St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake is recruiting an Emergency Room Physician to work 1-3 days a week, leaving lots of time to enjoy our beautiful community. Live in cottage country and enjoy  all the amenities that go with pristine lakes for fishing, snowmobiling, canoeing, hiking and fishing to name a few.  Living in Elliot Lake means access to outdoor recreation, arts and culture and affordable living in a picturesque setting.  We are located 2 hours west of Sudbury and 2 ½ hours east of Sault St. Marie.

St. Joseph’s is a 55-bed acute care hospital, with 6 bed ICU, OBS, OR, midwifery service, Visiting Specialists’ Clinics of ENT, Ophthalmology,  Cardiology, pediatrics and psychiatry. Our ED is solo coverage working alongside 4 nurses and a Nurse Practitioner. Patients are varied in acuity and complexity with a greater emphasis on seniors. We average 17,000 ED visits a year. We have an integrated healthcare facility utilizing a common electronic health record with 22 other hospitals in the North East. St. Joseph's General Hospital recently added a CT scan to better accommodate our patients.   Sounds too good to be true? The only thing missing is you! 

The Hospital is seeking an Emergency Room Physician to contribute to our excellent service delivery in the Emergency Department. Successful candidates will be CCFP-EM, ABEM, or FRCPC certified and must be eligible for licensure in the Province of Ontario.  Family Physicians with emergency medicine experience will also be considered. The ability to work independently and perform many procedures including simple and complex sutures, fracture reductions etc.  There exists a supportive environment of physicians, nurses and a Nurse Practitioner.

Elliot Lake is renowned as a teaching site for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) as well as medical learners and residents from across the country and abroad

 St. Joseph’s General Hospital Elliot Lake is offering great flexibility and work/life balance, with flexible shifts to suit your schedule. 

Very attractive alternative billing and shadow billing plan

Off-site accommodations for 1 year

Recreational Memberships for 1 year

Opportunity to do additional shifts 

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