Description
Job Title: Family Physician (Self-Employed Contractor)
Employer: Tamarack Medical Clinic
About the Employer: We are a physician-owned and operated family medicine clinic that provides comprehensive medical care to promote the physical and mental well-being of our patients. We have an on-site pharmacy and are affiliated with the Southside Primary Care Network, which offers a range of services, including a behavioural health consultant for psychological distress, an in-house dietitian and nurse, and allied health care professional services to promote the well-being of patients with acute and chronic medical conditions.
Job Location:
2373 Maple RD NW
Edmonton, AB, T6T0Y3
Canada
Serving the population of the Tamarack and adjacent neighbourhoods located in SE, Edmonton
Wage: $250,000 to $350,000 per year (Fee for Service)
- Physicians will work independently as contractors and bill patients directly for non-insured services and the Government of Alberta directly through billing codes defined by Alberta Health.
- Physician’s payment will be subject to 22% overhead deductions (to a maximum of $6,600) for billable services (including AHCIP, Private, WCB Claims, IRCC claims, etc.).
- Physicians’ income can be directly paid to the physician as a contractual payment in person or to the physician’s corporation.
Employment terms and conditions:
- Full-Time
- Permanent
- Self-Employed Contractor
- 5 days per week; 40-55 hours per week
- Rotating on-call after hours and weekends between physicians
Benefits: Flexible hours, competitive split (overhead)
Vacancies: 3
Anticipated start date: As soon as possible.
Job requirements:
Language: English
Education:
- Doctor of Medicine or Equivalent
- Must hold a valid unrestricted CPSA Permit
Experience: 1 to 2 years
Other Requirements: Valid Canadian Medical Protective Associate Insurance
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities:
- Fast-Paced environment
- Hand-eye coordination
- Standing for extended periods
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Manual dexterity
- Large caseload
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
Personal Suitability:
- Accurate
- Dependability
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Interpersonal awareness
- Organized
- Team player
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent written communication
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Reliability
- Values and ethics
Work setting/area of work:
- Family Medicine Clinic offering primary care to Albertans
- Office-based acute and chronic care
- Serving a total population of approximately 40-50,000 people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, comprised entirely of urban inhabitants
- Anticipated Panel Size: 700-900 per physician
- Patients include Infants to geriatrics
- 58:42 male-to-female patient ratio
Personal Equipment Required:
- Cell Phone
- Personal medical equipment (e.g. stethoscope, otoscope) and any specialty tools not usually provided by the clinic.
Duties:
- Offering comprehensive primary care services to patients in Alberta under the regulation of CPSA (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta).
- Collecting medical information from patients, family members or other medical professionals.
- Examining patients’ health conditions to identify diseases and injuries
- Help patients develop health habits, break old habits and reshape their approach to wellness
- Order laboratory tests, x-rays, and other diagnostic procedures to determine the most appropriate medical treatment
- Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients’ physical and mental health
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
- Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
- Advise patients on health care
- Coordinate or manage primary patient care
- Provide acute care management
- Provide counselling and support to patients and their families on a wide range of health and lifestyle issues
- Be a patient advocate
- Supervise staff
- Be available at reasonable times for their patients to provide care and ensure gaps in care are covered through fellow associates and/or Locum physicians.
How to apply:
By e-mail: info@tamarackclinic.ca
Online: https://tamarackclinic.ca/career
Veterans and Newcomers are welcome to apply.