Family Physician

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Job Title

Family Physician

Health Organizations

Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority

Location

Lac Du Bonnet District Health Centre - Lac Du Bonnet, MB R0E 1A0 CA
Pinawa Hospital - Pinawa, CA (Primary)
Whitemouth District Health Centre - Whitemouth, MB R0E 2G0 CA

Job Type

Standard Application

Job Description

For the Position of:

Rural Family Physician, full-time, permanent

Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA)

Number of positions:

one (1)

Location:

Eastern Manitoba, Canada, based at:

Pinawa Hospital and Medical Clinic (Box 400, 30 Vanier Drive, Pinawa R0E 1L0) with medical services also provided as required, at the

Whitemouth Primary Health Care Centre (Box 219, 75 Hospital Street, Whitemouth, MB R0E 2G0) and

The Organization:

Corporate office: 233A Main Street, Selkirk, Manitoba R1A 1S1

Located in central Canada, slightly north-east of the city of Winnipeg, and in the heart of Manitoba’s scenic lake country, the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority (IERHA) covers an area of 61,000 km 2 . One of the largest health regions in the Province of Manitoba, IERHA extends east to the Ontario border, north to the 53rd parallel, west to the eastern shores of Lake Manitoba, and south to just past Winnipeg. The Region serves a population of approximately 124,000 residents, including 17 First Nations and 24 Metis communities representing 22% of the area’s population. The population grows extensively in the summer months with cottagers, campers and others who come to enjoy this ‘cottage country’ and its abundance of lakes, beaches, forests and other natural areas.

Job Duties:

The Physician will perform all duties associated with a busy family practice, including co-ordinating primary patient care, examining and advising patients, ordering diagnostic procedures, prescribing and administering medications and treatments, providing inpatient and outpatient care, 24-hour ER coverage (up to 7 times per month), and Personal Care Home services.

As a contract or fee-for-service practitioner, the Family Physician will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team in providing health care services to the Region, including inpatient care, clinic services, emergency department work and care in personal care homes in the surrounding communities. The Physician will participate in the Region’s Nurse Managed Care initiative, as well as in the delivery of primary care and PCH services on a part-time/as-needed basis in Whitemouth and Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. The Physician will maintain full-time Clinic hours and be available on site not less than four days per week.

In keeping with the philosophy of care that has been established within IERHA, the Physician will promote and expand primary health care with a focus on the delivery of a continuum of comprehensive and coordinated services in response to the needs of the community. As such, the Physician is a key member of the networks and teams of health professionals responsible for providing an integrated system of health services accessible on a 24/7 basis, complete with admitting privileges and where on-call coverage is shared on a rotational basis requiring the Physician to provide 24-hour ER coverage up to 7 times per month.

The Physician also has the opportunity to play large leadership roles, including participation on the Community Health Committee; to engage in continuing medical education activities and mandatory training; to participate in special projects; to provide clinical advice in such areas as standards of practice and care, and; to lead the education, supervision and evaluation of medical students and other health care professionals.

The Candidates (skills/education requirements):

IERHA is deeply patient-centered, in an environment of mutual respect, courtesy, collegiality and strong community support and engagement. As a result, the successful candidate is a confident physician leader with strong clinical and acute care skills developed over several years (minimum 3 years) in a GP environment, who values practicing in a team-based environment, and who is interested in contributing to the creation of new delivery models.

The Physician will be required to work independently and will be solely responsible for the full range of patient care in the Emergency Department and on the wards during on-call shifts or in the absence of other on-site providers. As such, relevant and sufficient emergency and minor surgery experience is required.

The successful candidate must hold a medical degree and hold, or be eligible for, immediate certification with the Medical Council of Canada. They must also be a member of, or be eligible for immediate membership in, the College of Family Physicians of Canada and hold, or be eligible for, CCFP certification. As well, the successful candidate must hold, or be eligible for, immediate registration and licensure with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Manitoba and satisfy the appropriate requirements for Medical Privileges with the IERHA. They must also have, or obtain, CMPA or equivalent coverage. The IERHA expects the chosen candidate to commit to reside in Pinawa or the surrounding area and to provide medical services as referenced above for a minimum of five years. A formal Return of Service agreement will be required.

Qualified candidates who currently have a Return of Service in another community or with another Regional Health Authority or who have previously chosen to pay out their obligation under a ROS agreement, will be considered ineligible.

Compensation:

At the option of the Physician, the position will be compensated on either a Contract or Fee-for-Service basis. In either case, the Physician will remain self-employed and no employee benefits will be provided by the IERHA.

If the Contract option is selected, the mechanism of payment will be in accordance with the Rural, Brandon & Northern Independent Contractor GP Agreement. Under this arrangement, it is expected that the Physician will see approximately 20 patients/day . This would result in annual income of minimum CAD$250,210 based on 40 hours/week, 44 weeks per year. ER and PCH On-Call responsibilities are compensated fee-for-service in addition to this and consistent with the Manitoba Health and Doctors’ Manitoba Agreement, based on a stipend of $753.30 per 24-hours on weekdays and $1183.90 on weekend days and General holidays.

If the Fee-for-Service option is selected, the IERHA will provide the Physician with an income guarantee of CAD$22,000 per month from all sources in the first year of practice when clinic hours are maintained 4 days per week and full ER coverage is provided. It is anticipated that, going forward, this option would result in annual earnings in excess of $250,210. per annum.

In either case (Contract or Fee-for-Service), a relocation reimbursement is offered for eligible expenses incurred within 12 months of relocation, to a maximum of CAD$80,000. As well, a one-time lump sum payment of CAD$30,000 will be provided, conditional upon signing a Return of Service agreement wherein the Physician commits to providing the services described above, and residing in this community, for a period of five years.

A competitive rate of overhead will be charged by the IERHA and will be applicable to either compensation model.

Applications:

Interested and qualified applicants are invited to explore this opportunity further by submitting your expression of interest, in confidence, to Fred Loewen at floewen@waterfordglobal.com