Under a joint partnership with AHS and the Mom Care Docs group, Alberta Health Services is inviting applications from Family Physicians with interest in Primary Care Obstetrics to join the Department of Family Medicine in Edmonton.  

Edmonton hospitals are affiliated with the University of Alberta, and serve as important training facilities for residents and students.  The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry has been internationally recognized as among the world’s top 50 medical schools and as one of Canada’s premier health-education institutions.

The Mom Care Docs clinic has 14 family doctors and is supported by a PCN funded RN. The recruited physician would be required to work at our office at The Allin Clinic and to provide inpatient care at the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The typical model involves coverage for inpatient care for 24 hours on one week and then working in the clinic for a day on the next week. Weekend coverage is also required for 24 hours approximately once per month. We use the Accuro EMR at The Allin Clinic. Care is provided for patients throughout the pregnancy and for up to 6 weeks post-partum.

We are a group of family physicians who also provide low risk obstetrical care and as such, our preferred candidate would be willing to provide family medicine services at The Allin Clinic alongside their work in FMOB. Mom Care Docs works in a shared patient care model. We have group protocols, in line with SOCG Guidelines and Evidence Based Medicine, which allow us to provide seamless patient care. This is achieved in part, through attendance at remunerated monthly business meetings (in person or virtually) and the recruited locum physician is required to attend these meetings.

The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is a tertiary hospital where family physicians work alongside obstetrics and gynecology and multiple subspecialties including on site NICU.  Together the obstetrical program preforms about 7500 deliveries per year. The family physicians who provide FMOB care at the RAH are all part of the Mom Care Docs group. The Mom Care Docs clinic is located in downtown Edmonton at the Allin Clinic. Our clinic provides compassionate, comprehensive and evidence based pregnancy and post-partum care to low risk patients. We are also a teaching clinic affiliated with the University of Alberta and as such train medical students and resident physicians.

The hospital uses Connect Care (computerized patient records) as their sole EMR. Physicians will be required to be trained as Connect Care users, training will be provided prior to start date.

To apply, please forward a copy of your curriculum vitae and a letter of interest as well as the names of 3 references online through the doctorjobsalberta.com posting. We require at least one reference to be from a candidate’s current medical leader or residency program advisor.

Applications meeting the requirements outlined in this notice will be forwarded to the Search and Select Committee and will begin being reviewed immediately. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. The competition will remain open until the position is filled.

Details about the University of Alberta, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of Family Medicine, can be found on the Faculty’s Home Page at www.med.ualberta.ca.  D Details about Alberta Health Services and the City of Edmonton can be found at www.albertahealthservices.ca and Home | City of Edmonton

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have completed a two year Family Medicine Residency including a demonstrated interest in FMOB. They will have superior interpersonal skills and be a proven team player. The ability to work congenially within a group setting is an absolute pre-requisite. The successful candidate should be committed to fulfilling the clinical and non clinical duties required as a family physician member of the Mom Care Docs group. Participation in the call group is required, which currently provides a model of care with one person on home call 24/7. We are particularly interested in candidates who have participated recently in ALARM, Fetal Health Surveillance courses and NRP.

The successful candidate must hold certification with the College of Family Physicians and of Canada and for medical licensure in the province of Alberta. This position is not e This position is not eligible for AHS sponsorship of a College of Physicians and Surgeons Practice Readiness Assessment.