Description

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is seeking an OBGYN Specialist Physician to join our physician group in Grande Prairie.

The successful candidate is preferred to be FRCSC (Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons Canada) or FRCSC eligible.

Interest in gynecological surgery is desired.

The new OBGYN physician will have Alberta Health Services hospital privileges.

The position will include hospital call.

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 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 is not managed through the recruitment process.

 

Community Information:

GRANDE PRAIRIE:  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 smaller community and close proximity to outstanding wilderness areas. The City of Grande Prairie is an economically strong and culturally diverse large urban center, with a population of about 75,000 and growing.

City of Grande Prairie –   https://cityofgp.com/

Meet Your New Grande Prairie Regional Hospital – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYdkXOV8XVo

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is a 243 bed acute care facility with a busy emergency department, ICU, NICU and specialty services in OB/Gyn, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, internal medicine, nephrology, urology, palliative care, pediatrics, and psychiatry; hosting 10,000 discharges, approximately 55,000 emergency department visits, over 1,400 deliveries and more than 9,000 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.

Travel Time to Edmonton: 4.5 hrs. / Travel Time to Calgary: 7 hrs.

Required Qualifications:

Qualifications & Experience:

• Certification with the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada or equivalency is desired
• NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation Program

CPSA Practice Permit or Review of Qualifications (Eligibility Review) required with application

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Compensation:

Fee for Service

Fee for Service

On Call Stipend – Physicians are remunerated for being on call.

Average Gross Annual Income is in the range of $530,619.00, estimated on full-time hours.

Alberta Medical Association (AMA) Compensation Programs – AMA Membership compensation programs are under review and may be subject to change, with the current Rural & Remote Northern Program (RRNP) – Variable Fee Rate set at 16.36% for Grande Prairie.