Alberta Health Services (AHS) South Zone is actively recruiting four Rural Family Medicine Physicians, some with enhanced skillsets in Obstetrics or Anesthesia, in Brooks Alberta

The city of Brooks is a vibrant, thriving community with a population of 14,185 and a catchment area of 25,000. Brooks is located in the natural grassland region of Alberta. A multicultural community, Brooks has been referred to as “The City of 100 Hellos” as a result of the community’s significant immigrant, refugee, and temporary foreign worker populations. Brooks is home to Canada’s second largest beef-processing facility, owned by JBS Canada. The JBS meat packing facility ships meat both across the country and internationally and employs over 2000 workers.

Brooks is centrally located in Southern Alberta and is within 186 km to Calgary, AB and 199 km to the USA border. There are three provincial parks in the area. Dinosaur Provincial Park, a World Heritage Site to the northeast, Tillebrook Provincial Park to the east and Kinbrook Provincial Park to the south. In addition, there are several other recreational sites in the area including the Rolling Hills Reservoir, Crawling Valley Reservoir, and Emerson Bridge.

The city of Brooks and Newell County possess a vibrant medical community offering a full spectrum of services.

We encourage those who are interested and meet the required qualifications below, to apply!

Qualifications:

• Must be eligible for a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) license.
• Must be eligible to apply to the CPSA for the Provisional Register Conditional Practice as a General Practitioner or be recognized as a specialist in Family Medicine.
• Full scope general practice including low risk obstetrics experience within the past 1-2 years.
• Candidate must have independent Emergency Room & Acute Care Hospital Experience in Rural setting within the past 1-2 years.
• ACLS (Required)
• ATLS (Required)
• ALSO (Required)
• PALS (Desired)
• NRP (Desired)
• MOREOB/ALARM (Desired)
• Have or be eligible for CCFP (Desired)