General Practitioner in Oncology (GPO)

General Practitioner in Oncology

The Division of Family Medicine at Quinte Health Belleville General Hospital (BGH) is seeking a General Practitioner Oncologist (GPO) to join team in one of Canada’s most desirable communities!

Quinte Health is seeking a part-time (0.3 FTE) GPO to work 1 day per week and to join the Division of Family Medicine at BGH. GPO’s will work collaboratively to provide services in the Douglas A. MacIntosh Oncology Clinic at BGH.

The GPO will provide services as per Cancer Care Ontario guidelines, together with a dedicated group of nurses and other allied healthcare workers. Oncologist support will be readily available at the Oncology Clinic. The GPO will provide outpatient care as a consultant to the MRP for oncology patients at Quinte Health. Outpatient work includes, but is not limited to, full assessment of patients, and supervision of appropriate diagnostic and systemic treatment plans, assessment of follow-up patients, and initiation of appropriate tests and investigations when indicated as per CCO guidelines.

As a GPO at Quinte Health your responsibilities will include:

• Providing well follow up for patients. The vast majority of the patients are colorectal and breast cancer patients. In breast cancer patients manage anti hormonal therapies and side effects of those.
• Ordering follow up testing e.g. Mammogram, BW, CT scans, colonoscopies etc. and renew anti hormonal therapies.
• Examine patients in clinic and address any symptoms or findings concerning for potential recurrence/metastasis.
• Provide communication to primary care providers for patients.
• The medical oncologists support, if there are concerns/questions that need to be addressed.
• A nurse is available for support in each clinic.

Call is not a requirement of this position. Remuneration is Fee for Service.

The successful candidate will have an independent license from CPSO. Experience caring for oncology or palliative patients would be considered an asset.

Opportunities exist to combine work with a community practice in the FHO.

Quinte Health is a family of four hospitals—Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital and Trenton Memorial Hospital—that are working to “Create Healthier Communities. Together”.

The team of 2,600 staff and physicians provide care through four emergency departments, operating rooms at three hospitals, a rehabilitation day hospital, ambulatory care clinics, and a range of diagnostic services. There are more than 335 inpatient beds for acute medical patients, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics, mental health, complex continuing care, rehabilitation, and surgery. In addition, Quinte Health is proud to operate the Quinte Children’s Treatment Centre, community mental health programs, and to be a member of the Hastings Prince Edward Ontario Health Team.