Responsibilities/Duties

Primary Care Alberta is inviting applications from Family Physicians to join the Community Perinatal Program (CPP) team on a Locum Basis. The Community Perinatal Program currently has 5 family doctors providing services at two sites. The recruited physician will be required to work primarily at the clinic that is located within East Edmonton Health Centre but may also include outreach locations. The typical model involves providing one clinic half-day per week, within the hours of 0845 – 1630. The specific day will depend on the locum requirement at the time.

Our clinic provides compassionate, comprehensive, and evidence-based pregnancy and postpartum care to equity-deserving patients. Family Physicians and Public Health Registered Nurses provide prenatal care, labour and birth, and postpartum care to women who have high needs related to social determinants of health and who do not otherwise have access to prenatal care. Care is provided for patients throughout the pregnancy and for up to 8 weeks postpartum. Our preferred candidate will have delivering privileges at either the Royal Alexandra Hospital or the Misericordia Community Hospital, to facilitate local care for our patients. The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) and the Misericordia Community Hospital are tertiary hospitals where family physicians work alongside obstetrics and gynecology and multiple subspecialties including onsite NICU. Physicians who already have delivering privileges at any hospital in the Edmonton Zone will be considered.

Edmonton Zone 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. 

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have completed a two-year Family Medicine Residency and have a demonstrated interest in providing care to marginalized patients who face significant challenges in accessing care. 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 CPP team. We are particularly interested in candidates who are experienced in and embrace trauma-informed practice.

The successful candidate must be certified with the College of Family Physicians and of Canada and have medical licensure for the province of Alberta. 

We utilize Connect Care as our sole EMR (electronic medical record). All hospitals in the Edmonton zone also use Connect Care. 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, a letter of interest as well as the names of three (3) references online through the doctorjobsalberta.com posting. We require at least one (1) 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.  Details about Alberta Health Services and the City of Edmonton can be found at www.albertahealthservices.ca and Home | City of Edmonton