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