Primary Care Physician, CFB Cold Lake

About Calian

At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government.

We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team.

Job Type: Part Time

Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.

Position Overview

If you’re a physician living in Cold Lake, you probably drive past CFB Cold Lake all the time, but what many local clinicians don’t know is that the base’s medical clinic is staffed by both military and civilian healthcare professionals. And yes, that means you can work there without joining the military.

This is a rare chance to practice primary care in a stable, well-supported environment while contributing to the health and readiness of Canada’s Armed Forces members stationed right here in your community.

Full-time and part-time contract opportunities available.

Why Physicians Love Working at CFB Cold Lake

• Stable, daytime schedule that supports work-life balance (7:30 am – 4:00 pm, Monday–Friday)
• Practice medicine without the pressures of billing, overhead, or clinic management
• Ample time with each patient supported by a stable schedule and guaranteed hourly compensation
• Access to onsite allied health services including pharmacy, laboratory, physiotherapy, and mental health
• Join a workplace culture built on respect, teamwork, and service

Responsibilities

• Performing comprehensive health assessments and synthesizing data from multiple sources to make a diagnosis of a disease or disorder.
• Initiating and managing the care of patients with a disease or disorder within his/her scope of practice and/or monitoring the ongoing therapy of patients with chronic stable illnesses by providing effective pharmacological, complementary, or counseling interventions
• Implementing strategies to promote health and prevent illness with individuals.
• Performing periodic health examinations and determining fitness of patients when those patients are faced with acute or chronic illness or disease.
• Making appropriate medical employment limitation recommendations
• Practicing as a member of an interdisciplinary team and consulting with members of other health professions as appropriate in order to ensure the health care needs of the patient are met.

Qualifications

• Licensed and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
• Certification in Family Medicine with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP)
• Basic Life Support for Health Providers or CPR/AED Level C Certification

Additional Requirements

• You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level.
• CF Basic Aviation and Dive Medicine Certification is considered an asset but not mandatory.

If you would like more information or have questions pertaining to this posting, please feel free to reach out directly to ***email_hidden***

$215 – $223 an hour

We have one vacancy available

AI Usage Disclosure

At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team.

Security clearances

• A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position.
• Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirement and process.

Perks and benefits

• Weekday hours 7:30am – 4pm
• No evenings, weekends or on-call responsibilities
• Guaranteed hourly rate
• No overhead or administrative fees typically associated with office-based practice
• Generous allotment of time for booked appointments
• Collaborative multidisciplinary team
• Easy access to onsite specialists and support services