Fantastic Income & Varied Work Opportunities
Job Details: Our client in Belleville, Ontario is seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician to join their hospital team for a target of 12 shifts per month minus 10 weeks of holidays. Emergency Medicine opportunities are also available at additional hospital locations, with physicians able to work at more than one site, should this be of interest. Emergency Medicine work can also be combined with Family Medicine opportunities. The division also has an educational program.
Physicians benefit from an exceptional group of dedicated emergency nurses and 24-hour support from family medicine, internal medicine, intensive care, general surgery, orthopaedics, urology, pediatrics, anesthesia, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry, otolaryngology, and radiology. Support is also available from cardiologists, gastroenterologists, oncologists, and a nephrologist.
Physicians have access to 3 point-point-of-care ultrasound machines, an endocavitary probe, and a transesophageal probe in the ER. There is state of the art diagnostic equipment, in the radiology department, including a 64 multi-slice CT scanner with a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) and an MRI. Ultrasounds and CTs are available 24/7.
The facility uses Meditech EMR, soon to be Cerner in 2024. Payment structure is mainly via an an Alternate Funding Agreement (AFA), and the range of potential full-time annual earnings is $300,000-$400,000.Â
Incentives Available to the Physician: A $75,000 Incentive is available with a five-year Return of Service (ROS). Details can be discussed with interested candidates.
Clinic Details: The hospital has two medicine units, an 18-bed intensive care unit (ICU), a lively emergency department, a wide range of surgical and diagnostic services, a busy maternal child unit, a children’s treatment centre, inpatient and outpatient stroke and rehabilitation care, inpatient and outpatient mental health services, and the regional cancer clinic. This general hospital works closely with the other hospital teams, as well as regional and provincial health centres to serve their communities. The 24-hour Emergency Department (ED) has 14 active physicians, and sees over 42,000 cases annually.
The local tertiary care facility is only 45 minutes away and provides excellent support as the regional site for neurosurgery, interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, and definitive trauma care.
The city of Belleville features a mix of small-town charm and big-city amenities. It is a growing city, with exciting culinary experiences, sheltered waterways for boating and ice fishing, fun festivals and entertainment, beautiful trails and golf courses, a popular farmer’s market, unique shops and services, as well as popular big box and large-scale retail.
Set along the Bay of Quinte, the area includes some of the most diverse and beautiful countryside in Ontario, and almost every lifestyle interest can be found within the surrounding communities. Belleville is located between Ottawa and Toronto, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, so there is plenty of access to larger centres.
Requirements:Â
•   Postgraduate training from Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or USA
•   Eligible for EM certification from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or
•   Eligible for certification from College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP-EM)
•   Physicians with the ability to work as either primary or secondary (fast track) emergency physicians may be accepted, although above designations are preferred
•   Applicants must be current with ACLS, ATLS, and PALS certifications
 
