If you are an awesome physician with Emergency Medicine experience, we are a perfect match—because that’s exactly what we are looking for! We welcome Royal College EM trained docs, Family Medicine physicians, new grads and those with CCFP (EM) to apply.

Program Highlights

• CKHA operates two 24/7 Emergency Departments at sites in Chatham and Wallaceburg with annual visits that are approximately 40,000 and 15,000 visits respectively.
• ED staff work a combination of main shifts in Chatham, rapid assessment shifts in Chatham, and shifts in Wallaceburg.  Chatham shifts are double coverage while Wallaceburg is single coverage.
• Physicians are responsible for admission orders from 5pm-8am.

Schedule and Compensation

• Shifts range from 8-12 hours long
• Work 1-12 shifts per month
• No minimum commitment required
• The ED has an AFA (alternative funding plan) that pays between $204 to $268 per hour.
• Physicians will receive shadow billings on top of the hourly rate
• Shadow billings in Chatham are 37% and shadow billings in Wallaceburg is 10% , except on holidays where it is 25%
• If you cover a Call shift you will get $547.32, just for putting your name on the schedule.

Supports Offered

• CT, MRI, X-Ray, Ultrasound, Mammography, Nuclear Medicine
• 24- hour laboratory and respiratory therapy services
• Internal Medicine, ENT, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Anesthesia, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Psychiatry, Urology and OB/GYN
• Palliative care nurses, physical therapists and Psychiatric Assessment Nurses (PAN)
• ACLS, ATLS and PALS training offered in-house
• Mentorship program for new graduates
• CPSO Supervision for international graduates
• Complimentary expert immigration assistance

A Little About Us

• Located at the southern tip of Ontario – only 3 hours from Toronto and 1 hour to Detroit
• 200+ bed community hospital
• Emergency Medicine, ICU/PCU, Anesthesia, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Orthopedics, Urology, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Pathology
• MRI/CT/Ultrasound/Mammography/X-ray
• Schulich School of Medicine distributed education site, welcoming 100+ medical learners every year
• Hospital EMR is Oracle Cerner
• Quick and easy online hospital privileging process