Job Description:

North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is seeking a physician, with experience providing addictions medicine, to join its Substance Use Disorders (SUDS) Team. The focus of the team is to provide clear, consistent, and appropriate addiction medicine treatment to NBRHC patients, regardless of the time of the patient's arrival, primary reason for presentation, or location within the hospital/hospital sites. 

The SUDS Team provides weekday addiction medicine consultation services to the hospital's Emergency Department, IP medical & surgical units, as well as MRP care to the hospital-based Withdrawal Management Services (WMS), and MRP care to the Community Withdrawal Management Services (CWMS), in collaboration with the CWMS Nurse Practitioner. Future growth of the program will include an after hours on-call service.

Consultation addiction medicine services are provided in collaboration with the most responsible physician/provider of the respective patient. The SUDS Team follows patients for addictions treatment despite where they are admitted within the hospital as clinically indicated or until such time as discharge. 

Members of the SUDS Team are responsible to complete patient care plans and relevant assessments in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, order medications used to manage withdrawal from substances, initiate evidence based anti-craving medications, and support clients in out-patient addictions programs i.e. day/eve treatment

The City of North Bay and Community:

North Bay, Ontario combines the tranquility of cottage life with the amenities of a mid-sized city. Situated on the banks of two large lakes and opportunely located an hour north of Muskoka, North Bay is home to the largest airport north of Toronto and is a 3.5 hour drive to the GTA, 4 hour drive to Ottawa and a 1.5 hour drive to Sudbury. North Bay has a population of 52,000 and features an abundance of elementary and secondary schools, retail and entertainment venues, waterfront dining and outdoor recreation.

See more about North Bay at www.tourismnorthbay.com/ or https://northbay.ca

Our Organization:

North Bay Regional Health Centre, constructed in 2011, is a 480 bed health care organization with acute care services including a 24/7 emergency department, 16 bed Critical Care Unit, inpatient adult and pediatric medicine, internal medicine and IM subspecialties (GI, respirology, endocrinology, nephrology, non-invasive cardiology), obstetrics and gynecology, pathology, psychiatry and surgical subspecialties to North Bay and the surrounding catchment areas of Mattawa, West Nipissing and Temiskaming. Onsite radiology / diagnostic imaging services include x-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography, MRI, bone densometry, nuclear medicine and interventional procedures.

See more about NBRHC at https://northbaydocs.ca/about/ 

Qualifications

Qualified applicants will have CPSO licensure to practice medicine independently in Ontario.  Proven experience providing addiction medicine services is required. Additional training with a focused competence in addiction medicine would be an asset.

Remuneration

This position will be remunerated with a combination of weekday stipends, and fee-for service OHIP billings.

NBRHC offers a Recruitment Incentive Package that includes a $25,000 recruitment stipend, a $25,000 practice start-up grant, assistance with relocation expenses, and up to $94,000 through the Northern Rural Recruitment and Retention Initiative (NRRRI)