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Expression of Interest - Hospitalist

The Government of Yukon is seeking full-time and part-time physicians to join the Hospitalist service roster. A mixture of full and part-time Hospitalists are desired to create a robust and sustainable service.

Program Description

The Hospitalist service provides 24/7 coverage of inpatient care at Whitehorse General Hospital, serving adult patients who require admission for acute medical needs.  In-patient coverage provided by the service includes approximately 60 general hospital beds in the Medical/Surgical Unit, Intensive Care Unit, and Mental Wellness Unit.  Five Hospitalist physicians are scheduled per day, with a target load of 14 patients and maximum load of 18 patients.  Physicians working within the Hospitalist service work on a seven-day schedule sharing the day and evening shifts. The scheduled physicians share call 1:4 for Hospitalist service patients.

The hospitalist physician works within their privileged scope of practice for ‘GP with ICU’. For circumstances that are beyond scope, the hospitalist will transfer care or consult, as appropriate.

Rostered physicians work together within their defined commitment to ensure the service deliverables are met including the services listed below. Rostered physicians are considered voting members of the service and contribute to decisions related to quality improvement and the operation of the service.

The following are the direct patient care and clinical administrative services provided by the physicians in the Hospitalist service:

• Admissions (within guidelines from 8:00am-11:00pm) and discharges
• Daily visits (with exception of ALC patients)
• Documentation
• Procedures within scope of practice
• Family meetings and coordination of care
• Inter-facility transfer and handover
• Multi-disciplinary rounding and discharge planning
• Consult with physicians and other care providers
• Collaboration on facility access and flow
• Collaboration to appropriate schedule coverage and staffing procedures

For more information about the Whitehorse General Hospital check out the facilities page.

For more information about Whitehorse check out the Communities page.

Additional opportunities are available to augment work in addition to Hospitalist work. Check out the other options available in Yukon.

Contract Details

Remuneration

• Hospitalists work a 9-hour shift providing inpatient care for 7 consecutive days in a mix of day and evening shifts.
• The rate for hospitalists is $230/hr through an alternate payment arrangement (contract) which is equivalent to $2,070 per shift.
• Weekend and statutory holiday premium –the premium is $25/hr which increases the rate to $255/hr on weekends and statutory holidays (equating to $2,295/shift)
• On-Call Hospitalist services are provided from 2300-0800 by the physician covering the evening shift and is billed as follows
• all services will be remunerated through the fee-for-system model
• On-Call hospitalist is eligible to bill Level 1 On Call stipend (currently $32.70 per unit) for these hours.

Incentives

• Recruitment bonus - $20,000 for full-time and $10,000 for part-time for a one-year roster commitment. Payable 50% upon signing and 50% after completion of the roster commitment.
• Access to benefits through the Yukon Medical Association including relocation (max $15,000), CMPA reimbursement (100%), parental benefit, locum support and CME
• Additional training support may be available to support in-patient and ICU related training

Time Commitment

• Regular day shift – 9 hours per day; 0800-1700;
• Regular evening shift - 9 hours per day; 1400-2300;
• On-Call - 9 hours per call day; 2300-0800; 1:4 call
• Hospitalists are scheduled for 7 consecutive shifts

Roster Commitment

• Full time = 24, 7-day weeks per year (6 weeks per quarter)
• Half time = 12, 7-day weeks per year (3 weeks per quarter)

Other Expenses

• No expenses are compensated or reimbursed through this contract

Shadow Billing

• All contracted physicians are required to shadow bill for services provided, either by paper claim or an electronic format that can be consumed by the claims processing system for Insured Health Services. 
• Billing support service are available from YHC

Start date and term

• One year contact starting April 1, 2025, or the first day of the first shift

Contract conditions

• Ability to meet the following conditions are contractual requirements and are required in advance of the contract start date.
• Licensure with the Yukon Medical Council
• More information about licensing in Yukon is available here
• Privileging from Yukon Hospital Corporation.
• More information about privileging is available here

Qualifications

Education, Experience and Licensing:

• Eligible for licensure with the Yukon Medical Council
• Eligible for privileging with the Yukon Hospital Corporation
• Maintain membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association
• Experience providing inpatient care

Selection Process

• The selection process will be jointly led by Yukon government and the Yukon Hospital Corporation.

How to Submit your Expression of interest

• Expressions of Interest must contain current curriculum and demonstrate certification in the College of family Physicians of Canada.
• Expressions of Interest can be submitted to Johanna Smith, Director, Insured Health Review and Strategic Planning at johannna.smith@yukon.ca
• Submitted resumes will be considered starting February 10, 2025 and this posting will remain active until the roster is filled.
• This Expression of Interest does not commit the Department of Health and Social Services to award a contract.

More Information

For more information about the service please contact Alex Kmet, Chief of Staff, Whitehorse Hospital alexander.kmet@yukonhospitals.ca

For more information about relocation and retention incentives please visit www.yukondocs.ca or contract carly.cox@yukondoctors.ca. 

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