Alberta Health Services, South Zone, is actively recruiting a Family Medicine Physician with enhanced General and Obstetrical Surgical Skills to establish a full-time practice, in the community of Taber and at the Taber Health Centre.
As the successful candidate you will:
-provide clinical services at least (5) days per week, with a minimum of forty (40) hours per week and/or -providing commensurate shifts in keeping with other full time practice FTEs as assigned by the medical leader responsible for the area
-provide on- call for GP Surgery/OSS as below0.5-1 day/week OR elective surgeries; 1:3 on-call for surgery, most commonly c-section, appendectomy, D&C, ER trauma case assistance.; ER and maternity on-call rota 1:8; Full-scope family practice 2-4 days per week.
-establish a primary residence and reside in the community of Taber or immediate surrounding area
-obtain and maintain an AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the Services
-provide provision of inpatient admission services for your patient panel
-provide inpatient and community care within the community of Taber
-participate in the on-call schedule(s) at the Taber Health Centre
-participate in quality programs and initiatives undertaken within Zone Clinical Department Seniors Health in AHS, including (without limitation) achievement of certain performance indicators as determined by AHS, exercising its discretion reasonably.
Once chosen, the successful candidate may choose to operate their business by joining an existing practice or opening their own practice. This is the candidate’s independent business decision and will not be managed through the recruitment process.
Required Qualifications:
-must be eligible for a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta license
-have or be eligible for CCFP
-Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
-Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)
-Obstetric and General Surgical Skills
Desired Qualifications:
Pediatric Life Support (PALS)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Managing Obstetrical Risk Efficiently (moreOB) / Advances in Labour and Risk Management (ALARM)
preference given to those with recent (within two years) rural experience
Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents of Canada will be given priority for this position.
Community Info:
The town of Taber is located approximately 51 km (32 miles) east of the City of Lethbridge and has an approximate population of 9,770 citizens (2024). Due to the large amounts of sunshine the area receives, they are famously known for the corn grown nearby. As the Corn Capital of Canada, they host an annual “Cornfest” festival each summer during the last week of August. With lots to do outdoors and the close proximity to a larger urban center, Taber is a great consideration.
