The Division of Emergency Medicine is looking to add additional casual courtesy emergency medicine physician to help cover departmental needs including leaves of absences and vacations. Our physicians benefit from a well-supported multidisciplinary team including collaborative, experienced emergency nursing teams, orthopaedic technicians, medical lab assistants, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physician navigators, geriatric emergency medicine nurses and crisis workers. Osler is a vibrant community of Emergency Department clinicians with regular CME, POCUS expertise and support and QI rounds.
Responsibilities and activities
- Emergency casual courtesy physicians at Osler will be offered shifts as per availability and based on the needs of the department
- While a physician may focus their practice around one Emergency Department site, corporate and Urgent Care Centre coverage is an expectation
- May participate in site and corporate rounds
- May participate in quality improvement activities
- May participate in one hospital committee
- As Osler is the primary academic teaching centre for Toronto Metropolitan University’s medical learners, physicians are expected to apply for an academic appointment with the faculty of medicine
Qualifications
- Accredited medical degree (or equivalent)
- Certification in Emergency Medicine from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP) or hold a fellowship in Emergency Medicine from the Royal college of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- License to practice and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
- Active privileges at another facility where the clinician is practicing emergency medicine
- Training and certification in POCUS an asset
- Fellowships in Paediatrics, POCUS or other specialty areas an asset
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Sound critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Proven track record of attendance, punctuality and accountability
- Models behaviour that aligns with Osler’s Values of Respect, Excellence, Service, Compassion, Innovation and Collaboration
- Expertise in clinical teaching or clinical research preferred for those interested in education or research
- Compensation is FFS as per the OHIP billing schedule
About the program
Brampton Civic Hospital and Etobicoke General Hospital are full-service, high-acuity hospitals, supported by a multitude of medical and surgical specialties, including a cardiac catheterization lab and primary percutaneous coronary intervention service, interventional radiology, vascular and thoracic surgery and most medical subspecialties. Emergency Department physicians benefit from regularly scheduled simulation-based education and POCUS training. The physician scheduling preferences are physician-centric and supported through an excellent scheduling system (MetricAid+) offering convenient and easy access to preference-based scheduling with expert support.
About Osler
William Osler Health System (Osler) includes Brampton Civic Hospital, Etobicoke General Hospital and Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness. Serving 1.3 million residents of Brampton, Etobicoke and surrounding communities within the central west region and nationally recognized for its commitment to patient safety. Osler is accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest rating a Canadian hospital can receive.
Osler is an integral clinical partner in the development of Ontario’s new School of Medicine, in partnership with Toronto Metropolitan University and as part of its transition to an academic health centre. In addition, we are an affiliated academic community teaching site for the McMaster University Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine; Family Medicine Program, and there is ample opportunity to participate in clinical education with medical students and residents.
Submit your expression of interest to mso.recruitment@williamoslerhs.ca:
Attention: Dr. Brown, Corporate Chief of Emergency Medicine
