Hospitalist - Queen Elizabeth Hospital - Charlottetown
Health PEI
Charlottetown, PEI
Posted
2 years ago
Start Date
February 14, 2022
Duration
Compensation
Experience Level
Profession
Physician/Surgeon
Specialties
Hospitalist Medicine
Employment Type
Full-time
Health PEI is seeking full time permanent Hospitalist physicians located at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, beginning immediately. 

Hospitalists provide comprehensive inpatient care for unaffiliated patients, including admission history and physical examination, daily medical management, participation in multidisciplinary rounds and family conferences as needed, and discharge planning. Other duties that the QEH hospitalist physician group provides includes "stand by" coverage in the event of high patient census, and acute and targeted outpatient follow up of recently discharged hospitalist inpatients at the hospitalist post discharge clinic.

Located in Prince Edward Island’s charming capital city, Charlottetown, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, a 243-bed provincial referral facility, is operated by Health PEI, a crown corporation responsible for the delivery of publicly funded health services in Prince Edward Island.


Remuneration:

Remuneration is a daily Hospitalist sessional fee and premiums for after hours and weekend work based on the Master Agreement.

Please contact the Recruitment and Retention Secretariat at healthrecruiter@gov.pe.ca to discuss remuneration information and options in further detail.


Hours of Work:

The Hospitalist service runs a 7-day rotation with 2 Hospitalists per line of up to 17 inpatients – each physician working alternate weeks. Each full-time Hospitalist generally works one week on/one week off.


Incentives:
  • Eligible moving expense reimbursements are available. 
  • Opportunity to teach with the PEI Residency Training Program with faculty appointment at Dalhousie University.
  • Electronic patient record system (hospital-based) with access to lab and x-ray reports from office.
  • Other incentives as per the Master Agreement.

Certifications and Other Requirements:



For further information, contact:

Physician Recruitment Coordinator
Recruitment & Retention Secretariat
Department of Health and Wellness
(902) 368-6302; healthrecruiter@gov.pe.ca

Health Care Workers are required to provide proof of Covid-19 vaccination as per Health PEI’s Covid-19 Immunization and Management Policy. In the event that a new hire is unable to be vaccinated as a result of a medical exemption they will be required to submit supporting documentation to Employee Health / Wellness and Safety.

"In the event of a discrepancy in information on this website and the Master Agreement, the Master Agreement shall prevail."

Health PEI
Head Office 16 Garfield St, Charlottetown, PE C1A 6A5, Canada
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Health PEI is responsible for the delivery of publicly funded health services in Prince Edward Island. The organization operates hospitals, health centres, public long-term care nursing facilities and community-based programs and services.

Health PEI’s primary goals are to:
  • provide Islanders with safe, quality, person-centered care and services;
  • provide access to appropriate care by the right provider in the right setting; and
  • optimize resources and processes to sustain a viable health care system.
The Health PEI Board of Directors governs the agency, is accountable to the Minister of Health and Wellness and works collectively on behalf of all Islanders to ensure the management and delivery of safe, quality health care. The board also oversees the Chief Executive Officer who works with a broad range of dedicated health care professionals and administrative staff to provide high quality health care that is measured against national standards.

Health PEI was created in July 2010 marking a major step toward realizing a One Island Health System that provides Islanders with the right care, by the right provider, in the right place. 

(From the Health PEI website: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/health-pei)

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Charlottetown, PEI
Location Prince Edward Island
The capital and largest city of the province of Prince Edward Island.

The city itself has a population of 36,000 and is part of a larger metropolitan population of about 77,000.

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Address 60 Riverside Drive, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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