More trees, less traffic
St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake is recruiting an Emergency Room Physician to
work, live and play in our beautiful rural community with a catchment area of 14,500
residents. Live in cottage country and enjoy all the amenities that go with pristine lakes
for fishing, snowmobiling, canoeing, hiking and fishing to name a few. Living in Elliot
Lake means access to outdoor recreation, arts and culture and affordable living in a
picturesque setting. We are located 2 hours west of Sudbury and 2 ½ hours east of
Sault St. Marie.
St. Joseph’s is a 54-bed acute care hospital, with 6 bed ICU, OBS, OR, midwifery
service, Visiting Specialists’ Clinics of ENT, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, pediatrics and
psychiatry. Our ED is solo coverage working alongside 2 nurses and a Nurse
Practitioner. Patients are varied in acuity and complexity with a greater emphasis on
seniors. We average 17,000 ED visits a year. We have an integrated healthcare facility
utilizing a common electronic health record with 22 other hospitals in the NELHIN.
Sounds too good to be true? The only thing missing is you and a CT machine, and we
are working on the latter. Come and see for yourself!
The Hospital is seeking an Emergency Room Physician to contribute to our excellent
service delivery in the Emergency Department. Successful candidates will be CCFPEM, ABEM, or FRCPC certified and must be eligible for licensure in the Province of
Ontario. Family Physicians with emergency medicine experience will also be
considered. The ability to work independently and perform many procedures including
simple and complex sutures, fracture reductions etc. There exists a supportive
environment of physicians, nurses and a Nurse Practitioner.
St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake is offering great flexibility and work/life
balance, competitive remuneration with a very attractive alternative-funding and shadow
billing plan. You may be eligible for funding and Incentives under the Health Force
Ontario Northern and Rural Recruitment and Retention Initiative (NRRR Initiative).
Please forward a CV in confidence to:
Pierre Ozolins,
Chief Executive Officer
St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake
70 Spine Road, Elliot Lake
Ontario
P5A 1X2
pozolins@sjgh.ca