Hospitalist (Family Physician) - Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH)

Job Description

GROVES MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ( minutes North of Guelph)

Job: Day Hospitalist, Nocturnist

Location: Fergus, Ontario

Employment Type: Full-Time, Part-Time, Casual

Nestled between the communities of Elora and Fergus is the new , sq ft. Groves Memorial Community Hospital that backs on to the Elora Cataract Trailway and offers a modern, bright, healing environment. Our brand-new hospital is a -bed acute care facility has two state-of-the‑art operating rooms, three L&D rooms (approx. deliveries/year), CT scanner and - emergency department.

Our system is comprised of two day‑time hospitalists, and one nocturnist for full h comprehensive coverage. We are a friendly, collegial group who are currently building this program. We are a great spot for newer grads and seasoned hospitalists alike!

It will be the inpatient physician team's responsibility to admin patients to the hospital, round, discharge, meet with the multidisciplinary team to create safe discharge plans, and work closely with our inpatient specialists.

The inpatient team will be responsible for:

• All hospital admissions, discharges and daily rounding for all medical patients


• Attending daily multidisciplinary rounds


• Responding to codes (ACLS required)


• Accompanying patients on transfer to higher level hospitals if required.


• Learners: at least one provider of the on for each h period should be willing to work with learners; adjunct professorship not required, but available through McMaster if interested


• It will be the responsibility of the provider to arrange for coverage in unable to work the week they are assigned.

Hospitalist: day rotations, start days Saturdays or -Mondays, hours -h with dedicated handover time from - and -h. Minimum census (cap per provider up to ). Stipend of $/d if contracted and $/d if casual + FFS (average daily $+).

Nocturnist: day rotations, start night Sunday, hours -h, with dedicated handover from - and -h. Minimum census . Stipend of $/night (regardless of contracting) + FFS (projected average of $+).

Scheduling is based on an week rotation; sign on options include:

• Casual: be on a list of providers willing to provide any amount of coverage should scheduled provider (hospitalist/nocturnist) not be able to work their assigned week. Please note: this is not a contracted position.


• Split week: partner with another provider to do either or days in a week on a set interval (either in , in , in , in , or in weeks) either as a daytime hospitalist or a nocturnist. Please note: these are contracted positions.


• Full week coverage in a set interval - either as hospitalist (days) OR nocturnist (nights), or any combination of the two.


• Part time: in , in , in , or in weeks Full time: in , in , or in weeks

We offer:

• Excellent remuneration (as above)


• Dedicated office space with computer


• Free accommodation in town, if needed


• Free hospital parking


• Electronic charting and order entry (PatientKeeper), integrated with Meditech and PACS


• Teaching opportunities - we are a teaching site for McMaster University Medical School

Our Team:

We are a transitioning hospitalist‑run inpatient service with excellent FM‑ER support and relationship. We have onsite social work, physio, SLP, RT, HCC, a geriatrics emergency management (GEM) team, general surgery, internal medicine and OBGYN all available to support you.

Our hospital does not have an ICU and hospitalists are not responsible for any vented patients. An ER physician is always in‑house and available to assist with codes. Our Obstetrics & neonates are covered by a separate group of physicians. We have no pediatric inpatients.