MEDICAL DIRECTOR and ATTENDING PHYSICIAN

Southbridge Healthcare LP•Orillia, ON

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We are currently posting the above position of Medical Director and Attending Physician for our Oak Terrace, 72 bed Long Term Care Home, located in Orillia, Ontario. This Home features a supportive team of nursing, dietary, activation and administrative staff with a holistic approach to individualized resident care in a clean and well-maintained environment.

Requirements

Interested applicants should apply through this posting.

Responsibilities

Attends the nursing 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.
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.
Direct and organize the Facility's Physician’s services as required by applicable legislation and Facility policies, including but not limited to the areas of medical service provision, administration, and education.
Provide advice and be accountable for the areas of administrative medical services and policies in the Facility, including: development, implementation and evaluation of medical services, annual review of the medical policies, preparation of an annual report summarizing the strengths and areas of concern within the medical services program, quality assurance/improvement activities and processes, involvement in Facility-wide issues, such as infectious disease outbreak management, and participation in the process to develop the mission, philosophy, goals and objectives of the Facility.
Provide advice to the Board of Directors/Owners/Administrator of the Facility on matters pertaining to medical care and services.
Actively participate as a member of the following Facility committees: (i) Infection Control (ii) Professional Advisory (iii) Health Records
Participate and/or to attend such other committees as mutually agreed upon between the Medical Director and the Executive Director.
Commit to continuing medical education and maintaining current knowledge and practice in geriatrics and gerontology.