU bassinets. CRH is an accredited Level 3 Trauma Centre providing coverage in Pediatrics, Geriatrics, General Surgery, Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, ENT, Urology, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery and Cancer services.
**Locum opportunities available as part of the recruitment process.
We thank you for your interest in a position, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Alberta Health Services, South Zone, and the Department of Respiratory Medicine at the Chinook Regional Hospital, invites applications for a Respirologist to establish a full-time practice in the community of Lethbridge. This position will provide service within the Community Clinic, Inpatient & Outpatient Services, Emergency Consults, and Specialist On-Call Coverage.
DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC INFORMATION
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Reside in and have their primary residence within the community of Lethbridge;
- Establish and maintain full time community based practice within the community;
- Obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the Services;
- Provide call assistance as per call schedules, including full time participation in the Respiratory and General Internal Medicine call schedule, as required;
- Abide by the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, the AHS Medical Staff Rules and AHS policies;
- Participate in quality improvement programs and initiatives undertaken within the Zone Clinical Department of Internal Medicine;
- Participate in relevant Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs;
- Contribute to and participate in other administrative responsibilities, as assigned;
- Work collaboratively with peers and care team colleagues in support of patient care
Once chosen, the successful candidate may choose to operate their business by joining an existing independent outpatient practice or form an independent outpatient office of their own. This is the candidate's independent business decision and will not be managed through the recruitment process.
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