General Practitioner - Three Hills
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- Family Medicine (Community/Primary Care)
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- MED0001GU Requisition #
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- Dec 21, 2023 Post Date
Alberta Health Services are seeking a General Practitioner with recent and relevant training and experience in Family Medicine for a fulltime Family Medicine practice in the Town of Three Hills. A successful candidate will additionally be required to cover shifts and on-call in the local rural emergency room as the sole physician available. The scope of practice includes inpatient, outpatient, acute care, long term care, community clinical work.
Once chosen, the successful candidate may choose to operate their business by joining an existing practice or opening their own practice. This is the candidate's independent business decision and will not be managed through the recruitment process.
Community Information:
From its humble beginnings as a Village in 1912, the Town of Three Hills has a long history of community hospitality and pride, economic expansion and convenient locality.
With a current population of 3,322 residents, Three Hills has the security and quality of life of a small town with numerous “big city” amenities. The Downtown sector features numerous shopping and dining conveniences as well as a number of financial institutions and service necessities. With 7 parks and over 4kms of trail, abundant green space can be found throughout the community. In addition, excellent recreation facilities, dynamic arts organizations and numerous service groups, all lend well to the Towns quality of life.
The residents of Three Hills take great pride in providing a welcoming atmosphere for visitors and locals alike. Social events are common place with many venues to choose from, including markets, cabarets, celebrations and concerts. Community events are produced by several organizations throughout the year, including the famous Cruise Weekend featuring over 1000 vehicles, both the Kid’s Carnival and Kid’s Night Out, Here Comes Santa Cause and both the Summer and Winter Celebrations. The Town’s abundant facilities, social opportunities, and welcoming atmosphere make Three Hills a wonderful place to play!
The Town of Three Hills offers a wide variety of Educational opportunities. The public school system is administered by the Golden Hills School Division and provides kindergarten to grade 12 at both Prairie Christian Academy and Three Hills School. Prairie Bible Institute provides post-secondary training through Prairie Bible College, Prairie School of Mission Aviation and Prairie College of Applied Arts and Technology. Numerous other post-secondary schools are located within an hour's drive. For those seeking employment enhancement programs or wishing continue their education, a number of adult learning organizations are available.
Major industry within the Town of Three Hills include agricultural endeavors; oil field exploration, production, and services; hospitality services; and retail. Three Hills welcomes new development and commerce and works closely with industries that wish to settle in this community. The town’s potential employment opportunities of various levels of skill, education and experience make Three Hills a wonderful place to work!
Three Hills’ central location provides residents and businesses with an optimal position for convenient commuting and transportation. Centrally located within an hour of Red Deer, Strathmore, Olds and Drumheller and within an hour of Calgary’s International Airport, Three Hills’ prime location makes this community a wonderful place to live, work and play.
Three Hills is perfectly situated for light industrial, manufacturing, agriculture and service industries. The community is bordered to the East by arterial Highway 21, to the North by Highway 27 and West by Canadian National Railway, the local Airport boasts a 3000x75 foot asphalt runway for even greater accessibility.
Three Hills - Google Maps Location
Three Hills Hospital & Care Centre
Travel Time:
· To Edmonton: 2 hours 35 minutes
· To Calgary: 1 hour 25 minutes
· To Red Deer: 1 hour 5 minutes
· To Grande Prairie: 6 hours 45 minutes
· To Lethbridge: 2 hours 40 minutes
Required Qualifications
- A successful candidate will hold valid and relevant license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta
- Recent experience (12 months of Family Medicine practice following postgraduate training in the last 24 months) in independent Family Medicine practice where the physician has been the most responsible physician for a wide range of Family Medicine patients. A successful candidate will need to demonstrate experience with both inpatients and private clinical practice.
- A successful candidate will have to have the experience, training and competency to be the sole physician in a rural Emergency Room
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and we thank all applicants for their interest; only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted. Preference will be given to applicants who do not require or have completed the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta Practice Ready Assessment (PRA); as well as applicants that are Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada.Alberta Health Services hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified physicians, including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and Indigenous persons.