Family Physician - Primary Care PPT

Position Title :
Family Physician – Primary Care

Employment Status :
Permanent Part Time (0.6 FTE – 0.7 FTE)

Job Posting Deadline for Internal Candidates :
Friday November 7, 2025, at 5:00pm

Hours of Work/

Schedule:

Monday to Friday, 21 – 24.5 hours a week (some evening work required)

Position Reports to :
Manager, Black health & Wellness

Salary Range :  $160.64 per hou r, plus Group Benefits & HOOPP

Primary Work Location :
Oshawa (with flexibility to transition to/work at other DCHC sites as required).

Organization
Durham Community Health Centre (DCHC) is a registered, charitable organization that provides integrated, accessible, and equitable community-based primary care, wellness services, and health education to Durham community members who face multiple barriers to their health and well-being.
DCHC also provides equity-based programs and services that focus on priority populations such as Indigenous, Black, the 2

SLGBTQI Community, Newcomers to Canada, Seniors, and Unattached patients (i.e., those without a family doctor), to name a few. DCHC ensures Durham community members receive not only sick care, but preventive care as well.
At DCHC, we are a team-based interprofessional group of staff including physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, counselors, dietitians, workers, medical secretaries, and other administrative staff. We always place every client at the centre of our approach to care, based on their needs. We address these needs through integrated clinical and wellness care and health education.

It's an exciting time to be joining DCHC, while we are embarking on an energizing path with a focus on making our biggest impact yet on local health care by diversifying, expanding, and leveraging our Strategic Plan, Theory of Change, Brand, Client Stories and Resources.

DCHC’s 2023 – 2026 Strategic Goals

Drive Program and Service Integration and Client Experience Across All that DCHC Does

Evolve Program Offerings to Improve Health Equity and Meet the Needs of DCHC’s Priority Populations

Establish DCHC as a System Advocate and Champion for Equity

Enhance DCHC’s Brand and Awareness Across Durham Region

Become an Employer of Choice with a Focus on Recruitment, Retention, and Development

Position Overview
The Physician will provide comprehensive primary health care that emphasizes accessibility, health promotion, illness- prevention and continuity-of-care for clients with complex physical and mental health needs. The Physician recognizes that the primary factors that shape the health of our clients are not medical treatments or lifestyle choices but rather the living conditions that our clients experience – the social determinants of health.

In addition to alignment with the principles and guidelines of practice and duties of physicians under the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) and the College of Family Physicians of Ontario (CFPO), the Physician will also be an effective, collaborative member of the Durham CHC’s collaborative, inter-professional team structure, providing clinical services to marginalised and at-risk members of the communities Durham CHC serves.

The Physician will demonstrate leadership skills to champion and support goals that align with and achieve Durham CHC’s Strategy, Vision, Mission and Values, internally and externally.

Key Responsibilities

Provide client-centred primary care to individuals and families in a non-judgemental manner, recognizing the social determinants of health and associated health risks – taking the stance of a health advocate.

Perform assessment, screening, diagnosis, health education/counselling and appropriate, comprehensive treatment – within full scope of practice as defined by the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).

Provide medical services that address the biopsychosocial needs of clients, including clients with multiple comorbid health conditions, mental health diagnoses and/or concurrent disorders involving substance use/abuse.

Ensure patient care and caseload is managed to achieve the goals of Durham CHC’s Multi-Sector Service Accountability Agreement (MSAA) indicator…