Attending Physician, CCC Unit

Location: UHN-West Park Healthcare Centre Site

Closing date: December 15, 2024

Preferred start date: January 15, 2025

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 Complex Continuing Care (CCC) 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 CCC Unit, working closely with a Nurse Practitioners in the near future. In addition to providing day-to-day 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. The physician will also participate in program planning activities related to CCC services. 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.

The Attending Physician will share in the provision of UHN-West Park site-wide evening and weekend on-call coverage shared with the Hospitalist group.


 

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 CCC patients would be an asset
  • New graduates are welcome to apply

Responsibilities:

  • Visits and supervision of the care provided to CCC Unit patients (25 beds) – Twice weekly
  • Admissions to the CCC Unit– Weekly
  • Discharges from the CCC Unit– Weekly
  • Document CCC patient clinical notation into the electronic patient record – Twice weekly
  • Conference Rounds with the Multidisciplinary Team – Once a week
  • Participation in pre-discharge conferences for CCC patients – As needed
  • Participation in family conferences – As needed