Family Medicine, Hospitalist - Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

 
Qualifications:
 

Must have current hospitalist experience in a rural and regional setting

• CCFP Certification (desired)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)  (desired)

Thank you for your interest in the North Zone however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

 
Related Legislation
 

Under Alberta's Health Professions Act and Physicians, Surgeons and Osteopaths Profession Regulation, you must be a registered member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) to practice medicine in Alberta.

To find more information on the certification process see General Practitioner & Family Physician Licensing Process and Specialist Physician Licensing Process on the CPSA website - www.cpsa.ca

Community Info:
 

GRANDE PRAIRIE is located about 450 kilometers northwest of Edmonton, and about the same distance north of Jasper National Park, offering the best of both worlds - big city amenities without losing the comfort of a small, safe community and close proximity to outstanding wilderness areas. Grande Prairie is a full service urban centre with a new Multiplex Recreational centre //https://eastlinkcentre.ca/ , community college http://www.gprc.ab.ca , numerous cultural events, alpine skiing http://www.nitehawkalpine.com , cross country skiing http://www.wapitinordic.com, mountain biking, camping, water sports and more. Public and separate elementary and high schools, private schools, a French Immersion school and a regional degree granting college offer families a range of educational opportunities usually only available in major city centers. An Olympic-sized swimming pool, permanent indoor soccer arena, fully-equipped gymnastics centre, climbing wall facility and community fitness centre at the college, indoor hockey arenas -including a brand new twin ice arena - offer children and adults a full choice of sports and recreational activities. Cross-country ski trails and a downhill ski facility just south of the city take full advantage of the scenic Wapiti River valley, well known for its wealth of dinosaur artifacts. The Prairie Art Gallery, Centre for Creative Arts, Second Street Theatre, a Live Theatre group and a college theatre all run drama and arts programs and productions for community members of all ages. 
 

Travel Time:

• To Edmonton: 4.5 hrs
• To Calgary: 7 hrs
• To Red Deer: 6 hrs
• To Lethbridge: 9.5 hrs 

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is a 250 bed acute care facility with a busy emergency department, ICU, NICU and specialty services in OB/Gyn, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, urology, palliative care, pediatrics, and psychiatry; hosting over 10,000 discharges, approximately 60,000 emergency department visits, over 1,700 deliveries and more than 15,000 surgical procedures annually. The new hospital also includes radiation therapy services, further increasing the capacity to provide services to the people of Northwestern Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia. 
 

No. of Inpatient Beds: 250 
No. of Surgical Beds: 40 
No. of Intensive Care Beds: 8 
No. of Labor & Delivery Beds: 6 
No. of Day Surgery Beds: 8 
No. of Operating Rooms: 6 
 

Hospital Statistics (2020-21): 
Deliveries: 1,702 
Discharges: 9,989 
Emergency Room Visits: 54,838 
O.R. Procedures: 13,451 & Endoscopy: 11,010