Horizon Health Network, Saint John area (Region 2), is actively seeking a full-time, GP Oncology Support physician or two part-time (0.5FTE) physicians. As a General Practitioner, the successful candidate will deliver inpatient services to cancer patients within a regional interdisciplinary team setting. The General Practitioner will collaborate with the Medical Oncologists, Radiation Oncologists, and Hematologists, for service delivery in the oncology inpatient clinic. The General Practitioner will be responsible to the Department Head of Oncology for professional matters and scope of practice.

JOB DUTIES:
These responsibilities are basic. Additional duties may be assigned from time to time as may be necessary to the operation of Horizon Health Network:
• Provide care to patients receiving chemotherapy and other treatments and troubleshoot with inpatients admitted with complications from the new diagnosis and treatment.
• To offer palliative symptom management and liaise with the division of palliative medicine when appropriate.
• Review labs and other reports and write prescriptions.
• Responsible for dictating and signing off on their report and discharge summaries
• Complete forms and necessary written referrals as needed.
• Participate in ward collaborative care rounds.
• Participate in the use of departmental and corporate evidence-based rules of practice to ensure that expected standards of care are achieved.
• Participate in medical practice that is compatible with the Health Authority’s mission, values and strategic directions.
• Other duties that may arise by circumstance and may be assigned by the Department head of Oncology and the Chief of Staff.
Note: These responsibilities are the basic and prime duties associated with your position. There may be times when the Department Head of Oncology and Chief of Staff will have you carry on responsibilities within your level of expertise outside of those listed above. Other related and allied duties may be assigned from time to time as may be necessary to the operation of Saint John Regional Hospital Oncology Service.

The GP Oncology Support physician will not take part or be responsible for the following:

• Oncology call schedule.
• Inpatient oncology consultations.
• New consults.
• Signing of chemotherapy orders.
• Oncology treatment decisions regarding the patients’ health

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

• Comply with the policies and procedures of the Department of Family Medicine and the Oncology Service.
• Attend a minimum of one major continuing professional development event per year.
• Comply with the provisions of the Hospital Act, the Regional Health Authorities Act, the Medical Services Payment Act and their regulations.
• Comply with the Health Authority bylaws, rules and regulations and policies and procedures.
• Follow the code of ethics of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick and the Canadian Medical Association.
• Registration with New Brunswick Medicare.