Hospitalist - Grande Prairie N2

GRANDE PRAIRIE is located 450 km NW of Edmonton; about the same distance from Jasper National Park; offering the best of both worlds - big city amenities without losing the comfort of a small, safe community with close proximity to outstanding wilderness areas.

The City of Grande Prairie is an economically strong, culturally diverse large urban centre, with a population of about 76,000 and growing.  There is a wide choice of recreation, education, shopping & entertainment opportunities. Grande Prairie is a full service urban centre with a new Multiplex Recreational centre Eastlink Centre , community college Northwestern Polytechnic - Grande Prairie Regional College , numerous cultural events, alpine skiing Nitehawk Ski Hill , cross country skiing Nordic Ski mountain biking, camping, water sports, to name a few.

Public, 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. Enjoy winding park trails along the Bear Creek valley, taking walkers, joggers, bikers and roller blading through 15 km of well treed and maintained park lands.  An Olympic-sized swimming pool, permanent indoor soccer arena, gymnastics centre, climbing wall facility and community fitness centres, indoor hockey arenas -including a brand new twin ice arena - offer children and adults a full choice of sports and recreational activities.  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 & productions for all ages. In addition to being a northern service centre for agriculture, forestry and petroleum industries; Grande Prairie is also a major retail shopping centre for a surrounding population of close to 250,000 people.

Travel Time\: To Edmonton\: 4.5 hrs To Calgary\: 7 hrs To Red Deer\: 6 hrs To Lethbridge\: 9.5 hrs Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is a new "State-of-the-Art" 194 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; including radiation therapy services, further increasing the capacity to provide services to the people of Northwestern Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia - Virtual Tour - Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

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

Radiology Services\: Diagnostic Imaging Ultrasound Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Laboratory Hours of Operation\: M-F 7-4\:15, SS 10-2 Kidney Dialysis Unit

Cancer Treatment Services Available on Site

GRANDE 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.