GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE PHYSICIAN - GRANDE PRAIRIE:  The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is seeking a General Internal Medicine Specialist Physician to join the internal medicine physician group in Grande Prairie - Grande Prairie Regional Hospital - VIRTUAL TOUR

FRCPC (Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada) designation (or eligibility) is desired.

The Internal Medicine specialist physician will have Alberta Health Services hospital privileges.

This position will include Internal Medicine hospital on-call, with opportunity to participate in the "reading pool" for ECG's and opportunity to perform Exercise Stress Testing (with CPSA approval).

Duties include but not limited to:
• Reside in and have as his/her primary residence, Grande Prairie
• Establish and maintain a full time community based practice within the community
• Provide ICU/CCU and internal medicine in-patient hospital and call assistance as required
• Contribute to and participate in teaching programs and activities
• Contribute to and participate in other administrative duties as assigned.

The successful candidate may choose to operate their business by joining an existing practice or by opening their own practice. This is the candidate's business choice and will not be managed through the recruitment process.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

“Posting will close once suitable candidate is found.”

Located about 450 kilometers northwest of Edmonton, and about the same distance north of Jasper National Park, Grande Prairie offers the best of both worlds - big city amenities without losing the comfort of a small, safe community and close proximity to outstanding wilderness areas. The City of Grande Prairie is an economically strong and culturally diverse large urban centre, with a population of about 75,000 and growing. Grande Prairie residents enjoy city pride, beautiful homes, A wide choice of recreation, education, shopping and entertainment opportunities. 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. In the centre of Grande Prairie, winding park trails along the Bear Creek valley takes walkers, joggers, bikers and roller blade's through 15 kilometers of well treed and maintained park lands. 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. 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. An array of charming shops and boutiques add variety to the major retail stores and malls in Grande Prairie. 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 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 Available Specialty Services: The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is an acute care facility with 24-hour emergency services, an intensive care and neonatal intensive care unit. Services are provided in obstetrics, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, palliative care, pediatrics, psychiatry, urology and Cancer Care services, including two radiation vaults. 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 on Site Cancer Treatment Services Available on Site