Internist
- Timmins, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
Original job description
Internal Medicine Physician – Full-Time
Join our team in beautiful Northern Ontario!
The Timmins and District Hospital (TADH) is seeking a full-time Internal Medicine Physician to join our innovative, multi-disciplinary referral and teaching hospital in Timmins.
Our Critical Care Unit is a 6-bed level 2 advanced intensive care unit that serves the community of Timmins as well as our District Partners. It is an open unit where general surgeons, anesthesia, and pediatricians have admitting privileges to the CCU. We have the capability of transvenous pacing, ventilation, and dialysis within the unit. There is a multidisciplinary team available, with Nursing, Respiratory Therapist 24/7, Social Work, Dieticians, Speech, and Physiotherapists
The Internal Medicine Program includes our full-time nephrologist. TADH has a Family Medicine Hospitalist Program and there is full support by all surgical specialties (with the exception of cardiac and neurosurgery). TADH is equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostics with quick access to CT, MRI, echo, and nuclear medicine, opportunity for EKG reading, Holter monitors, stress testing and PFT's.
There is also an opportunity to teach and mentor medical students and family medicine residents, through affiliation with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.
You will be joining a close-knit team that provides exceptional patient and family-driven care, in a supportive trauma-informed, and culturally safe manner. We are looking for passionate, driven individuals to join us in our Mission: Providing Exemplary Care to Northerners.
Position Requirements
Candidates must:
- have (or be eligible for) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada certification in Internal Medicine.
- be (or eligible to be) licensed to practice as an Internist (or Family Physician) in the Province of Ontario
- have (or be eligible for) certification in ACLS or ATLS
- have (or be eligible to obtain) Canadian Medical Protective Associate (CMPA) coverage
- have excellent clinical skills
- have a commitment to patient safety and high standards of care
Remuneration
Compensation is based on a combination of an hourly wage, Fee-for-Service, and a lucrative Northern Specialist Alternate Payment Plan.
Incentives
- The Timmins and District Hospital provides an incentive package up to $60,000 over four years.
- Applicants are eligible for a repayable interest-free loan up to $150,000.
- Applicants can apply for the Ministry of Health Northern and Rural Recruitment and Retention Initiative (N3R). The N3R Initiative includes an $84,851 incentive over a 4-year period for Canadian citizens and permanent residents who establish a full-time practice in Timmins.
About the Hospital and Community
The Timmins and District Hospital (TADH) is a 215-bed district hospital serving a local population of 41,000 and a catchment area of 110,000. The Timmins and District Hospital is a fully accredited referral and teaching hospital and offers a full range of Medical, Surgical, Critical Care, Maternal/Child, Long Term Care, and Mental Health and Addiction Services. Affiliated with the NOSM University, in addition to several colleges and universities in Ontario, our hospital actively supports ongoing learning opportunities for medical residents and learners, post-secondary and high school students.
Timmins is situated on the banks of the beautiful Mattagami River and is an outdoor enthusiast's dream. The community is large enough to provide all the necessary facilities and services, without the hassles and costs associated with living in a larger city. Please visit Move To Timmins to learn more about why you should move to "the City with a Heart of Gold".
For more information, please contact:
Corey Krupa, Physician Recruiter
Email: ckrupa@tadh.com
Phone: 705-267-2131 x 6056
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Internist at Timmins and District Hospital will diagnose and treat adult patients across medical and critical care settings. They will work with nursing, respiratory therapy, social work, dietetics, speech and physiotherapy teams, and may teach and mentor medical students and residents.
Requirements
Candidates need RCPSC certification or eligibility in Internal Medicine, an Ontario licence or eligibility, ACLS or ATLS certification, and CMPA coverage or eligibility. Strong clinical skills and a commitment to patient safety are required.
Skills
- Internal medicine
- Critical care medicine
- Mechanical ventilation
- Transvenous pacing
- Dialysis
- Electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation
- Holter monitor interpretation
- Stress testing
- Pulmonary function testing
- CT and MRI interpretation
- Echocardiography interpretation
- Nuclear medicine interpretation
- ACLS
- ATLS
- Patient safety
- Medical teaching and mentoring
- Trauma-informed care
- Culturally safe care
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Clinical decision-making
Benefits
- Recruitment incentive package
- Repayable interest-free loan
- Northern and Rural Recruitment and Retention incentive
Categories
- Healthcare
- Education
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Internal Medicine
- Internist
- physician
- hospitalist
- critical care
- intensive care
- ICU
- ACLS
- ATLS
- RCPSC
- CMPA
- Ontario
- medical teaching
- Northern Ontario
- clinical medicine
- nephrology
- family medicine
Seniority
Mid level
Perks
- Performance bonus
Licences and certifications
- ACLS
- ATLS
- CMPA
Tools
- CT
- MRI
- nuclear medicine
- EKG
- Holter monitor
Fields of study
- Internal Medicine