Emergency Medicine Physician - Westview Health Centre

The Facility

Westview Health Centre is a suburban hospital located approximately 20 minutes west of Edmonton and provides 24h emergency department services, a family medicine inpatient service, day surgery/endoscopy, outpatient IV clinic, wound care, minor fracture clinic, public health, and a variety of other programs.

The emergency department is composed of 10 monitored beds, a resuscitation room, and 10 non-monitored treatment spaces including a rapid assessment area. X-ray and Lab are on site 24/7, with ultrasound available during the week days.

Benefits of working at a smaller site such as Westview include the following:

• A close knit team dynamic with strong collegial work environment between physicians, nurses, and other allied health team members.
• Faster time to disposition with quick lab and x-ray turnaround, as well as staff to staff consultation through RAAPID with immediate advice regarding transfer of care, follow-up, or management.
• On average, less complexity, allowing physicians to spend more time with sicker patients when required.
• More opportunities to do procedures that may be performed by consultant services in the tertiary centres (peri-tonsillar abscess I & D, priapism decompression, chest tubes) along with the time to do them.
• Opportunity to sharpen your clinical skills as radiology isn’t as readily available.

Strong focus on work – life balance. Flexible vacation time.

Description:

Alberta Health Services in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is inviting applications from Emergency Medicine Physicians to join the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Edmonton Zone. There are up to three FTE total (0.5 or 1.0 FTE) in permanent and/or locum positions available with a start date of July 01, 2025.

Shifts will be 8 hours, covering days/evenings/nights/weekends. A full-time schedule generally represents 10-12 clinical shifts per month.

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Qualifications:

The candidate will have exceptional communication skills and a passion for quality and patient safety. They will be considered a strong clinician by their peers.

The successful applicant will have, or be eligible for, certification in Emergency Medicine with the Royal College of Physicians of Canada or the College of Family Physicians Canada (FRCPC or CCFP-EM) and be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. Residents must be eligible to write the appropriate exam at the next sitting. Family physicians with CCFP certification and emergency medicine experience in a rural setting will also be considered.

ACLS, PALS, ATLS and NRP competency are required. All physicians hired to the Department of Emergency Medicine are required to have current ACLS, ATLS, and PALS certification or certification must be completed within 6 months of hire.

Salary/Benefits:

Remuneration is fee-for-service.

Recruiter Contact:

To apply, please email the following to edm.ed.medstaff@AHS.ca, attention Dr. Alexei Khair and the Hiring Committee

1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Letter of Interest that speaks to your interest in the Westview Emergency Department, short and long term career goals, and ways in which you hope to contribute to the department
3. Three reference letters, one from your current program director or site lead

Please note: Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Interviews will NOT be offered to incomplete or late applications.

Additional Information

Position Classification: Full-time

FTE: 1

Unit and Program: Emergency Medicine

Specialty: Emergency Medicine

Secondary Specialty: Family Medicine-Emergency Medicine

Recruiting Organization: Alberta Health Services

Sponsorship Eligible: No

Compensation: Fee for service

Community Info: The Community

Westview Health Centre is located in Stony Plain, AB, a community of 19 000 people located approximately 25 km west of Edmonton. A warm and welcoming community awaits you in Stony Plain. Growth has been carefully nurtured, and provides residents and visitors with a hard-to-come-by balance of small-town-charm and urban-luxury. Stony Plain is known for its many painted murals representing various periods, events and people throughout the town's history.

Posting Date: Nov 4, 2024

Posting Status: Open until a suitable candidate is found

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