Posted on March 29, 2023
Open to inquiries
Dates:
From 2023-01-29 to 2023-10-31
Overnight Call:
Mandatory
Looking for Hospitalist Sensenbrenner Hospital is a modern 68-bed fully accredited teaching hospital which serves a population of 8,600 and a catchment area of approximately 11,000. Kapuskasing is a true Northern Ontario community with ample options for year-round outdoor recreation in a beautiful setting. Kapuskasing offers the amenities of the larger centers. Sensenbrenner Hospital has three General Surgeons, one GP Anesthesia, one General Internist as well as seven Family Physicians. Two of our local family physicians cover OB. We have a supportive, team-based environment. Our longstanding and experienced medical staff are very helpful should you have questions during your shifts.
• Hospitalists are on call from Friday 8:00 to the following Friday at 8:00 for ward, special care and hospice patients • Hospitalists are on call as surgical assist from Friday 8:00 to the following Friday at 8:00 for non-elective surgeries (this is optional) • Hospitalists cover the Continuing Care Unit from 17:00 Friday until 8:00 Monday morning; these patients are covered by local family physicians through the week as well as some locum coverage. • Hospitalists are responsible for admissions from 8:00 until 17:00. Admissions in the evenings are typically covered by the emergency physician on call. • Hospitalist admissions typically range from 10-20 patients a week • Typical census is between 20-30 patients (10-15 of these are generally ALC) • Acuity of special care unit (SCU) patients range from short-term telemetry monitoring to mechanical ventilation • SCU patients requiring intubation are typically transferred to Health Sciences North in Sudbury, Ontario after stabilization
Looking for rural Family Medicine Hospitalist Locum with CPSO Certification to work a week of Hospitalist at Sensenbrenner Hospital at Kapuskasing, Ontario.
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