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SalaryGRANDE PRAIRIE - The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is recruiting physicians to establish a facility-based Hospitalist program. The hospitalist will have hospital & admitting privileges, each position is a 1.0 FTE (full-time equivalency).
Duties include but not limited to:
• Reside in and have as his/her primary residence, Grande Prairie
• Full time on-site participation in the Hospitalist program (schedule) to provide 24/7 coverage which may include but not limited to;
• Combined In-Patient Acute care and Outpatient care
New admissions
Patients attached to a family physician may have transfer of care to the family physician, after the admission is complete
Unattached patients (patients without a family physician) will be admitted to the care of Hospitalists group
• Discharging patients
• Code blue response
• Ambulatory clinics may include but not limited to;
Wound care, Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) clinic, Pre-admission clinic, Rectal Bleed Clinic, Musculoskeletal Clinic
• Outpatient IV therapies; including reassessments
• Provide support to other ambulatory care patients or programs as required
• Contribute to and participate in teaching programs and activities
• Contribute to and participate in other administrative duties as assigned.
Hospitalists will remain on-site at GPRH and not work in their clinic during assigned hospitalist shifts
Qualifications & Experience
- CCFP certification desired
- Must have independent hospital experience in a regional setting (acute care & long-term care), within the last 1-2 years
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is desired
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) is desired
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) is desired
- Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) is required to practice low risk obstetrics
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NPR) is required to practice low risk obstetrics
Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
