Internal Medicine Specialists FULL TIME & LOCUM

Ontario Physician Recruitment Alliance

Job Location:

Brockville - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

The Department of Internal Medicine at Brockville General Hospital invites applications from interested and qualified candidates for the role of Internist with opportunities to support our Hospitalist Team. Full-time part-time and locum positions are available including entry-to-practice opportunities for new graduates.

Successful candidates will join a team of dynamic physicians focused on providing safe effective care in a collaborative and collegial environment.

Practice Profile

Internists provide patient care including diagnosis and treatment prescribing treatments managing complex conditions and diagnosing and treating acute illnesses and chronic diseases. Responsibilities and opportunities include:

Offering exceptional care in a community-based practice

Supporting the hospitalist team as Admissionist during daytime hours which includes consults (8:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Opportunity to take an active role as Hospitalist when there are scheduling requirements which includes supporting an estimated 20 to 22 patients as part of the hospitalist team

Committing to an estimated two to three calls for every five days of coverage

Attending multidisciplinary meetings

Practice Environment

Brockville General Hospital is a 172-bed hospital in the city of Brockville which is 45-minutes from Kingston and an hour from Ottawa. Brockville General is the largest hospital in Lanark Leeds and Grenville County serving a catchment area of 250000. Located in the beautiful Thousand Islands Region we are the perfect place to practice and play as evidenced in Imagine Brockville Life.

The practice environment is comprised of 52 acute medicine beds (which increase when surge spaces are utilized) and 54 rehabilitation bed with multidisciplinary teams including physiotherapy rehabilitation therapy occupational therapy speech language pathology social work dieticians discharge planning and wound care.

Specialized in-house services at Brockville General include GIM general surgery urology radiology psychiatry orthopedics and palliative as well as a 10-bed level 3 ICU and certified stroke centre. Brockville General is also equipped with ultrasound 24/7 lab including tele-radiology XR CT and an MRI. Cerner EMR which was recently launched as part of the Lumeo regional initiative. Both Ottawa and Kingston serve as tertiary referral centres.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates must have an M.D. or equivalent be board-certified in Internal Medicine (FRCPC) and have Independent Practice licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). Proficiency in English is required. Subspecialties will be considered.

Remuneration

Internists receive fee for service plus additional Hospital On Call Coverage (HOCC). When acting as a Hospitalist Internists receive $1800 per day for core hours (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) plus fee for service outside of these hours and HOCC.