Associate Physician
Your Opportunity:
Recovery Alberta (RA)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 are important members of the collaborative care team at RA; 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. Associate Physicians 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 RA Medical Staff. In this position you will deliver care to patients at the Rockyview General Hospital (RGH) 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. At RGH 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 Psychiatric and medical units at RGH. 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:
You will be working alongside physicians, nurses, social workers, family therapists, 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. You may be required to be part of the process within your given hours of work. Appropriate supervision and support is provided and this will begin with a formal orientation and assessment. Only those demonstrating the strongest qualifications will be contacted for an interview.
- Classification: Associate Physician
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Psychiatry
- Primary Location: Rockyview General Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 11-MAR-2026
- Date Available: 01-MAY-2026
- Temporary End Date: 01-MAY-2027
- Hours per Shift: 12.5
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 8
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $26.34
- Maximum Salary: $64.95
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
This posting is only open to Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents of Canada. (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and individuals with open work permits). Candidates must submit a Curriculum Vitae and Associate Physician Eligibility Pre-Screen Letter from AHS with their application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The successful applicant will be responsible for registering and maintaining professional licensure with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). Associate Physicians must meet certain licensure requirements, therefore AHS provides a pre-screening process to help ensure interested individuals satisfy the minimum requirements to be eligible for registration by the CPSA. Please access the pre-screening application online (http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/medstaff/Page7094.aspx). NOTE: pre-screening does not guarantee an interview or job offer and a final determination of license eligibility is only made by the CPSA after the successful candidate has applied for licensure; pre-screening does not guarantee the successful candidate will be licensed.
Additional Required Qualifications:Satisfy CPSA's criteria for registration as an AP. AHS's pre-screening process reviews for this criteria, final determination is only made by the CPSA when registration is initiated for the successful job applicant. Criteria includes the following (please review the detailed definitions on the CPSA's website https://cpsa.ca/physicians/registration/apply-for-limited-practice/) MD. Postgraduate Training (must be hospital-based training in clinical services providing direct patient care interaction in the acute care setting). MCOC's Qualifying Exam Part 1 (MCCQE1). Proof of ELP (if trained in a country where English is not the first and native language; even if it was the language of instruction). Letter of Offer from RA (RA will provide confirmation to the CPSA and initiate the registration process for the successful applicant in our job search). Successful completion of AHS's AP's orientation program. Demonstrate currency of practice to the satisfaction of CPSA. Demonstrate currency of practice. Within last 3 years, physicians must have practised independently, been in a regulated, supervised practice (in a role where the physician was not the most responsible physician), or been a part of a continuous postgraduate training program for a min. of 1 year in the discipline you want to enter in AB. Fellowship training, community service, public service, national service, Medical Officer posts and practice experience do not fulfil this requirement.
Preferred Qualifications:It is anticipated this will be a highly competitive job posting. Preference will be given to applicants who have recent experience in an acute care facility; specifically, those who have had specific experience within the last 3 years in addiction & mental health.
