Job Description

Position Title: Locum Medical Oncologist (Genitourinary Cancer)

Salary: Posting Date: Feb 10 2025

Competition #: Closing Date:

FT/PT/FTE: 0.6 Full-Time Equivalent Start Date: March 24 2025


Position Summary:

The Department of Medicine and the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Ottawa and


The Ottawa Hospital is looking for a locum academic Medical Oncologist to join a group of 28


academic physicians. Term: March 24th - October 31st 2025





Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will function as a locum medical oncologist. This position will consist of


covering an existing practice treating predominantly genitourinary malignancies.


Qualifications:

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 Medical


Oncology 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 Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre is the primary provider of medical oncology services to a mixed


urban and rural population of 1,500,000 in Eastern Ontario, has approximately 4,000 new solid


tumor medical oncology consults annually, offers a full spectrum of oncology services, and is a


Canadian leader in oncology training and clinical research. Cancer is a priority focus for The Ottawa


Hospital (one of Canada's largest teaching hospitals) and for the Ottawa Hospital Research


Institute. The vision of The Ottawa Hospital is "to provide each patient with the world-class care,


exceptional service and compassion that we would want for our loved ones."




The Ottawa Hospital is a 1150 bed tertiary-care hospital serving Eastern Ontario (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.




The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) is TOH's research arm. It ranks fourth out of more


than 600 Canadian hospitals for competitive, peer-reviewed grants from the prestigious Canadian


Institutes of Health Research. OHRI houses over 2,200 researchers, publishing more than 2,000


studies yearly, with hundreds being high impact publications (top 10% or citations) and places 5th


overall in Canada for research funding.




The Faculty of Medicine is a nationally recognized leader, ranked among Canada's top-tier medical


faculties. The Faculty ranks 3rd in Canada for research intensity in Medicine/Science (Maclean's)


and 4th in Canada for citations (2022 THE rankings). The University of Ottawa is the largest


bilingual (English-French) university in the world and the 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 affiliated hospitals and 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.




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. It has consistently been ranked as one of the best


places to live in Canada.




The Department of Medicine is committed to ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion in our work


environment. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous persons, visible minorities


members (racialized persons), persons with disabilities, women, as well as from all qualified


candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with equitable, diverse and


inclusive communities. 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.




Terms of Employment:

The income for this position is derived from a variety of sources including an AFP and proportion of


clinical billings.





Applications:

If interested please submit a 1-2 page letter of interest, 3 references (who will not be contacted


without permission) and a CV, as a single PDF file, to Dr. Neil Reaume, Head, Division of Medical


Oncology, University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital via divisional administrative assistant Louise


Deck ldeck@toh.ca