Hospitalist

Job location – Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
Employment type: Full-time/part-time

Short job description. (external link with full job description)

  • The Hospitalist service provides 24/7 coverage of inpatient care at Whitehorse General Hospital, serving adult patients who require admission for acute medical needs.  In-patient coverage provided by the service includes approximately 60 general hospital beds in the Medical/Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit, and Mental Wellness Unit.  Four Hospitalist physicians are scheduled per day, with a target load of 14 patients and maximum load of 18 patients.  Physicians working within the Hospitalist service work on a seven-day schedule, starting on Wednesdays. The scheduled physicians share call 1:4 for Hospitalist service patients.
  • The hospitalist physician works within their privileged scope of practice for ‘GP with ICU’. For circumstances that are beyond scope, the hospitalist will transfer care or consult, as appropriate.
  • See full job description here: https://yukondocs.ca/jobs/eoi-full-or-part-time-hospitalist-at-wgh

Pay range

  • Daily Stipend, On-Call stipend and FFS
  • The daily rate for hospitalists is $2,070 through an alternate payment arrangement (contract) which is equivalent to $230/hr.
  • Weekend and statutory holiday premium – daily rate is $2,295 on weekends and statutory holidays (equating to a $25/hr increase)
  • On-Call Hospitalist services provided outside of the 9-hour workday (1700-0800) is billed as follows
  • Billing an hourly rate during the evening (1700 – 23000) for services provided in-hospital plus on-call through the fee-for -service model
  • all other services will be remunerated through the fee-for-system model
  • On-Call hospitalist is eligible to bill Level 1 On Call (currently $32.70 per unit) for these hours.
  • Incentives available for full and part time commitments

Hours for position (ex. night shift, rotation, number of hours, etc.

  • Hospitalists work a 9-hour day providing inpatient care, 0800-1700, 7 days a week, Wednesday to Tuesday

Application process

  • Expressions of Interest must contain current curriculum and demonstrate certification in the College of family Physicians of Canada.
  • Expressions of Interest can be submitted to Carly Cox, YukonDocs Physician Recruiter at carly.cox@yukondoctors.ca
  • Submitted resumes will be considered starting December 23 and this posting will remain active until the roster is filled.

Posting close date

  • TBD

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