Description
Title: Physician
Employment Terms: Regular Part-Time (0.2 to 0.5 FTE or 7 to 17.5 hours/week)
Schedule: Monday to Saturday – with flexibility between 9 am and 7 pm on weekdays, and weekends as required by the HATP/FHC
Pay: $160.64 per hour
Expected Start Date: September 2025
Number of Positions: 2
Reporting to: Flemingdon Health Centre Medical Director, MGH Academic Chair
Location: Michael Garron Hospital Access Clinic (825 Coxwell Avenue, East York, ON, M4C 3E7)
Benefits:
- HOOPP Pension Plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, family health day, float, and PD days)
- Corporate membership with Goodlife Fitness
- Wellness programs
- Social activities organized by the organization.
- Free parking (subject to availability)
- Public transportation nearby
Background:
Flemingdon Health Centre (FHC), in partnership with East Toronto Health Partners (ETHP) and Michael Garron Hospital (MGH), is seeking a compassionate, equity-focused Physician to deliver integrated primary care services within a new hospital-embedded access clinic. This strategic initiative aims to move beyond short-term, stopgap measures to offer sustainable, longitudinal primary care for underserved populations across East Toronto
Working from a dedicated space inside Michael Garron Hospital, the physician will support patients recently discharged from hospital settings and those who are currently unattached to primary care. This role is key to building stronger hospital-community partnerships and ensuring smoother transitions into long-term primary care relationships.
Position Summary
FHC physicians contribute to clients' health and wellbeing through skills and activities associated with assessment, prevention, education, rehabilitation and/or therapeutic support services consistent with the standards of care outlined by the College of Physicians. These services are part of an interdisciplinary team approach to client care. Services are provided to clients, targeted community groups and priority populations as identified by the Health Centre.
Responsibilities:
Direct Client Care
- Ensures that standards of client care are maintained according to accepted College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario standards and policies of FHC and the Regulated Health Professions Act
- Diagnoses and treats acute and/ or chronic conditions, incorporating health teachings as appropriate
- Utilizes a health promotion approach, addressing determinants of health
- Provides after hours medical care for FHC clients in rotation with other MDs and communicates information from on-call cases to appropriate staff
- Makes internal referrals to other FHC staff as appropriate
- Collaborate with Holistic Intake and Navigation Counsellors to coordinate patient transitions to community-based providers
- Refers to therapeutic counselling or short-term crisis management when required
- Participates in case conferences with other providers to ensure coordination of services to the client
- Performs telephone consultation, when necessary, which may include assessment and advice
- Performs necessary back-up clinical functions for other clinical staff in their absence Health Promotion and Education
- Collaborates with one's service team and other teams across the organization to identify and provide health education to target groups
- Participates in community projects or agency activities as a representative of the Health Centre as needed
- Assists in the development of community outreach programs based on the needs of individuals and the community
- Participates in the development of, and gives support to policies and strategies that are in the interest of public health and recognize the determinants of health
- Incorporates health care advances into practice and bases this practice on the changing demographics and evolving needs of the community
Organizational Responsibilities
- Maintains complete and accurate records sufficient for timely communication with other professionals
- Ensures timely completion of statistical and EMR information, maintaining EMR and relevant computer competency
- Participates in all relevant FHC programs, activities, committees, meetings, professional associations, and workshops as needed
- Participates in the development of clinical policies and procedures as required
- Participates in planning and evaluation of clinical programs and activities and FHC program reviews as required
- Performs clinical management tasks such as infection control, sterilization procedures and maintenance of clinical equipment and supplies
- Ensures client safety
- Works from a quality improvement perspective
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Other
- Maintains current and appropriate college membership as regulated under the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991
- Maintains malpractice insurance with the Canadian Medical Protective Association
- Willingness to maintain continuing medical education (CME) credentials and any other required memberships in order to practice
- Supports and/or supervises student placements as required
Qualification Skills and Proficiencies:
- Doctor of Medicine degree from a recognized university.
- Current registration and in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)
- Membership and Certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- Member of Ontario Medical Association (OMA)Member of the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)One (1) year experience post-medical license
- Experience working with high-needs and marginalized populations
- Strong collaboration and communication skills
- Comfortable using virtual care platforms and electronic medical records
- Second language, relevant to catchment area populations, is an asset
Application Process: Please submit your cover letter and resume by 5 p.m., August 24, 2025, online.
HATP – Health Access Thorncliffe Park is committed to employment equity initiatives. We encourage residents of Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park, and surrounding communities, and people who are racialized, Indigenous, people from the 2SLGBTQI+ community, people with disabilities and other equity-seeking groups to apply.
