Associate Physician - Diagnostic Imaging

Alberta Health Services; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services seeks an Associate Physician for the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre – Diagnostic Imaging Department. This role supports international medical graduates (IMGs) through pre-screening and licensure pathways, working with an attending physician within a multidisciplinary Hospitalist team to deliver acute patient care.

Applicants must meet CPSA licensing requirements, including MCCQE1 and IELTS scores, and have recent acute care experience.

Qualifications

• Must be landed immigrant or Canadian citizen with work authorization.
• Graduate of medical school located outside Canada/US (FAIMER IMED-listed).
• Acute hospital care experience within the last 3 years.
• PGME: completed orthopedic or general surgery residency with board exam.
• MCCQE1 Part I passed prior to application.
• IELTS: minimum 7.0 in all components within 24 months prior to registration.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Diagnostic Imaging Department at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre as part of the Hospitalist group.
• Deliver acute patient care in a multidisciplinary team setting.
• Operate under a limited medical license issued by CPSA for Associate Physicians.

Skills

English proficiency

Acute hospital care experience

Prescreen eligibility

Education

Medical degree outside Canada/US (FAIMER IMED-listed)

Orthopedic or general surgery residency completed

MCCQE1 Part I passed

Job description

Associate Physician - Diagnostic Imaging

AHS is looking for an Associate Physicians to work at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre - Diagnostic Imaging Department. This is an alternate physician provider role in which the successful candidate will work with a limited medical license issued from the College of Physician and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA). The incumbent will work within the Hospitalist group under the direction of an attending physician and within a multidisciplinary team setting to deliver acute patient care.

Description:

We are currently hiring an Associate Physician position to support the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre - Diagnostic Imaging Department. This position represents an opportunity created for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to be selected and prepared for work as Associate Physicians in clinical departments. IMGs are landed immigrants, Canadian citizens and/or have employment authorization from the Canadian government and fulfill the program requirements. Applicants must have been successfully pre-screened through the Provincial CA Screening program prior to applying. https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/hp/phys/if-hp-phys-ca-eligibility-overview.pdf

• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Diagnostic Imaging
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 02-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 26-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $26.97
• Maximum Salary: $66.51
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Associate Physician
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Diagnostic Imaging
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 02-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 26-OCT-2026
• 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: $26.97
• Maximum Salary: $66.51
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Applicant must be either a landed immigrant (Permanent Resident) or a Canadian Citizen at the time of application. Applicants must be a graduate of a medical school located outside of Canada and the United States, listed in the Foundation of Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) International Medical Directory (IMED). Experience in an acute hospital based care facility within the last 3 years. Preference will be given to applicants who have had active acute care surgical experience within the last 3 years. Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME): Must have completed a recognized orthopedic or general surgery residency program with a successful completion of an existing board exam. Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Examination Part I (MCCQE1): Applicants must have passed the MCC Qualifying Examination Part 1 prior to application. English Language Proficiency: As a requirement for licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta (CPSA), applicants must have taken the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in Canada with minimum required scores of 7.0 in each of the components within 24 months prior to registration.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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