Under the supervision of an attending staff physician, the Associate physician will:
• Function as a member of the team at the level of a junior resident
• Make regular rounds with the clinical supervisor
• Liaise with nurses, attending staff, crisis workers and other members of the health care team in the development and management of the overall patient care plan
• Manage the day-to-day care of patients, including writing medical orders on charts and responding to emergencies, in consultation with the clinical supervisor and attending staff
• Perform assessments and examinations within the scope of his/her demonstrated competence and privileges and according to established policies and protocols
• Perform and document admission history, progress notes, discharge summaries, consultation notes, reports etc
• Communicate with patients, families, referring and family physicians concerning patient management plans
• Arrange consultation with other departments for care and investigation
• Follow through on investigations and arrange follow-up and outpatient visits
• Attend educational sessions and rounds as time permits as well as monthly departmental meetings
• Participate in Continuing Professional Development of at least 50 hours per year
• Participate in on-call responsibilities of the service
Existing gaps that this position will assist with include:
• Timely access to clinical care
• Span of control
• Ability to provide early disease detection/ prevention
• Extended hospital stays
• Delayed access to follow-up care
These responsibilities are meant to be indicative of the job responsibilities and duties and are not inclusive. Performance evaluations will be conducted bi-annually by the Program Director and shared with the Zone Medical Executive Director, Medical Affairs Leads and CPSNS.
