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Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors throughout Canada. Through our network of over 115 operated senior care and living centres, as well as our home health care operations, we are committed to delivering care throughout the health care continuum to meet the needs of a growing seniors’ population in Canada. Our qualified and highly trained workforce of 23,700 team members is united by a dedication to quality care and by our vision of being the best provider of senior care and services in Canada.

The Attending Physician position will be at Extendicare Laurier Manor located in Ottawa, Ontario.

Reporting to the Medical Director, the Attending Physician will provide high quality resident centred medical care as a member of the management care team. The resident roster will be approximately 60.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Attends the long-term care home on a weekly basis, to provide clinical care to assigned residents and clients
• Addresses resident acute and chronic care needs and provides appropriate and timely documentation in Extendicare’s electronic medical records systems
• Identifies circumstances in which palliative and / or end of life care may benefit the resident and family members and work collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team
• Identifies circumstances in which residents require referral to the appropriate medical consultant and / or other health practitioner and facilitate this care, participating in care conferences and communications
• Works effectively and efficiently with members of the interdisciplinary team including the Medical Director to ensure the highest level of care is provided to residents
• Conducts regular medication drug review and documents / updates resident’s health record
• Participates in after hour on-call
• Commits to continuing education related to long term care, care of the elderly, palliative care, and dementia care
• Participates in physician peer review to continually improve resident care

QUALIFICATIONS

• Medical practitioner license to practice medicine in the Province of Ontario, and be a member in good standing of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
• Admitting privileges at a local acute care hospital, or has specified alternate arrangements for acute hospital admission if required, preferred
• Experience working in Long Term Care, preferred
• Knowledge of regulations governing long term care
• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Ability to build trust and interact in a professional manner with staff, residents, families, and other community partners

TO APPLY
Interested applicants may forward their resume in confidence to the attention of:
Stephen Brown
Executive Director, Extendicare Laurier Manor
[email protected]

In Ontario, Extendicare, ParaMed Home Health Care and affiliated organizations including our partner homes in Extendicare Assist, accommodate the needs of job applicants throughout its recruitment and selection processes in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Accommodation needs must be provided in advance.

Mill Creek Care Centre Long Term Care Home

Barrie, ON

1 unit – 32 residents – 1 day a week including on-call rotation

Do you have a passion for making a difference?

At Mill Creek Care Centre Long Term Care Home, we are passionate about Making Every Moment Matter.” We are seeking a candidate that shares our values – a person who has a passion to make a difference, who has a strong moral compass and has a commitment to teamwork.

Making every moment matter is about improving all the things that make life enjoyable. Things like making someone feel better, making connections with them or for them with other residents, showing them a new song or even just giving them something to look forward to.

At Mill Creek Care Centre, we are dedicated to providing compassionate care for families’ loved ones, where the residents of our home come before anything else. Our values follow a ‘ PEOPLE’ focused philosophy, Participation ~ Excellence ~ Openness ~ Performance ~ Longevity ~ Efficient Use of Resources. This philosophy can be seen in every aspect and level of our home.

Since Mill Creek Care Centre opened, we have offered a community within a community that people are happy to call ‘home’. We pride ourselves in this community connection, our philosophies and the feeling of comfort that can be felt as soon as the door opens.

RESPONSIBILITIES

In this role as an Attending Physician, you will work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, including other APs, NP, RNs, RPNs, PSWs, to provide medical care for residents.

• In collaboration with the Medical Director, provides comprehensive primary care to residents.

• Collaborates and consults with the Director of Care, Nurse Practitioner, nursing staff, interdisciplinary team and external resources regarding residents’ plan of care.

• Attends the home on a weekly basis to provide clinical care to assigned residents.

• Addresses resident acute and chronic care needs and provides appropriate and timely documentation.

• Identifies circumstances in which palliative and/or end-of-life care may benefit the resident and family members and work collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team.

• Participates in after-hour on-call schedule

• Conducts regular medication drug review and documents/updates residents’ health records.

• Participates in outbreak management meetings and provides on-site medical oversight during outbreaks

• Commits to continuing education related to long term care, care of the elderly, palliative care and dementia care.

• Actively participates as a member of the Professional Advisory Committee.

• Participates in in-service education programs each year.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Medical practitioner license to practice medicine in the Province of Ontario, and always be a member in good standing of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario.

• Experience working in long-term care, preferred.

• Knowledge of regulations governing long-term care.

• Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team

• Ability to build trust and interact in a professional manner with staff, residents, families, and

• other community partners.

How to apply?

Please submit a resume, cover letter, and references to the Employee Engagement Specialist at

[email protected]

We look forward to speaking with you and Making Every Moment Matter™.