Stratford General Hospital (SGH) is recruiting a Full and/or Part Time Emergency Physician to join the team!

Shifts:

-8 hour shifts, with 16 hours of double coverage daily (solo from 01:00-07:00).

-24/7 on call support for volume and transfers.

-Comprehensive AFA and shadow billing remuneration.

-Scheduling through PetalMD software, with equitable scheduling among all members, and easy shift trades.

-Tight-knit and supportive physician group, with a combination of new-to-practice, mid-career, and seasoned physicians.

Education & Professional Development:

-Popular teaching site for medical students and residents, with opportunity for mentoring and faculty appointment.

-Opportunities for research and quality improvement projects, if interested.

-Robust education program, including quarterly simulation sessions, guest speakers, M&M Rounds & Annual Retreat.

-Skills days, including chest tubes and cric, POCUS refresher.

-Group ACLS recertification, and plans to start PALS/NRP.

Services:

-SGH is a 126 bed hospital and the specialist referral centre for the region. The site bed mix includes an adult ICU, general medicine & surgery, obstetrics, pediatrics and step-down neonatal unit, adult inpatient mental health, rehabilitation services, outpatient dialysis and chemo units.

-Busy ED with ~ 100 visits daily, and one of the highest acuity sites in the province (~30% CTAS 1 & 2).

-Excellent consultant support including Internal Medicine/ICU, Pediatrics, General Surgery, OB/GYN, Urology, Orthopedics, ENT, Ophthalmology, Plastics, Psychiatry & Hospitalist.

-24/7 Respiratory Therapy coverage.

-24/7 access to CT without having to call a radiologist first. MRI on-site.

-Social Work/Crisis services for mental health assessments in the ED.

Provincially recognized Regional Stroke Program, led by our Internal Medicine Group.

Community:

-We are a small city with ~35,000 residents, and growing.

-SGH's catchment area includes Huron & Perth Counties, with a population ~150,000.

-Located less than 1 hr from Kitchener and London, 1.5 hrs from Toronto, and 1 hr from the shores of Lake Huron.

-Cultural city, boasting world class theatre (Stratford Festival), a thriving downtown, excellent shopping & culinary options.

-An active community, with a variety of sports, clubs and facilities available.

-A great place to raise a family, with numerous schools in the public, Catholic and private systems, including French Immersion options.