OB Locum - Groves Memorial Family Medicine

GROVES MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPTIAL

Job: OB Locum

Location: Fergus, ON ( minutes north of Guelph)

Our group of nine committed, supportive family physicians is looking for a June -May locum physician to join us in the provision of low-risk obstetrical and neonatal care at Groves Memorial Community Hospital (GMCH) in Fergus, ON.

Nestled between the communities of Elora and Fergus is the new , sq ft. Groves Memorial Community Hospital that backs on to the Elora Cataract Trailway and offers a modern, bright, healing environment. Our brand-new hospital is a -bed acute care facility (with the ability to surge to beds) has two state-of-the-art operating rooms, three L&D rooms, CT scanner and - emergency department.

GMCH has approximately births/year between our family medicine group, local midwifery teams and scheduled cesarian sections.

Job Description:

• Family Medicine-OB (FM-OB) on-call physician manages labour patients, including oxytocin inductions/augmentations, performs triage assessments, attends scheduled and urgent c-sections as the baby physician and provides neonatal critical care/stabilization for transfer when required
• The family medicine-OB (FM-OB) group is supported / by three local obstetricians and a team of GP-anesthetists
• Approximately : on-call responsibility with -hour home-call shifts (response time to GMCH must be within minutes)
• Opportunity to participate in ½ day OB clinics through the GMCH ambulatory care department; clinics are supported by an RPN and are free of overhead charges
• Participation in Friday morning (-) virtual team rounds required
• Practice Solutions EMR is used to keep thorough antenatal records; in hospital and remote access will be provided
• Opportunity for longer term participation in the group is a definite option
• Definite opportunities for additional community involvement through family medicine office locums and a well-remunerated after-hours clinic

Remuneration details available upon request