Job description

Emergency Physician Full-time and part-time positions available

Add more life to your career.

With our investments in people and leading edge, specialized services, it’s an amazing time to be a part of PRHC. As an Emergency Physician at PRHC, you’ll work with diverse and talented leaders and colleagues who are committed to providing extraordinary care, and you’ll be doing it all in a place where you’ll make a meaningful impact on people’s lives while you transform your own. Experience the PRHC difference.

PRHC is proud to be recognized as one of the top 20 employers nationwide in the healthcare and social services category, and 199 overall among 300 Canadian employers across all sectors, on the Canada’s Best Employers list released by Forbes in 2025.

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American-trained physicians are encouraged to apply — we provide assistance with work permits if needed.

The Opportunity

PRHC is looking for Emergency Physicians (EPs) for full-time or locum positions. PRHC has a busy Emergency Department which receives approximately 87,000 visits per year of all age groups and variable acuity.

The department is staffed by 32 full and part-time EPs. Coverage is 24/7 with up to 12 scheduled shifts per 24 hour period, which means double coverage on midnights and that there may be up to six (6) EPs on at one time. Shifts are divided fairly amongst the EPs with the exception of locums, who are exempt from midnights for the first three (3) to six (6) months. Shifts are six (6) to eight and a half (8.5) hours in length with built in time for handovers.

Our group is very collegial with excellent clinical support for each other, new locums and staff. We have monthly

interprofessional simulations and departmental educational rounds. We also organize and host an annual Kawartha Emergency Medicine conference. We are affiliated with Queen’s University and are an educational site for the CCFP (EM) residents and the Queens CCFP residency program based in Peterborough. American-trained physicians are encouraged to apply — we provide assistance with work permits if needed.

PRHC has been designated as a Level III Trauma Centre site and has a high-volume cardiac catheterization laboratory that performs diagnostic and interventional procedures, including a 24/7 EMS bypass Code STEMI system. As an EP you will have excellent support from specialty colleagues.

Position Qualifications:

· Applicants must hold, or be eligible to obtain, licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO). A clear and viable pathway to licensure must be established at the time of application.

·Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or equivalent training (e.g., American Board Certification) and eligible for RCPSC assessment.

· CCFP(EM), FRCP (EM), ABEM certification or CCFP with experience in Emergency Medicine

· Eligible for active or associate staff privileges at PRHC

· Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with physicians, nursing staff, patients, and the interdisciplinary team

· Demonstrate the ability to integrate current evidence and best practice into the delivery of quality care

· Evidence of on-going continued medical education to satisfy the requirements of the appropriate college

PRHC’s Emergency Department has a formal upskills and mentorship program for new graduates and/or physicians without formal emergency medicine training. This program allows physicians to increase their scope to include additional zones and acuity over time.

This program is generally recommended for physicians who plan on dedicating a significant portion of their career to Emergency Medicine and have done some additional Emergency Medicine training (e.g. three (3) months rural skills).

Work Better

PRHC is a regional hospital delivering acute healthcare to a rapidly growing population of more than 300,000 in Peterborough and the surrounding communities, including the First Nations of Curve Lake, Alderville and Hiawatha.

The Health Centre is located in Peterborough Ontario, a 90-minute drive north-east of Toronto – and has a proud local history extending back over a century. We are the region’s largest employer with more than 2,900 staff, 400 physicians with privileges and a core group of 250 volunteers.

As a member of the PRHC team, you will be part of an exceptional working environment – a forum to share knowledge, to lead and learn, to develop talents, relationships and careers, and a culture that recognizes and celebrates the efforts and achievements of its people.

Live Better

In Peterborough, you’ll be as close to the great outdoors as you are to work, schools and other amenities. Cottage country is as close as 20 minutes away. An hour south of Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park and a couple of hours from Algonquin Provincial Park. Here, we boast all the conveniences and comforts that an exceptional quality of life demands. Here, you can have it all.

Just 90 minutes from downtown Toronto by car, Peterborough is a unique community unto itself, an established entity with a rich heritage, a thriving culture, and a bright future. Home to Trent University and Fleming College as well as a burgeoning business sector, the opportunities here abound.

Peterborough offers a unique blend of outdoor pursuits and urban amenities right at your doorstep. Our arts and culture community is renowned for its exceptional events, exhibitions and performances, and the city offers a wide array of multicultural cuisine, local cafés, and unique shops.