Hospitalist

Job Overview

Seeking Full‑Time or Locum Hospitalist Positions (Family Medicine and Internal Medicine) – Guelph, Ontario.

Location : Guelph General Hospital (GGH) is located less than 1 hour west of the Greater Toronto Area.

We are looking for Acute Care Hospitalists for full‑time, part‑time, and locum work at Guelph General Hospital (GGH). The Department of Hospitalist Medicine is seeking to fill available positions starting in January 2026 onwards.

Remuneration

Competitive daily stipend + FFS + retention of 17% premium (if eligible); night coverage is funded by HOCC stipend + FFS (17 : 00h‑08 : 00h). A billing clerk at our hospital will handle billings at no cost and there is no overhead.

Admissionist Opportunity

For those looking to pick up occasional / additional work, we have introduced a new “Admissionist” line centered on evening ER admissions from 16 : 00h‑23 : 00h / 00 : 00h funded by a competitive stipend + FFS billing, which can be staffed by FM or IM specialists.

Qualifications

FM +1 fellowship is not required, and new graduates are welcome!

Mentorship can be available for those looking to expand their scope of practice, if currently centered around comprehensive care or in other focused practice areas.

Schedule

The regular schedule for full‑time hospitalists is usually 2 weeks of days Monday to Friday (including 1‑2 weekends within those 2 weeks), a week off, and a week including 1‑3 nights. For those seeking locum work, we request that each week of days is accompanied by 1 weekend and 1 night (not within the week of days).

EMR

Currently Patient Keeper + Meditech, but our hospital administration is planning a transition to a new EMR within 1‑2 years.

Shift Opportunities

There are opportunities to pick up weekday, weekend, evening admission, and / or night call shifts. During the first couple of weeks, new hires also have the option of starting off with a smaller‑sized list, which will gradually be increased to a standard size (averaging around 16‑22 patients daily).

Hospital and Team Features

We are a supportive and collegial group. Guelph General Hospital is a medium‑sized hospital with a closed ICU covered by Intensivists. We have a range of Internal Medicine and Surgical specialties. There is access to MRI, CT, XR, US, nuclear imaging, select interventional radiology procedures, and 24‑hour labs.

Teaching Opportunities

There is an optional opportunity to teach Family Medicine residents.

Patient Scope

Our team provides general medical care for stable adult inpatients ages 18+ (acute and chronic issues). We do not provide care to Pediatric nor ICU / step‑down unit patients.

Contact

Please feel free to email me at venus.valbuena@alumni.utoronto.ca if interested in more information about this opportunity.

We hope you will consider joining us!

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

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