Attending Physician, ABI Unit

Description of Organization

Join us and be a part of this exciting journey!

We have opened a new hospital facility to expand our programs and services.

West Park Healthcare Centre is the newest member of the University Health Network (UHN) and one of the best kept secrets in Toronto’s North West corner. Committed to the highest standards of care, West Park Healthcare Centre is a University of Toronto affiliated rehabilitation and complex continuing care Centre with 316 inpatient beds, and a 200 bed Long Term Care facility. The Centre provides a number of highly specialized provincial, regional and local programs, and has earned an international reputation for clinical excellence, research and education. We have opened our new 730,000 square foot world-class hospital facility transforming the 27-acre campus, incorporating the best and latest in architectural design with emerging technologies and stunning therapeutic landscapes to help patients in their journey from crisis to hope.

If you have a passion for leadership, research, clinical teaching and program development – we want to hear from you! We are recruiting physicians who can provide part-time coverage for our Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) unit as an Attending Physician.

Job description:

The Attending Physician is responsible for providing day-to-day medical services to inpatients and outpatients associated with the ABI Unit, working closely with a specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). In addition to providing medical care, the Attending Physician will also play an active role in ongoing quality of care improvement initiatives including the continuing education of allied health professionals, as well as regular team conferences and periodic meetings with external stakeholders including patients and families and Public Health officials. This position would be of interest to Physicians who recognize the importance of both the medical and psycho-social dimensions of patient care and are enthused about becoming an integral member of a multidisciplinary team of skilled and committed healthcare professionals. Remuneration will be through Fee-For-Service.

Responsibilities:

• Visits and supervision of the care provided to ABI Unit patients (12 beds) – Daily, Mon-Fri
• Admissions to the ABI Unit– Daily as required
• Discharges from the ABI Unit– Daily as required
• Entry of ABI patient clinical data into the electronic patient record ABI clinical/research database- Frequently, as required
• Conference Rounds with the Multidisciplinary Team – Once a week
• Participation in pre-discharge conferences for ABI patients – As required
• Participation in family conferences – As requested

Required qualifications

• Current CMPA membership
• Registered and a member of good standing with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario
• Ability to perform assessments, diagnosis, treatment, health education/counselling and other medical functions as required according to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario standards or practice and West Park Healthcare Centre’s policies and procedures
• Sharing in after-hours on-call (rotation with other professional staff)
• Eligibility for academic appointment at the University of Toronto
• Additional academic training and experience in neurology and rehabilitation and in providing medical care to ABI patients would be an asset
• New graduates are welcome to apply

To apply: 

To join our team, please forward a letter of interest along with you curriculum vitae to:
Dr. Bikramjit Dhillon, Medical Site Director (c/o Gaya Astvatsatryan, Coordinator Medical Affairs)
Email: Professional.StaffHR@westpark.org

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