Palliative care nurse practitioner Jobs in Thunder Bay, ON

Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - Palliative Care Physician

Date Posted : 01 / 10 / 2025

Closing Date : 02 / 14 / 2025, 11 : 59PM ET

Req ID : 41251

Job Category : Faculty - Clinical

Faculty / Division : Temerty Faculty of Medicine

Department : Dept of Medicine

Hospital Affiliation : University Health Network

Campus : St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description :

Sinai Health (SH) and University Health Network (UHN), in conjunction with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, are seeking two full-time clinicians with expertise in teaching, research or quality improvement in Palliative Medicine based at UHN in the Division of Palliative Care. The successful applicants must be eligible for a full-time clinical academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or higher at the University of Toronto. The proportion of clinical work, teaching and research will depend on job description : e.g., clinician teacher, clinician investigator, clinician in quality & innovation, clinician scientist. Clinical care includes outpatient clinics, inpatient consultation service, and palliative care unit and call coverage.The expected start date for the position is May 2025, or as mutually agreed upon.

The Division of Palliative Care at UHN spans four sites : Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. The interdisciplinary program includes inpatient consultations and MRP coverage, outpatient clinics and an acute palliative care unit. The Palliative Care program is expanding across all sites, creating a need for additional physician positions. Department members have excellent opportunities for educational and research endeavours within an interdisciplinary team including physicians, nurses, and social workers, among others. There is protected time for scholarly activities to ensure rewarding, fulfilling career development.

The successful candidate must hold an MD degree or equivalent, have completed training in a recognized Palliative Medicine postgraduate training program, and have, or be eligible for, licensure by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. Responsibilities will include excellence in clinical care, teaching, and research. Candidates should have completed, or be willing to complete, a graduate degree in education or research, or have one or more years of post-residency fellowship.

The successful applicant will foster excellence in Palliative Medicine and will have broad clinical and research interests related to palliative care. Advanced training and evidence of scholarship is a requirement for the appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. They should demonstrate academic experience through publications in leading journals and presentations at significant conferences.

Compensation will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and will be competitive with similar academic positions, in the range of $320,000 per annum. The successful candidate will be eligible for membership in the University Hospital Palliative Care Group Practice Plan, through which all earnings will be administered.

Should you be interested in this opportunity, please forward a cover letter, your curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of three (3) references to :

Chelsea Nicholas, Administrative Assistant for the Department of Supportive Care

University Health Network

620 University Avenue, 12th floor, Toronto, Canada M5G 2C1

Email : [email protected]

Applications will be accepted until February 14th, 2025, or until the position is filled.

For more information about the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, please visit our website at http : / / www.deptmedicine.utoronto.ca / . The Department of Medicine’s academic position descriptions can be viewed at https : / / www / deptmedicine.utoronto.ca / academic-position-descriptions#academicpositiondescriptions .

For more information about the Division of Palliative Care at University Health Network, please visit our website at : http : / / www.uhn.ca / PatientsFamilies / Patient_Services / Pages / palliative_care.aspx

CAUTION : This ad is “posted only” to the U of T affiliated hospital job board. Please see the information directly above for the application instructions; applications submitted via the "Apply Now" button on this page will NOT be considered for this position.

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All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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