General Surgeon

Add more life to your career. Experience the PRHC difference.

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 a General Surgeon 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. 

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

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The Opportunity

Our team of six General Surgeons is looking for a locum member to join them. The locum will cover the practice of our member on leave, including both inpatient responsibilities and outpatient elective practice. Inpatient responsibilities include participation in on-call coverage (one in six) and weeks of Acute Care Surgery. The outpatient elective practice consists of elective surgeries, scheduled endoscopies, and outpatient clinics. Procedures are conducted at PRHC and clinics are at the member-on-leave’s offsite office. American-trained physicians are encouraged to apply — we provide assistance with work permits if needed. All qualified candidates will be considered, but preference given to those with experience/interest in minimally invasive and/or acute care surgery. Remuneration is via fee-for-service billing to the Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP). Minimum expected annual earnings for a full-time practicing General Surgeon working at our hospital and in our region is more than $450,000. Benefits are not applicable for this position. Language of work is English. The following surgical specialties are represented in Peterborough: General Surgery, Gynecology, Ear Nose and Throat, Vascular, Orthopedics, Plastics, Ophthalmology, Maxillary facial/Dental and Urology. Support is also available from the following on-site non-surgical specialties: gastroenterology (including ERCP), diagnostic and interventional radiology, and general internal medicine and medicine subspecialties.

Community Office Locations:

The Medical Centre, 707 Charlotte Street, Peterborough ON K9J 7B3

The Peterborough Clinic, 26 Hospital Drive, Peterborough ON K9J 7C3

Baker Tilly Building, 272 Charlotte Street, Peterborough  ON K9J 2V4

Alexander Professional Building, 849 Alexander Court, Peterborough ON K9J 7H8

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.

•Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with physicians, nursing staff, patients, directors, managers, and the community as required

• Committed to a multi-disciplinary team approach

• Demonstrated analytical ability

• Has demonstrated an ability to encourage a spirit of co-operation amongst members

•Evidence of on-going continued medical education

Work Better

PRHC is a regional hospital delivering acute health care 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 3,100 staff, 450 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. 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.

PRHC is an accessible workplace, and an equal opportunity employer. For more information about our programs and services, please visit our website at: www.prhc.on.ca