General Surgeon - Wetaskiwin

Alberta Health Services, Central Zone, and the Department of General Surgery at the Wetaskiwin Hospital & Care Centre, invites applications for a General Surgeon to establish a full-time practice in the community of Wetaskiwin. This position requires a scope of practice that includes: Inpatient & Outpatient Services, Emergency Consults, and Specialist On-Call Coverage.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Reside in and have their primary residence within the community of Wetaskiwin;
• Obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the Services;
• Abide by the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, the AHS Medical Staff Rules and AHS policies;
• Provide call assistance as per call schedules, including full time participation in the Surgery call schedule, as required;
• Participate in quality improvement programs and initiatives undertaken within the Zone Clinical Department of General Surgery;
• Participate in relevant Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs;
• Contribute to and participate in other administrative responsibilities, as assigned;
• Work collaboratively with peers and care team colleagues in support of patient care

Once chosen, the successful candidate may choose to operate their business by joining an existing independent outpatient practice or form an independent outpatient office of their own. This is the candidate's independent business decision and will not be managed through the recruitment process.

Community Information:

Wetaskiwin is predicted to be one of Alberta’s fastest growing cities- With over 700 businesses, attractive housing prices and no municipal business tax it is easy to see why! Wetaskiwin is ideally situated just east of Alberta’s busy Highway 2 corridor, 45 minutes south of Edmonton and 60 minutes north of Red Deer. This location has transformed Wetaskiwin into a regional distribution centre. Wetaskiwin housing prices are typically 2/3 the cost of a similar home in Edmonton. This city has a population of over 12,000 residents and the physicians there support a Medical Service Area of over 45,000 individuals. The city enjoys a prosperous economic base of agriculture, oil and gas, tourism and manufacturing, as well as first-class education and an abundance of recreational and cultural amenities.

The recreation amenities in Wetaskiwin are highlighted by the Manluk Regional Aquatic Centre (opened in 2014), which features both a competition & leisure pool, two waterslides, a “Lazy River” ride, a hot tub, a steam room and one of only three “BoardRider” surfing attractions in western Canada. In addition, there are two hockey arenas, a curling rink, a football field with running track, numerous soccer fields, numerous baseball & softball fields, four tennis courts, two golf courses on the city boundary (plus seven more within a 35 minute drive), the finest disc golf facility in Alberta plus a 17 acre lake, with a 2.5 km hiking trail, inside the city. Wetaskiwin’s cultural amenities include a very active arts & craft club which operates out of a city-owned Craft Centre, two art galleries and a theatre society which produces both plays and music concerts.

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Travel Time:

• To Edmonton: 1 hour
• To Calgary: 2 hours 30 minutes
• To Red Deer: 1 hour 5 minutes
• To Grande Prairie: 5 hours 10 minutes
• To Lethbridge: 4 hours 20 minutes
• To Medicine Hat: 4 hours 35 minutes