Summary

• Three collegial full-time physicians who are part of an Alternate Funding Plan (AFP), seeking a fourth full time physician to provide comprehensive home visits in mid/east Markham and Stouffville. Part time (3-4d/week) may be considered as well.
• Build a roster of 84-96 homebound patients from our waitlist; complete 1100-1300 in-person/virtual appointments per year to meet AFP requirements.
• ~$230,000+/yr + shadow billing and bonuses, minimal overhead (~5% total).
• Team consists of team coordinator, nurse navigators, and part time allied healthcare professionals (pharmacist, OT, chiropodist, community paramedics, home care coordinator liaison).
• Experience in geriatric care and home visits required. COE designation valued but not required.
• Not eligible if part of another rostering model due to AFP model.
• Our program utilizes Accuro EMR.
• CPSO, CMPA and liability insurance required, MSH community provider access suggested.
• Website: https://www.eyrnd.ca/community-partners/seniors-home-support

Why Home Visits with Seniors Home Support?

• Build a flexible and rewarding career impacting the lives of vulnerable and extremely grateful patients and caregivers. 
• Enjoy minimal overhead with funded admin & clinical staff and opportunity to deduct home office and vehicle expenses.
• Join a small team of similarly enthusiastic and passionate clinicians.

Background

• Established in 2021, the Seniors Home Support program is a partnership between Markham FHT, Oak Valley Health (Markham Stouffville Hospital), York Region Paramedics, and Ontario Health at Home.
• Mission: Deliver timely, comprehensive team-based primary care to homebound seniors, while addressing the unique needs of these individuals and their caregivers as they navigate the health-care system.  
• Vision: Transforming home-based primary care through health care system integration to achieve an extraordinary experience and impactful outcomes for patients and their caregivers. 
• Values: Family-centered care, Compassion, Collaboration, Equity and inclusion, Continuous quality improvement 

Family Physician Role and Responsibilities 

• Provide virtual and in-home clinical assessments for homebound seniors as their primary care practitioner.
• Oversee medical and clinical care plans for patients, including but not limited to: 
• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment at intake
• Chronic disease management and preventative primary care
• Acute episodic care (in collaboration with team nurses who triage concerns, Advance Practice Nurse who may provide visits, and Community Paramedics)
• Advance Care Planning & Palliative care
• Provide team support by:
• Conducting and documenting Community Paramedic telephone consultations (who conduct routine and urgent visits and point of care investigations on behalf of MRP)
• Attending biweekly interdisciplinary meetings to review patients with acute and/or complex needs
• Providing 3 hours of urgent after hours care weekly as part of AFP requirements
• Attending quarterly meetings for program operations, planning, and evaluation
• Completing monthly administrative documentation for AFP purposes
• Providing mutual vacation coverage for fellow physicians
• Engaging in the training of medical students and residents as required.

Contact

Please direct your interest including your CV to Elizabeth Mui at ***@oakvalleyhealth.ca (🔒 Premium)