Emergency Medicine Physician- CRH Full-time Job
1 year ago Doctor / Physician Lethbridge 51 viewsJob Details
AHS South Zone Medical Affairs is hiring a full-timeEmergency Medicine Physician based out of the Chinook Regional Hopsital.
The Contractor shall:
- Establish and maintain a full time clinical practice in the Zone Clinical Department of Emergency Medicine; afull time practice is defined as providing commensurate shifts in keeping with other equivalent practice FTEs as assigned by the medical leader on site in the clinical service;
- Obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the Services;
- Reside in and have as primary residence, in the community in which the AHS clinical role is located;
- Meet the expectations for Emergency Medicine practitioners as may be established or directed by an appropriate Medical Leader;
- Abide by the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, the AHS Medical Staff Rules and AHS policies;
- Work collaboratively within the Clinical Department of Emergency Medicine;
- Participate fully in quality improvement programs and initiatives undertaken within the Zone Clinical Department of Emergency Medicine;
- Attendance at meetings as is reasonably expected of any member of the AHS Medical Staff.
The Candidate must:
- have certification of CCFP (EM) or FRCPC;
- be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta;
- Ability to work in a Level 3 Regional Trauma referral centre serving South Western Alberta;
Current PALS, ACLS and ATLS are desired
- Position Classification: Full-time
- FTE: 1
- Department: Emergency Medicine
- Specialty: Emergency Medicine
- Secondary Specialty: CCFP-EM
- Recruiting Organization: Alberta Health Services
- Sponsorship Eligible: No
- Compensation: Fee for Service.For more information on benefits please visit the Alberta Medical Association at www.albertadoctors.org
- Community Info:
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.
Recruiter: Alecia Kerber; alecia.kerber@ahs.ca
**Locum opportunties availableas part of the recruitment process.
We thank you for your interest in a position, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
- Posting Date: Jul 7, 2022
- Posting Status: Open until a suitable candidate is found
Company Description
General Practitioners and Family Physicians are licensed health care professionals and are educated in the general practice, with opportunities to focus their practice in specialized areas.
Specialist physicians are trained and certified to provide patient care within a specific discipline. They also act as consultants to other physicians; perform surgery and supervise surgical procedures; and may conduct research on the nature, cause and development of diseases.
