General Internal Medicine - LOCUM

Location: Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital, Orillia, Ontario

How to get here: 20 minutes north of Barrie and 90 minutes north of Toronto. Close to Toronto International Airport. Easily accessible to the 400 series highways. Orillia is a growing community of 35,000, serving a catchment of 100,000 people.

OSMH is a 230-bed full-service community hospital with level 2C obstetrical center, level 2 nursery, as well as a Schedule 1 psychiatric facility and 10 bed ICU. 24-hour Emergency Department, diagnostic imaging with onsite CT, MRI, Nuclear, IR, Ultrasound and X-ray with an extensive complement of specialists including; General Surgery, Psychiatric Hospitalists, Acute Care Hospitalists, Psychiatrists, Emergency physicians, Respirology, Gastroenterology, Nephrologists, Geriatrics, Cardiac Care Clinic, Paediatricians.

LOCUMS:

• Open to locums to provide weekend or 7-day blocks

Overview

A community based general internal medicine specialist providing comprehensive consultant in-patient and out-patient services. Supported by subspecialty services including Intensivists, Respirology, Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Oncology, Geriatrics.

In-Patient

• General internists provide consultations in our Emergency Department and Inpatient Units. In addition to providing care to inpatients, other clinical work could include:
• ECG reading (shared amongst group)
• GIM Rapid Access Clinic
• Daily rounds on patients, including facilitation of timely discharge
• Available outpatient clinics includes: Diabetes Clinic, Heart Function Program, and Stress Testing
• No direct responsibility as MRP for in-patients
• Availability to participate in hospital committees pertaining to specialty
• Participate in teaching rounds as available

On-Call

• On-call responsibilities include 1 in 5 for Internal Medicine
• Timely response to request for consultations in the ER and inpatient units

Office

• Strongly encourage candidates to maintain community office practice

Remuneration

• Fee for Service
• HOCC for on-call
• In hospital cardio diagnostic procedures are billed by hospital and then paid monthly

Orientation & Support:

• We want locum physicians to feel comfortable and well supported from their first shift. Structured orientation and onboarding are provided, including EMR training for physicians who have not previously used our electronic medical record.

** Credentialing for locums may be expedited; please ensure to have all necessary paperwork and information on hand to avoid delays.

Teaching Opportunity:

• Affiliation with the University of Toronto provides the opportunity to teach residents and medical students.
• Orillia Family Medicine Teaching Unit

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Requirements

• College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) unrestricted license that allows the physician to fulfill the requirements of this position.
• Fellowship in Internal Medicine recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or equivalent licensing as per CPSO.

For more information, please contact:

Melanie Delion

Community Physician Recruiter for Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital

705-619-4871

[email protected] or [email protected]

Website: Physician Recruitment - Soldiers' Memorial Hospital