75 Charles Street
Brockville, ON K6V2S8
613-345-5649
bgh-on.ca
Brockville General Hospital is recruiting a General Internist to join our Department of Internal Medicine.
About You
We are looking for a General Internal Medicine to share in coverage for ICU, Emergency and inpatient ward
consults. Subspecialty interests or certification may be an asset. You are a team player with commitment to
collegiality to work with a cohesive group of skilled clinicians. You must hold CPSO license and be certified by
the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Practice expectations:
• ICU, Wards and ER coverage
• Outpatient clinical practice to manage referrals from the community
• Active involvement in electronic health records and computer order entry.
• On call coverage 1:5
• Cardiodiagnostic interpretation/over read
• Remuneration is fee for service with competitive annual income for the specialty.
• On-call funding (HOCC)
About Us
Brockville General Hospital is a tertiary community hospital. We provide acute care (emergency, intensive
care, medical/surgical care), complex continuing care, rehabilitation, palliative, mental health, and maternity
care. We offer ambulatory and specialty clinics, including orthopaedics, Brockville Cardiovascular Program,
Stroke Clinic, and Ontario Breast Screening. Mental health services include the Mental Health Crisis Team of
Leeds and Grenville, mental health inpatient unit and the Assertive Community Treatment Team of Leeds,
Grenville and South Lanark.
We are innovative. We are national leaders in restorative care/enhanced activation, regional innovators in
post-episode cardiovascular rehabilitation, and pioneers in community-based hospice palliative care. We are
leading our partners, the South East Local Health Integration Network (LHIN) and the Champlain LHIN with the
Eastern Ontario Clinical Document Repository (EOCDR). In the effort to provide a completely paperless health
information system, advance the use of patient data, and improve process and performance, we are proud to
be a level-four participant in the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model (EMRAM). Brockville
General Hospital has begun incorporation of a Lean Management System, a continuous improvement journey
to deliver the very best in patient care.
Location. Location. Location. We are positioned in the heart of the Canadian economy, between Montreal
and Toronto. The Hospital’s four sites are located within the City of Brockville, nestled on the northern shore
of the St. Lawrence River, and framed by the beautiful Thousand Islands region.
Our Mission: A progressive community partner delivering an outstanding health care experience,
guided by the people we serve, provided by people who care.
75 Charles Street
Brockville, ON K6V2S8
613-345-5649
bgh-on.ca
BGH is a community hospital, serving residents of Leeds, Grenville since 1885. Accredited with Exemplary
Standing, the highest bestowed by Accreditation Canada we are committed to providing outstanding quality
care to our patients, creating healthy people and healthy communities. Our services include acute and
complex care, rehabilitation, palliative, mental health services, plus ambulatory and specialty clinics. We have
a formal academic relationship with Queens University with most of the physician staff holding appointments.
We are leaders in restorative care/enhanced activation, post-episode cardiovascular rehabilitation, and are
pioneers in community-based hospice palliative care. In collaboration with our partners, the South East Local
Health Integration Network (LHIN) and the Champlain LHIN, we are leading the integration of an Eastern
Ontario Clinical Document Repository (EOCDR). For more information, follow us on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/brockvillegeneralhospital) or twitter (@BrockvilleGener).
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Phase I Redevelopment (2003): new surgical services area including four (4) OR’s, a dedicated
Endoscopy suite, PACU, Day surgery, ICU, Emergency and Diagnostic imaging. Phase II: approved by
the MOHLTC in 2011, to include major redevelopment to construct a single site (200 beds) to include
acute care mental health, complex continuing care, rehab, palliative care. Construction planned to start
2015.
Strong community based family physicians that with excellent relationship with specialty services.
Inpatient care by a Hospitalist Program that includes full time and part time physicians.
Specialty programs: Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Respirology (5 full-time); General Surgery (4 full
time equivalents; 5 surgeons); Urology (2 full-time), Ophthalmology (2 full-time) OB GYN (3 full-time);
Anaesthesia (6 full-time); Radiology (3 FTE with support from remote access reading).
Modern combined ICU/SDU (total 9 beds) Level III ICU designation. 7 Telemetry Beds, average 850 ICU
admissions 84% Medical 16% Surgical
ED volumes 26,000 per year with a skilled mix of full and part time physicians.
Direct and rescue PCI program with reliable access to Kingston General Hospital
Stress Testing, Cardiac Echo, Stress Echo; Pulmonary Function Lab; Cardiac Rehab Program; Stoke
Clinic; Heart Function Clinic
Digital archive for cardiodiagnostics with GE MUSE
CT (128 slice)
PACs – fully digital diagnostic imaging
Advanced hospital Electronic Health Records (EMR) with computerized physician order entry (CPOE)
Remote access to all hospital information systems available.
Linked to Tertiary Services in Kingston as part of the SE LHIN
Good access to services in Ottawa with remote access agreements for patient care systems and data
sharing.
Interested individuals are asked to respond by email with a covering letter and CV, in confidence to:
Laurie Ouellette ([email protected]) with attention to Dr. J. Steyn (Chief of Internal Medicine), or visit
www.bgh-on.ca.
Our Mission: A progressive community partner delivering an outstanding health care experience,
guided by the people we serve, provided by people who care.