Hospitalist – Department of Family Medicine

The Department of Family Medicine at Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) is currently recruiting Hospitalists for both the Met and Ouellette Campuses.

As one of our Hospitalists, you will be the MRP for unattached medical and surgical inpatients. You will be part of a strong, collaborative Hospitalist team working within a dynamic multidisciplinary environment.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for individuals looking for unique challenges in a community hospital setting.

Candidates will be encouraged to participate in hospital quality and flow initiatives.

The Hospitalist program consists of four admitting teams at each Campus (Met and Ouellette) following admission criteria to the Hospitalist service.

There are on call responsibilities from the ER regarding patient admissions, from Medicine and Surgery regarding appropriate transfer of care requests, and for appropriate patient repatriations from outside organizations.

Newborn well-baby examinations are completed by a subgroup at the WRH-Met campus, as well.

On call shifts run Friday at 0700 to Friday at 0700 with average census ranging between 15-20 patients per team.

Qualifications

• Eligible for certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
• Eligible for independent Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
• WRH is affiliated with the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. The successful applicant will demonstrate a commitment to medical education.

About Windsor Regional Hospital

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) offers the opportunity for a fantastic career in an award winning health care facility. WRH is a 600 bed multi-site health service organization providing Acute Medical and Surgical Services including Renal, Trauma, Emergency, Family Birthing Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care, Paediatric Services, Critical Care (ICU / CCU), Regional Cancer Services (Inpatient Oncology, Windsor Regional Cancer Centre, Breast Health Centre), Neurosciences and Mental Health Services to 400,000 people in Windsor and Essex County.

In recognition of the growing needs of the region, the Hospitalist Program is part of the plans for a major reform of the Windsor-Essex Hospitals System, which includes construction of a state-of-the-art acute care hospital.

WRH is actively planning to break ground on the new acute care hospital in 2026.