General Internist

**General Internist - Part-Time**

**Why work at Shouldice Hospital?**

At Shouldice Hospital, we pride ourselves on delivering the world’s best surgical outcomes and patient care in hernia treatment. We have an unwavering focus on our patients and commitment to our staff. We’ve created a culture where our staff feel like family and are empowered to make a difference. As an Ontario Licensed Specialty Hospital for over 77 years, we place trust, integrity, teamwork, and caring at the heart of what we do.

As a skilled General Internist, you will provide quality care to the patients at Shouldice Hospital.

**Skills and Responsibilities**:
As a skilled General Internist, you will be consulted to see selected patients in a pre-operative clinic setting. Patients may be referred with a variety of comorbidities, including cardiac, gastrointestinal, hematologic, oncologic, neurologic/neurodegenerative, renal, respiratory, rheumatologic diseases, congenital disorders, among others. In doing a thorough assessment, you will determine if the patient is medically suitable for surgery at Shouldice, order any additional testing needed, counsel patients and provide recommendations for management.

**The General Internist will exhibit skills and qualifications such as**:

- Ability to conduct a thorough history and physical examination of medically complex patients.
- Proficiency in implementing evidence-based peri-operative guidelines for the management of common medical scenarios.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to communicate peri-operative instructions and recommendations to patients, physicians, nurses, etc.
- Judicious use of pre-operative testing.
- Ability to use evidence-based resources to stay up to date with current practice.
- Eagerness to participate in Shouldice guideline review and order set review, where needed.

**General Internist pre-requisite requirements**:

- CPSO license to practice in internal medicine.
- A member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- Two years of independent practice experience in a general internal medicine practice setting.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Expected hours: 8 - 16 per week

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Education**:

- Doctoral Degree (required)

Work Location: In person