Primary Care Physician – Specialized Clinical Refugee Health Team

Primary Care Physician – Specialized Clinical Refugee Health Team
P rimary Care Physician – Specialized Clinical Refugee Health Team

Refugee Clinic Brampton, ON

$170.24 CAD per hour

Vacancy Status:

Please note that this posting is for an existing position

Job type:
Temporary contract, Full-Time or Part-Time (Until March 2026, with possibility of extension)

Vision:  A healthier community where everyone belongs. Mission:  High quality, accessible care for all. Values:  Client-Centred
• Collaboration
• Accountability
• Respect
• Diversity
• Equity

Well Fort Community Health Services is a values-based, non-profit, multi-service organization committed to reducing barriers to care and improving the health of our communities. We deliver care through an equity-focused, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approach, prioritizing populations who face systemic barriers, including newcomers and refugees, people experiencing homelessness, racialized communities, individuals living with low income, and those with complex mental health, substance use, or chronic conditions.

The Specialized Clinical Refugee Health Team, funded by Ontario Health, provides comprehensive, culturally safe, and trauma-informed primary care and wraparound supports for refugees and refugee claimants with complex health and social needs. Care is delivered primarily through outreach at local hotels where refugees are being housed, in partnership with settlement agencies, public health, and local health providers, and may be complemented by care provided at Well Fort’s clinical sites.

Interpretation services are routinely used to reduce language barriers, foster trust, and support high-quality, equitable care.

The clinic operates as a fully integrated, interprofessional team, including RNs who support clinical care, mental health clinicians, and care/case navigators who assist with follow-up, social services, and patient advocacy.

The Opportunity

The Primary Care Physician plays a key clinical and leadership role within the Refugee Clinic, providing comprehensive, community-oriented primary care to refugees and refugee claimants with complex health needs. The Physician works both independently and collaboratively within an interprofessional team to deliver accessible, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care across clinic and outreach settings.

The role emphasizes continuity of care, health promotion, illness prevention, and strategies that support emergency department and hospital admission avoidance through strong community-based care pathways.

Accountability

Accountable to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and other relevant professional bodies for standards of medical practice.

Adheres to the policies, procedures, and strategic directions of Well Fort Community Health Services.

Reports to the Senior Director, Population Health, Innovation & Community Programs.

Key Responsibilities

Direct Clinical Care

Provide comprehensive primary care to refugees and refugee claimants across the lifespan, emphasizing accessibility, continuity of care, health promotion, and disease prevention.

Deliver care the hotel where refugees are being housed and at Well Fort clinical locations and virtual or telephone-based care as appropriate.

Conduct thorough medical histories, physical examinations, and assessments that integrate the social and economic determinants of health.

Diagnose and manage acute, chronic, and complex conditions, including infectious diseases, mental health concerns, trauma-related conditions, chronic disease management, women’s and children’s health, and preventive care.

Collaborate closely with RNs, mental health clinicians, care/case navigators, and other team members through consultation, shared care, and medical directives.

Participate in interdisciplinary case conferences to support integrated and coordinated care planning.

Participate in community outreach initiatives, health education sessions, and prevention programs tailored to newcomer and refugee populations.

Work collaboratively with interprofessional team members and external partners to support culturally responsive health teaching and promotion…