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Physician Advisor, Medico-Legal Services

Remote / Online - Candidates ideally in
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Listing for: The Canadian Medical Protective Association
Full Time, Part Time, Remote/Work from Home position
Listed on 2026-01-03
Job specializations:
  • Doctor/Physician
    Medical Doctor
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Description

Position at Canadian Medical Protective Association

■ PHYSICIAN ADVISOR, MEDICO-LEGAL SERVICES

* Please note that this is a permanent, full-time position located in Ottawa, ON.There are no part-time positions available.

** Primary Remote Job. You can work from a home-based officethe majority oftimewithin the provinces of Ontario and Québec, with regular on-site presence at the CMPA office (up to 1-2 days per week).

*** Candidates with obstetrics (including intrapartum care), internal medicine or surgical experience are highly desired.

CONTRIBUTING TO THE CMPA

Medico-legal

Services’(MLS) core function is to provide members with general medico-legal advice, and assistance in responding to College and hospital matters and legal actions arising from their medical professional work.

The department deliversservices in keeping with the CMPA’scommitment to members, aligned with offeringcaring and meaningful support and providingan outstanding member experience.

The MLS Department is comprised of two divisions:

Complaints & Investigations Division (CID):
In addition to the provision of advice, Physician Advisors in CID assist members College and hospital matters and other types of investigations arising fromtheir medical professional work.

Legal Division:
Physician Advisors in the Legal Division assist members with legal actions related to their medical professional work, as well as providinggeneral medico-legal advice.

POSITION OVERVIEW

As a Physician Advisor, you will contribute to the Medico-Legal Services team by providing professional physician to physician medical-legal advice and support to CMPA members. This includes the provision of one to one medico-legal advice and education and collegial support to members; professional case management on medical-legal files; medical opinion to the Association’s legal counsel and CMPA Committees; and other related activities.

On occasion, there may be cross-departmental collaboration with teams such as IT, Safe Medical Care Learning and Safe Medical Care Research.

As an employee of the CMPA, the Physician Advisor will participate in effective team, departmental and cross-departmental communications, and work to promote a member-focused, professional and ethical culture and work environment.

POSITION ACTIVITIES

Provide support to members and one to one medico-legal advice and education

  • Recognize and acknowledge the member’s stress, and provide support as appropriate
  • Provide one-to-one medico-legal advice and education to members capitalizing on the “teachable moment”
  • Provide professional case file management on Association files/cases

  • Effectively communicate (verbally and in writing) to the member the legal process including the member’s role in the process
  • Review the case file, and analyze and assess the appropriateness of actions taken by the member
  • Complete case assessment reports
  • Liaise with General Counsel and Provincial Counsel to arrange legal assistance when necessary
  • Maintain on-going liaison and advice on the medical aspects of the case to ensure that the case is managed in a timely manner and that medical input is provided as the case progresses
  • Respond to concerns arising from the professional practice of our members.
  • Provide authorizations and formal case review
  • Provide medical opinion to legal counsel and CMPA committees, management and staff

  • Provide medical opinion to legal counsel, CMPA physician colleagues and staff on Association files/cases and services
  • Provide input to CMPA management to improve services to members and the systems supporting these services
  • On occasion, may participate in cross- departmental work, subject to management approval. May include work in one or more of the following:

  • Providing face-to-face medico-legal education to members
  • Developing content for various CMPA communication channels
  • Collaborating on medico-legal research inquiries to produce valuable and credible content
  • Participate in other related services and work as required

  • May participate in mentoring new Physician Advisors during their training and orientation, subject to management approval
  • Identify trends and notify colleagues and management
  • Keep abreast of Association…
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