Family Physician, Low-Risk OB an asset - Permanent FT

Family Physician, Low-Risk OB an asset - Permanent FT

Position: Permanent Full-Time Family Physician, Low-Risk OB an asset

Job : CCH-2625

Bargaining Status: Non-Unionized

Vacancy Type: New Position

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week with the requirement of at least 1 evening

Service Area: Primary Health Care

Program/Department: Medical Services

Reports To: Manager of Interprofessional Primary Care

Hourly Rate/Salary: $ - $ per annum, plus 20 paid vacation days, paid professional development days, excellent benefits and HOOPP

We are a first of its kind community health care agency that provides a full range of community health care and support services in Toronto, offering a blend of community support services, community mental health and addictions services, supportive housing, inter-professional primary care and home care services. We continually look for ways to better serve our clients and our community, and to equitably provide access to community care to keep our clients healthy and happy at home.

This position offers an opportunity to practice within one of Ontario's largest multi-service community health organizations and support clients with complex medical health challenges and social needs through a collaborative and integrated model of care.

As a member of the inter-professional primary health care team, you will provide comprehensive primary health care with a focus on OB-GYN and health promotion to clients of all ages, on and off-site, including home visits; work independently and as part of an inter-professional team, and participate in on-call services. You will also be involved in organizational, team-based or individual quality and performance improvement projects and initiatives that improve client outcome and increase access to care.

Provides ongoing client-centered, comprehensive primary medical care to clients of all ages, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, counselling, screening, referral, and client education.

Provides comprehensive primary medical care to populations facing multiple barriers, ensuring access to those most vulnerable.

Provide itinerant services working from different locations to create greater access to populations facing barriers to care.

Participate in the rotation for on-call among physicians, providing advice to patients (in-person, via phone or other virtual platforms), and dealing with urgent lab results.

Collaborates with other members of the inter-professional team; and consults as required with Nurse Practitioners to enable them to work with their full scope of practice.

Sees clients primarily on site – on both scheduled and urgent basis – and as needed in the community through outreach, off-site clinics, home and hospital visits.

Participates in primary health care programs and service delivery in partnership with other institutions and agencies as required.

Initiates, participates in, or leads appropriate in-service training sessions.

Ensures that infection control policies and procedures are followed.

Fosters clients’ self-help, mutual aid and capacity building by assisting with the development, implementation and evaluation of health promotion programs that address the needs of the community, as appropriate.

Where appropriate, develop partnerships with other agencies to improve health care service provision and better address the needs of the community.

Maintains complete and accurate client records, assessment notes and required correspondence.

Safeguards client records and assures confidentiality and privacy of client information.

Participates in the implementation of the organizational quality improvement initiatives and works towards achieving organizational goals to ensure access to primary health care services.

Contributes to programs and services cycle of planning and evaluation, and participates in center-wide planning, committees, and team meetings as appropriate.

Participates in inter-professional research with colleagues - internal and external to the Centre, as appropriate.

The physician reports to the Manager, Interprofessional Primary Care and works collaboratively with…