Associate Physician

Your Opportunity:
We are looking for an Associate Physician (AP) to work in the Department of Psychiatry, Recovery Alberta. Recovery Alberta/AHS provides alternative job opportunities for those International Medical Graduates (IMGs) who are not able to obtain independent licensure on their own and/or are unable to obtain a residency position. Associate Physicians (AP) are important members of the collaborative care team at Recovery Alberta/Alberta Health Services (AHS); functioning as mid-level providers under the supervision and direction of physician supervisor(s) to provide acute care coverage within our hospitals. Making a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. AP’s are registered for supervised practice with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA) under the Limited Practice Registry and provide clinical support under the direction of AHS Medical Staff. In this position you will deliver care to patients at the Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) including after hours and on weekends and statutory holidays when no resident is available within a multidisciplinary team in Addiction and Mental Health, Calgary Zone. The incumbent would be responding to psychiatric consults in the ER and throughout the hospital as well as addressing transfers from and to other sites and emerging issues on any of our inpatient units including units 25,27,37, and med psych at PLC. We will also have a new Med Psych unit and Psych ICU that will need to be covered. In a non-call capacity, this position may be scheduled to work on any of the aforementioned units but possibly also working in Day Hospital or possibly in other outpatient capacities.

Description:
As an Associate Physician, you will be working alongside physicians, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians. Job duties often include examination of the patient, documenting the history, conducting a complete physical examination, developing a treatment plan in consultation with the attending/supervising physician, writing appropriate orders, and entering these orders into the patient care electronic or manual system. Clinical research is important in this field of practice, and the care of patients registered on research trials is an important part of the role. Appropriate supervision and support is provided and the will begin with a formal orientation and assessment. Only those demonstrating the strongest qualifications will be contacted for an interview. NOTE: Hours per shift is 10 hrs. during probation and 12.5 hrs. once functional.
- **Classification**:Associate Physician
- ** Union**:Exempt
- ** Unit and Program**:Peter Lougheed Centre, Dept of Psychiatry, Recovery Alberta
- ** Primary Location**:Peter Lougheed Centre
- ** Location Details**:As Per Location
- ** Negotiable Location**:Within Calgary Zone
- ** Employee Class**:Regular Full Time
- ** FTE**:1.00
- ** Posting End Date**:09-SEP-2025
- ** Date Available**:22-SEP-2025
- ** Hours per Shift**:10
- ** Length of Shift in weeks**:2
- ** Shifts per cycle**:10
- ** Shift Pattern**:Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- ** Days Off**:As Per Rotation
- ** Minimum Salary**:$26.34
- ** Maximum Salary**:$64.95
- ** Vehicle Requirement**:Not Applicable

**Required Qualifications**:
**Additional Required Qualifications**:
**Preferred Qualifications**:
Successful completion of AHS's Clinical Assistant orientation program (successful applicant will receive an Orientation & Assessment once registered with the CPSA). Preference will be given to applicants who have recent experience in an acute care facility. Prior experience working as an AP in a Canadian health care setting is an asset.