Alberta Health Services, Central Zone, and the Department of General Surgery at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, invites applications for a General Surgeon to establish a full-time practice in the community of Red Deer. This position requires a scope for a complete general surgery practice that includes: a significant interest in breast surgery (benign and malignant conditions). Community Clinic, Inpatient & Outpatient Services, Emergency Consults, and participate in the RDRHC General Surgery Call schedule (Acute Care Service Model, day/night coverage), as well as elective surgeries and endoscopy at all general surgery sites accessed by Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre General Surgeons (Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, Ponoka, Rocky Mountain House and Stettler).  The successful candidate will be offered various leadership positions or project lead roles within the department for things like management of residents, participation in QI projects, or other AHS opportunities.

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Reside in and have their primary residence within the community of Red Deer;
• 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;
• Establish and maintain full time community based practice within the community;
• Provide call assistance as per call schedules, including full time participation in the Surgery call schedule (ACS Model, day/night coverage) 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:

Red Deer is a thriving family-friendly city of over 100,000 people that is in close proximity to the Rocky Mountains and many other outdoor attractions. We are ideally situated between Edmonton and Calgary, both less than an hour and a half drive away. Red Deer has all the amenities you need: great school systems, well-equipped hospitals and health centres, and there's always lots to learn at our libraries and museums. With an assortment of recreation facilities, multi-use trails and green spaces along with engaging local culture and art - there's an experience waiting for you.

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre | Alberta Health Services

About Red Deer - The City of Red Deer

Travel Time:

·        To Edmonton: 1 hour 40 minutes

·        To Calgary: 1 hour 30 minutes

·        To Grande Prairie: 5 hours 50 minutes

·        To Lethbridge: 3 hours 25 minutes

·        To Medicine Hat: 3 hours 55 minutes

Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) provides a comprehensive gamut of services including general, orthopedics, plastics, ENT, urology, gynecology, ophthalmology and obstetric surgeries. Cardiac, thoracic, and neurosurgery surgeries are not performed at RDRHC.  They provide care for both adult and pediatric (minimum age of 1) patient populations with 12,500-12,750 surgical cases performed annually.