Job Description

Family Medicine Hospitalists - Transitional Care Unit

Description

The Department of Medicine and the new Division of Hospitalist Medicine are seeking a family physician to provide services for subacute patients at the Civic Campus.



The Transitional Care Units are currently hiring for one full-time equivalent position, starting September 2025.



TOH is at the forefront of health care in Canada, with a focus on exceptional patient care and practice-changing research. The Subacute Hospitalist Program offers opportunities for expanding clinical skills, continuing professional development, and an unparalleled work-life balance in a supportive clinical environment. Our program offers flexible arrangements to fit hospitalist medicine into outpatient practices.

Practice Setting:

The Ottawa Hospital - Civic campus Transitional Care Units (TCU) for patients who have completed their acute inpatient stay and are awaiting disposition planning EPIC EMR - full training provided

The Ottawa Hospital is a 1150 bed tertiary-care hospital serving Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec at four inpatient sites (Civic, General, Heart Institute, and the Rehabilitation Centre) and one ambulatory centre (Riverside). There are approximately 50,000 inpatient admissions, 160,000 emergency visits and over one million outpatient visits annually.



Ground-breaking medical research is conducted through The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. We rank 5th in Canada for competitive, peer-reviewed grants from the prestigious Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Over 2,300 researchers are publishing more than 2,200 studies yearly, with hundreds being high-impact publications (top 10% or citations).



The Department of Medicine is a research-intensive Department. Members currently hold 25 University Research Chairs. The Department receives approximately $60 million per year in external research funding and members publish approximately 1200 peer-reviewed publications annually.



The Faculty of Medicine is a nationally recognized leader, ranked among Canada's top-tier medical faculties. As the most research-intensive Faculty at the University of Ottawa, the Faculty of Medicine contributes significantly to the University being ranked 5th in the country for total research revenues (Research InfoSource), routinely 2nd or 3rd in Canada for research intensity in Medicine/Science grants (McLean's), 4th in Canada for citations (2022 THE rankings) and 1st for overall growth in Tri-council funding over the past two decades. The University of Ottawa is the largest bilingual (English/French) university in the world and the Faculty of Medicine first and largest bilingual medical school in Canada. The Faculty of Medicine has a long history of conducting the highest quality basic and clinical research, in close partnership with five affiliated academic hospitals and six research institutes. The Web of Science recently published a list of the most highly cited researchers in the world, where seven out of eight researchers identified from the uOttawa are from the Faculty of Medicine. Together, these remarkable achievements are a strong testament to the competitiveness and excellence of our Faculty that extend to all our educational programs.



The City of Ottawa provides a thriving multicultural and bilingual environment. Ottawa boasts numerous cultural activities as well as readily accessible sporting and natural resources, making it an ideal family and healthy living environment.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will provide inpatient care for Subacute Medical Inpatients. The candidate will oversee approximately 17-20 subacute patients.



The position is expected to complete business day rounding only, and rotation is 3 weeks on, 1 week off.



Home call is required, rotating with other colleagues to provide on-call coverage:

approximately 1 week of call for every 6-8 weeks of service call is divided into Monday-Thursday and Friday-Sunday coverage on-call coverage is combined with TCU General Campus

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be family physician with subacute hospitalist experience who strives for excellent patient care and possesses great interdisciplinary collaboration skills.


The successful candidate must hold an MD degree; be a member of, or be eligible to be a member of, the Canadian Medical Protective Association; have, or be eligible for certification in Family Medicine (CCFP) by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and have, or be eligible for, licensure in Ontario



The University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital are bilingual institutions and therefore in the case of potentially successful candidates of equal ability, a bilingual (French/English) candidate would be preferred.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The Department of Medicine is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in our living, learning, and work environments. We encourage qualified applicants from all groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity to apply. Upon request, accommodations due to a disability are available throughout the recruitment process.



Please note Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. We sincerely thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Contacts

Please forward a 1-2 page letter of intent, 3 references (who will not be contacted without permission) and a CV to Dr Emily Pranger, Department of Medicine The Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa to the care of hkarcher-devos@toh.ca.

Hiring organization

Employment Type

Full-time

Industry

Healthcare

Job Location

501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario

Date posted

July 14, 2025

Valid through

August 1, 2025