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Hospitalist (Family Physician) - Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH)
Fergus, Ontario · Part-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
Radiology
About the role
- Our brand-new hospital is a 44-bed acute care facility has two state-of-the-art operating rooms, three L&D rooms (approx.
- 500 deliveries/year), CT scanner and 24-7 emergency department.
- Our system is comprised of two day-time hospitalists, and one nocturnist for full 24h comprehensive coverage.
Responsibilities
- partner with another provider to do either 3 or 4 days in a week on a set interval (either 1 in 4, 1 in 5, 1 in 6, 1 in 7, or 1 in 8 weeks) either as a daytime hospitalist or a nocturnist.
- We are a transitioning hospitalist-run inpatient service with excellent FM-ER support and relationship.
Requirements
- Responding to codes (ACLS required)
- Accompanying patients on transfer to higher level hospitals if required.
- adjunct professorship not required, but available through McMaster if interested
Benefits
- Teaching opportunities - we are a teaching site for McMaster University Medical School
- Stipend of $500/d if contracted and $400/d if casual + FFS (average daily $1500+).
- Stipend of $800/night (regardless of contracting) + FFS (projected average of $2000+).
Company info
- Full-Time, Part-Time, Casual
- Nestled between the communities of Elora and Fergus is the new 152,000 sq ft.
- Groves Memorial Community Hospital that backs on to the Elora Cataract Trailway and offers a modern, bright, healing environment.
- We are a friendly, collegial group who are currently building this program.
- We are a great spot for newer grads and seasoned hospitalists alike!
- It will be the inpatient physician team's responsibility to admin patients to the hospital, round, discharge, meet with the multidisciplinary team to create safe discharge plans, and work closely with our inpatient specialists.
- Excellent remuneration (as above)
- Dedicated office space with computer
- Free accommodation in town, if needed
- Free hospital parking
- Electronic charting and order entry (PatientKeeper), integrated with Meditech and PACS
- We have onsite social work, physio, SLP, RT, HCC, a geriatrics emergency management (GEM) team, general surgery, internal medicine and OBGYN all available to support you.
- Our hospital does not have an ICU and hospitalists are not responsible for any vented patients.
- An ER physician is always in-house and available to assist with codes.
- Our Obstetrics & neonates are covered by a separate group of physicians.
- We have no pediatric inpatients.
- Please reach out if you have further questions!
- We're also happy to connect you with current hospitalists to hear about their experiences with us.
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