Covenant Health is currently recruiting a fully licensed physician to manage the medical/surgical care needs of designated patients admitted to the MCH General Surgery Service, at the request of the designated attending General Surgeon will respond to related consults within the emergency department and provide afterhours (nights and weekend) surgical assist services. 

This role is part of a co-managed care model having the Non-MRP physician working under the guidance of an attending Surgeon while also working independently managing inpatient medical/surgical issues, Emergency consults and OR/Surgical Assist services. This role is divided into two shift options: Ward (Inpatient) /Consults (ED) and OR/Surgical assist, both of which are available to the provider.

Covenant Health is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion and equity. The principles of equity and diversity are applied in the creation of the search and select committee, and all members of the search and selection team will have completed implicit bias and Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) education.  

The FTE for this role will be between 0.2 - 0.5 depending on the candidate and is negotiable.  The hours will be divided between days, nights and weekends.

Ward / Consult 

·         Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

o   The assessment and management of General Surgery inpatients

o   The assessment and management of General Surgery consults within the Emergency Department and larger MCH site.

§  Assessment of the physical and psychological health status of patients by means of interview, history and physical examination. Other times as dictated by the clinical situation of the patients

§  Identify the patient’s health care problems and develop a plan of care and problem list

§  Document the assessment, plan, intervention and evaluation of patient care daily in a progress note

§  Review and discharge patients as soon as medically appropriate

OR/Surgical Assist

·         provide surgical assist services in the operating room;

·         assist with the preoperative set-up by reviewing and displaying x-rays, reviewing equipment needs and room set-up and help with surgical preparation;

·         apply dressing and post operative splints/casts as indicated and help support patients in the recovery room;

·         Evenings and weekends provide surgical assist services to all surgical programs across the MCH site.

Physicians must be eligible for independent licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, appropriate Canadian Medical Protective Association coverage, and ACLS certification. Applicants must have current experience in the clinical management of acute care inpatients, and/or experience in emergency room services.

Eligibility for full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta is essential. 

This position will not support a practice readiness assessment.