Emergency Department - Full Time / Part Time & Locum Opportunities

Pembroke Regional Hospital, Pembroke, ON

Located one and a half hours west of Ottawa, situated on the shores of the Ottawa River, close to Algonquin Park, Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) delivers a broad range of services to a mixed urban and rural population of approximately 100,000 residents in the Upper Ottawa Valley. PRH is a designated District Stroke Centre with a neurologist on-call 24/7 via telemedicine and we provide a 9-bed closed ICU with 24/7 Intensivist coverage, allowing us to manage the Ottawa Valley's most critical patients. Our hospital is a community referral site for Code Strokes, County wide psychiatry admissions, ICU admissions, advanced imaging referrals (CT & MRI) and specialists service consultations. These specialties include Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Psychiatry, Ob/Gyn, Orthopedics, ENT, Urology, Ophthalmology as well as an Inpatient Rehabilitation program.  

About our ED:  

•30K + annual visits

• ~40 hours of physician coverage per day combined between the main ED and fast track

•Flexible shift rotations available

•Physicians may qualify for Ministry incentives

With state-of-the-art services and associated technologies in place, PRH has earned a strong reputation as a teaching hospital; currently holding affiliation agreements with the University of Ottawa’s faculties of Medicine and Nursing, Algonquin College and the Department of Defense. The ED/ICU is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of nurses, physicians, respiratory therapists, as well as social services, pastoral care, crisis intervention, acute mental health nurses, speech, occupational and physio therapists.  We have well established referral protocols with local tertiary care centers 1.5 hour away in Ottawa.  

Position Requirements

•Fully independent registration (or eligible for) with College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

•CMPA or equivalent Insurance coverage

•Certified with FRCPC in Emergency Medicine or CCFP (EM)

  (Candidates with similar work experience may be considered on an individual basis)

•Emergency Experience; current ACLS, ATLS and (PALS preferred)  

•Experience working with teams and possessing strong interpersonal and collaborative skills

ED Shift Structure

Zone A is geared towards managing acute patients and is staffed with a primary ED physician with overlapping shift coverage, with shifts that are typically 7.5 hours in length. The Flow shift is designed to address moments of high volume within the department and typically operates out of Zone A with a shift duration of 7.5 hours. Zone B is considered the fast track for low acuity patients (CTAS 4/5) from Monday to Friday.

ED Physician Rates 

Effective February 9th, 2026

Travel & accommodation expenses will be reimbursed.

There is the potential to have a robust, full-time, rewarding career working in a collegial environment. Remuneration is based on an alternate funding agreement (AFA) model. 

We invite you to join our team of skilled and dedicated healthcare professionals.

For more information about this practice opportunity, please contact the Medical Affairs office at ***@prh.email.ca (🔒 Premium)