The Powassan and Area Family Health Team Powassan is now moved into our new location !!
Our brand new building is now set for bring in new physicians into our family health team.
New Practice Opportunity - Family Physician
- Full time practice opportunity
- Opportunity to increase patient roster quickly
- Low overhead costs with full administrative support
- Supported by other health professionals within a team (NP, 2 RPN, SW, RD)
- No on-call hours and no hospital coverage required
- One evening or weekend half day clinic a week
- Northern grant available for qualifying relocating physicians
- Opportunity to practice a diverse range of skills including Long Term Care, Eides Residential Home (psychiatric residence) and family medicine, optional ER and surgical assists through North Bay Regional Health Centre.
- Spousal employment assistance
- 6 weeks vacation and 1 week CME covered colleagues
The Family Health Organization (FHO)
Physicians on our team are members of a Family Health Organization (FHO). Based on an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, the FHO uses a blended payment model, which includes a capitation payment derived from the size of their individual patient roster.
Other special premiums are paid to the physician for several areas of care including preventative care, hospital services, palliative care, home visits, obstetrics and prenatal care.
All patients are rostered to an individual physician. Physicians and our Nurse Practitioner have a schedule for after hour’s clinics provided to our patients by appointment only. Patients will see their Family Physician or the Nurse Practitioner when making an evening appointment. Physicians can refer their patients to any member of our interdisciplinary team.
Incentives:
- Eligible for the $84,760 paid over four years through the HealthForce Ontario Northern and Rural Recruitment and Retention Initiative (MOHLTC)
- $7,000 a year through the Northern Physician Retention Initiative
- 21 additional days of vacation per annum through the Rural Family Medicine Locum Program
- May be eligible for the Community Site Visit Program (an all-expense paid visit to our community)
Family Physicians Must Possess:
- Current valid license with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, CCFP preferred
- New graduates are welcome to apply
Compensation:
- Generous compensation through a Family Health Organization
A Great Place to Work:
- Work with an interdisciplinary team of nursing and allied health professionals including Nurse Practitioner, Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse and Social Worker
- Electronic Medical Records and OTN access on site
- Plans to move to a new clinic nearby within 2 years
- Serves the Municipalities of Powassan, Nipissing, East Ferris, Chisholm and surrounding unorganized townships
- North Bay, a major referral centre, is located 25 minutes north of Powassan and houses the new North Bay Regional Health Centre with a 24 hour ED
- Sudbury, a major referral centre, is located 2 hours west of Powassan
- Locum opportunities available
A Great Place to Live:
Powassan is a rural oasis surrounded by woods, water and natural tranquility, yet just minutes from city amenities. A community ideally suited to families of all ages, Powassan offers a unique quality of life with excellent medical professionals, schools, churches, recreation facilities, a state of the art library, large grocery store and rural downtown business area.
Families will find a myriad of year round activities that includes beach side picnics, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, hiking, ATVing, horseback riding, skiing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, and skating. Organized sports activities provide opportunities to take part in baseball, soccer, line dancing, aerobics, figure skating, hockey and curling.
You can also join in less active recreational pursuits such as weekly darts and card games, quilting bees, and book, hobby and youth and seniors clubs.
Our community celebrates the changing seasons with festivals, special events and fairs, all featuring family entertainment and activities for all ages. Powassan is an ideal location for small businesses, offering expanded building potential, relatively low taxes, no development fees, affordable housing and ready access to transportation corridors.
We also have land available for the market gardener, equine enthusiast, hobby farmer or woodsman. This quiet, rural lifestyle is just a short 20 minute drive from the city of North Bay which offers a vibrant selection of cultural activities, including theatres, museums and art galleries as well as dining and shopping options.
Surrounding smaller communities are home to many talented artisans whose shops and studios add to the rich and varied makeup that truly makes Powassan "the heart of good living". Spend a day visiting Powassan, and you'll want to stay a lifetime making it your home.
For inquiries please contact:
- Anna Gibson-Olajos - Executive Director
Powassan and Area Family Health Team
Phone: 705-724-1020
Email: agibsonolajos@paafht.ca