Nephrologist Department of Nephrology Across our three hospitals and eight satellite sites, Scarborough Health Network (SHN) is shaping the future of care. Our many programs and services are designed around the needs of one of Canada’s most vibrant and diverse communities. We are home to North America’s largest nephrology program, as well as the designated cardiac care and spine centre for Scarborough and surrounding communities to the east. We are proud to be a community- affiliated teaching site for the University of Toronto and partner with a number of other universities and colleges, helping to train the next generation of health care professionals.
We maintain close working partnerships with the Nephrology Division of University Health Network and Renal Transplant Programs of Trinity Health and University Health Network and Bridgepoint Active Health of Sinai Health. In addition, we enjoy longstanding, shared experiential and educational community nephrology program relationships with Trillium Health Partners and Mackenzie Health.
The Department of Nephrology at Scarborough Health Network is seeking a full-time Nephrologist to join our team. The successful candidate will be working with a strong, supportive and collegial group of colleagues in a three-site community hospital organization committed to providing high quality, comprehensive clinical services.
Candidates with hands-on working experience and skills in a community hospital setting and strong communication skills are preferred. As a staff nephrologist, you will be required to participate in the management of chronic kidney disease patients in our Multi-Care Kidney Clinic, hemodialysis patient care including conventional outpatient, inpatient, nocturnal, and home settings, critical care continuous renal replacement therapy, peritoneal home and inpatient dialysis care.
Responsibilities of clinical nephrology services include consultation with patient care support of the emergency departments, inpatient services and critical care units of the three SHN hospitals. Unique to the Scarborough Regional Nephrology Program is the requirement to provide MRP care of two inpatient nephrology wards at the General campus. MRP care of selective inpatients of the Birchmount and Centenary hospitals may also be required. Designated mandatory on-call responsibilities during days, nights, weekends and holidays are necessary working commitments of the Program and of an SHN professional staff appointment.
Competence performing central venous hemodialysis catheter insertion, bedside peritoneal dialysis catheter insertion, and closed kidney biopsy will be regarded as competitive advantages.
The successful candidates must be eligible for independent practice licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, and hold certification by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
Birchmount hospital: 3030 Birchmount Rd, Scarborough, ON M1W 3W3 | 416-495-2400 Centenary hospital: 2867 Ellesmere Rd, Scarborough, ON M1E 4B9 | 416-284-8131 General hospital: 3050 Lawrence Ave. E, Scarborough, ON M1P 2V5 | 416-438-2911
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Contact: We invite all interested and qualified candidates to submit an expression of interest and current CV to: [email protected].
Posting Closing Date: December 27, 2020
We thank all qualified physicians for their submissions however only successful candidates who qualify will be contacted to attend a pre-application interview. All appointments are subject to an Impact Analysis and Board approval. The hospital reserves the right not to appoint anyone to this position.