Rural Family Physician with Anesthesia -Pincher Creek na Alberta Health Services

Pincher Creek is located in the southwest of Alberta, Canada. It is located immediately east of the Canadian Rockies, This is a great place to live and there are a number of services available to residents and visitors alike; from a wealth of community groups, Municipal Programs and excellent medical facilities. Pincher Creek offers a great quality of life with a healthy work-life balance.

Recruiter: Alecia Kerber; [email protected] 

We thank you for your application, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Alberta Health Services, South Zone is currently recruiting for a full-time Rural Family Practitioner- Anesthesia at the Pincher Creek Health Centre.

As the successful candidate you will:

• obtain and maintain a full-time Family Medicine practice in the community of Pincher Creek;
• provide provision of inpatient admission services for patient panel;
• participate in the Rural Medicine on-call rotation in the Pincher Creek Health Centre;
• provide on call Anesthesia coverage for the operating room, surgical assist;
• obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the services;
• reside in and have has your primary residence Pincher Creek or surrounding area;
• abide by the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, the Rules and AHS policies;
• work collaboratively with peers and care team colleagues as a member of the Zone Clinical Department of Rural Medicine at the Pincher Creek Health Centre;
• participate in quality programs and initiatives undertaken within the Zone Clinical Department of Rural Medicine.

*This position may be eligible for the RESIDE Program. Please visit RESIDE Program - Rural Health Professions Action Plan (rhpap.ca) for more details. 

• have or be eligible for CCFP;
• be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta;
  • this position is open to AHS Sponsorship for a CPSA Assessment
• have successfully completed GP-Anesthesia Skills training.

Additional desired training:

• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
• MOREOB/Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM)