Opportunity

Brightshores Health System (Brightshores) Division of Palliative Care and the Grey Bruce Palliative Medicine Group are seeking a locum physician to join our existing team in providing consultative, shared-care palliative services across a variety of settings in Grey Bruce and Owen Sound. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to deliver palliative care in an inpatient consultation setting, outpatient palliative pain and symptom management clinic, 8-bed residential hospice and community outreach home-based palliative care.

Brightshores Health System http://www.brightshores.ca

Brightshores operates six hospitals in the Grey Bruce region with its Level 2 regional referral hospital located in the City of Owen Sound.  A full range of specialty services are offered through the Departments of Anaesthesia, Diagnostic Imaging, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Oncology, Hospitalist Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pathology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Surgery (ENT, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Urology).

Thriving rural hospitals are located in the communities of Lion’s Head, Markdale, Meaford, Southampton and Wiarton, servicing a range of ambulatory, in-patient and emergency needs.

Grey Bruce Palliative Medicine Group

Grey Bruce Palliative Medicine Group is comprised of 6 physicians with enhanced palliative care skills who work collaboratively to provide palliative care across all sectors and care settings throughout Grey and Bruce counties. In addition to inpatient care, we provide community home visits with 24/7 on-call support to patients in community settings including private homes, Grey Bruce Hospice Chapman House residential hospice, long-term care homes, group homes, retirement homes and transitional living settings for those marginally or inadequately housed. On average, the Brightshores Palliative Care Division/Grey Bruce Palliative Medicine Group physicians support a roster of between 100-120 community based patients receiving palliative care each month. We are also a teaching program affiliated with both Western and McMaster Universities with opportunity to be involved in teaching palliative medicine for medical residents.

Qualifications

MD with CCFP, RCPSC, or equivalent certification

Certificate of Added Competency in Palliative Care (CAC); Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Accreditation, or equivalent training and experience

Eligible for licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario

Proven ability to operate effectively within a collaborative, shared-care framework.

Access to transportation to navigate between care settings and provide home based care in rural environment

Compensation

Locum funding through AFP available or option for FFS if preferred

Community Palliative Care On-Call (CPOC) funding

Community Information

The Grey Bruce area is known for its scenic beauty overlooking Georgian Bay and Lake Huron, yet is only two hours from Toronto and Pearson International Airport. Working in Owen Sound will afford you an inviting lifestyle that includes all season recreational activities, a thriving arts community and excellent schools.