COMMUNITY: Family Medicine - Inglewood Medical Centre - Edmonton

This position is a COMMUNITY position and is NOT part of Alberta Health Services.

Please note that Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health, Primary Care Alberta, and Recovery Alberta are under no obligation to provide privileging to any candidate within a facility. Eligibility for clinical opportunities with these organizations will be determined based on qualifications, credentials, and service needs at the time of recruitment, and cannot be assessed in advance or influenced by third-party sponsorship or referral.
 

Job Description:

The Inglewood Medical Center is seeking a dedicated and patient-centred Family Physician to join our collaborative team of healthcare professionals. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive primary care services while contributing to the clinic's mission of delivering high-quality, accessible, and preventative healthcare to our community.
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Provide comprehensive primary care to patients across the lifespan - infants, children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.
• Diagnose and manage a full spectrum of acute and chronic medical conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disorders, mental health
• Conduct periodic health examinations, chronic disease management, prenatal and postnatal care, and routine wellness visits.
• Deliver preventive care, ensuring that immunizations, cancer screenings, and other age-appropriate health maintenance measures are up to date.
• Promote healthy lifestyle practices through patient education, counselling, and evidence-based wellness strategies.
• Utilize a proactive and anticipatory approach to identify emerging health issues and intervene early to improve outcomes.
• Act as a patient advocate, facilitating access to community programs, specialists, and support services.
• Provide after-hours on-call coverage as part of a shared call rotation with other physicians at the clinic.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, case discussions, and interdisciplinary meetings to enhance clinical practice.
• Perform in-office minor procedures.