Description:

Alberta Health Services is inviting applications from Family Physicians to join the Department of Family Medicine as an ongoing Locum Hospitalist with the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital (FSCH).

FSCH is a 38-bed suburban hospital in Fort Saskatchewan located in the Edmonton Corridor. The position is for hospitalists in an acute care setting on an inpatient ward. The physician will be responsible for admitting patients after discussion with the ER doctor, diagnostic work up, treatment and discharge planning in the context of the allied health care team. As we have two doctors on service per week the census is typically 16-20 patients. Additionally, there will be times when called to provide routine care to healthy newborn infants born at the site.

The physician role will be primarily clinical though they may have some educational requirements if a resident is on service that week.  The physician is expected to be on site Wednesday to Tuesday daily during their scheduled week to round on patients and complete any admissions as they occur.  The physician is expected to be accessible on call 24/7 during the week though this may be from offsite location.  They will also be expected to attend Rapid Rounds daily at 830 am from Monday to Friday.

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

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 Fort Saskatchewan can be found at www.albertahealthservices.ca and Home | City of Fort Saskatchewan.

Qualifications:

Successful Candidates will have a functional knowledge of resources and challenges in Alberta’s primary health care system. This knowledge will be supported by the candidate having completed a two year Family Medicine Residency and by ongoing community Family Medicine services.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have superior interpersonal skills with demonstrated commitment to teamwork and peer relationships. The successful candidate should be committed to fulfilling clinical and non-clinical duties as a representative of Family Medicine.

The successful candidate must hold certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada and hold medical licensure in the province of Alberta.