LOCUM - Emergency Medicine Physician - Medicine Hat en Alberta Health Services

Medicine Hat is a community of 65,671 + with a drawing population of 110,000 located in the southeast corner of Alberta and is an excellent year-round destination for all ages. The city of Medicine Hat strives to achieve its vision to be a "Community of Choice"; a place where people choose to live, work, play, and raise a family. Medicine Hat has the lowest combined tax rate in Canada, the lowest utility rates in Alberta, and an enviable climate. Known as the "Oasis of the Prairies", Medicine Hat is Canada's sunniest city.

The Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Emergency Department is currently accepting applications for LOCUM emergency physicians. The Medicine Hat Regional Hospital is a level 3 Regional Trauma referral centre averaging 39,000 emergency visits per year with a catchment area of 110,000 in Southeastern Alberta. The Emergency Department offers 24-hour service with 11 full and part-time Emergency Physicians.

Responsibilities / Duties:

• 6-9 hour shifts in duration
• Dual physician coverage during the day
• Respond to in-hospital code blue
• Full-service emergency care including trauma and resuscitation
• CCFP-EM / RCPSC is required

The successful applicant shall be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and surgeons of Alberta (CPSA).

CCFP-EM (Canadian College of Family Physicians – Emergency Medicine) or RCPSC (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada) is required.

Current ACLS, ATLS.

PALS is recommended.