**Now booking blocks for Sept-Jan 2027**

The primary responsibility is for the provision of the highest quality of medical care, utilizing the resources of OSMH in a prudent manner, and working within their scope of training, experience and skill level.

The hospitalist will be responsible for:

• Providing MRP coverage for designated in-patients (designated patients are “unattached”- out of area or not currently enrolled with a physician or group that does inpatient care)

• Providing concurrent care when requested by a specialist based on complexity

• Participating in the provision of 24/7 coverage with the other hospitalists

• Participating in the multidisciplinary approach to clinical utilization:

• Communicating effectively with other members of the care team and the other hospitalists in order to facilitate transfer of patient care

• Ensure that reviews, meetings and consultations with team, patients and families are daily, regular and ongoing.

• Actively participate as a preceptor for medical trainees to develop inpatient acute care skills.

• Ensure that case conferences for complex multi-morbid patients include primary care and receiving agencies.

• Communicate discharge plans to the receiving community physician or nurse practitioner in a manner that optimizes continuity of care. (eg. discharge summaries will be dictated on the day of discharge)

• Use the Electronic Medical Record to its full capacity, seeking additional training as required.

• Consistently use available order sets electronically as appropriate.

• Participate in education to support accurate and comprehensive coding practices.

• Develop competency with Dragon Medical One voice transcription when available.

Exemptions:

The Acute Care Hospitalists may opt “in” to the rotation for providing normal new-born care with current applicable training and experience, however, it is not as assigned duty.

NEW INCREASED STIPENDS

• Full Line $8,000 stipend + FFS (census goal 25 patients). Two overnights
• Half Line $4,900 stipend + FFS (census goal 13 patients). One overnight
• Weekend only- $4,000 stipend + FFS. Friday 7pm-Sun 7pm. On call Friday 7pm-7am, Saturday 7pm-7am. Round on patients Sat/Sun
• Up to $150/day accommodation reimbursement

Details:

- Mentorship support available

- 1-week blocks (preferred) with a frequency of the physicians choosing

- Overnight call 7pm-7am, requirement for 1-2 nights of call per week of duty

- EMR- Citrix Cerner (Powerchart)

- Psych Hospitalist model

- All admissions completed by Emergency Physicians

Specialist Support:

General surgery, closed ICU with 10 beds, schedule 1 facility for psychiatry (25 in patient mental health unit with 4 extra care beds), Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Respirology, Gastro, Geriatrics, Cardiac Care Clinic, Level 2c obstetrical center with level 2 nursery.

Investigation Modalities:

Lab, MRI, ultrasound, xray, CT, nuclear and IR

Qualifications:

- Open to Family Medicine and Internal Medicine physicians

- College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) unrestricted license that allows the physician to fulfil the requirements of this position.

- ACLS preferred

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