General Internal Medicine Physician – Grande Prairie

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital is seeking an Internal Medicine (Generalist) Specialist Physician to join the internal medicine physician group in Grande Prairie.

FRCPC (Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada) designation or equivalency is required.

The Internal Medicine specialist physician will have Alberta Health Services hospital privileges.

This position will include in-patient internal medicine hospital on-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 internal medicine in-patient 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 will not be 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.

Grande Prairie residents enjoy city pride, beautiful homes, a wide choice of recreation, education, shopping, and entertainment opportunities. Grande Prairie is a full-service urban center with a Multiplex Recreational center: www.eastlinkcentre.ca, Polytechnic College: www.nwpolytech.ca, numerous cultural events, alpine skiing: www.nitehawkalpine.com, cross-country skiing: www.wapitinordic.com, mountain biking, camping, water sports, and more. Public elementary and high schools, private schools, a French Immersion school, and a regional polytechnic offer families a range of educational opportunities usually only available in major city centers. In the center of Grande Prairie, winding park trails along the Bear Creek valley take walkers, joggers, bikers, and rollerblades through 15 kilometers of well-treed and maintained parklands. A well-equipped indoor swimming facility, outdoor pool, fully equipped gymnastics center, indoor hockey arenas - including a twin ice arena - offer children and adults a full choice of sports and recreational activities. Cross-country ski trails and a downhill ski facility just south of the city take full advantage of the scenic Wapiti River valley, well known for its wealth of dinosaur artifacts. The Prairie Art Gallery, Centre for Creative Arts, Second Street Theatre, a Live Theatre group, and a college theatre all run drama and arts programs and productions for community members of all ages. A northern service center for agriculture, forestry, and petroleum industries, Grande Prairie is also a major retail shopping center for a surrounding population of close to 250,000 people. An array of charming shops and boutiques add variety to the major retail stores and malls in Grande Prairie.

Travel Time:

• To Edmonton: 4.5 hrs
• To Calgary: 7 hrs
• To Red Deer: 6 hrs
• To Lethbridge: 9.5 hrs

The Grande Prairie Regional Hospital (GPRH) is a 208-bed acute care facility with a busy emergency department, ICU, NICU, and specialty services in OB/Gyn, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, 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.

City of Grande Prairie

Meet Your New Grande Prairie Regional Hospital

Required Qualifications:

• Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) certification in Internal Medicine or equivalency
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, and we thank all applicants for their interest; only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.

Alberta Health Services hires on the basis of merit. We are committed to the principle of equity in employment. We welcome diversity and encourage applications from all qualified physicians, including persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and Indigenous persons.

Additional Information

• Position Classification: Full-time
• FTE: 1
• Unit and Program: Internal Medicine
• Specialty: General Internal Medicine (GIM)
• Recruiting Organization: Alberta Health Services
• Sponsorship Eligible: Yes
• Posting Date: Jul 22, 2025
• Posting Status: Open until a suitable candidate is found