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Hematologist, Department of Medicine
This is an opportunity to work in a busy GTA hospital in one of the fastest growing communities in Canada
Experience a place where people come first.
As a healthcare leader serving a population of more than half a million people, Mackenzie Health offers a dynamic, supportive environment of respect and continuous learning. A place where all staff are valued, can engage in meaningful work as part of a friendly, diverse team and use best-in-class technology to provide exceptional patient care. Experience a place where people come first. Experience Mackenzie Health - your ultimate career destination.
We have many opportunities for passionate professionals like you at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital who share our commitment to quality, timely, patient-centred care. Richmond Hill and Vaughan are rapidly growing, developing communities that offer an excellent standard of living for individuals and families. The outpatient Oncology clinic is located at the Richmond Hill site. Ultimately, this is where you want to be.
Mackenzie Health also offers exciting research opportunities through its newly established Office of Clinical Research, fostering innovation and collaboration in clinical care. There will also be unique academic and teaching opportunities for our clinical teams at the York University School of Medicine, opening in 2028, located in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct, directly next to the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.
The Position
The successful candidate will join a strong, supportive, and collegial team of six general medical oncologists and two hematologists (benign/malignant) who provide high-quality, comprehensive clinical services. This position has a 0.6 FTE Fee-for-Service component performing benign hematology patient care, with an additional 0.4 FTE annual salary component of $120,000 attributed to the responsible medical oversight of the Transfusion Medicine Program.
In addition, the candidate would be expected to run at least two benign Hematology clinics per week. There is a dedicated Thrombosis Clinic, led by General Internists, that the successful candidate could also participate in.
The successful candidate will also be responsible for inpatient Hematology consults, benign and malignant, at both sites, on a rotating schedule with Hematology colleagues. All Hematology inpatients at both hospital sites are admitted under the hospitalist inpatient care model, with Hematologists providing only inpatient consultation services (not MRP). Along with other Department of Medicine subspecialists, Hematologists are required to round on a Medicine inpatient ward approximately one weekend every 8-12 weeks, from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
This position presents a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to have direct medical involvement in the Transfusion Medicine Laboratory Program.
Specifically:
Responsible for the overall conduct of transfusion practice at Mackenzie Health.
Ensures that the Transfusion Medicine service policies and procedures meet all regulatory and accreditation requirements and are in agreement with clinical practice obligations.
Shall be available to provide support and consultation for all urgent matters of clinical, technical or administrative importance during regular and after-hour periods.
Supervise the practice of other physicians covering the Transfusion Medicine service for which he/ she is responsible.
Approve blood component and product inventory requirements to meet clinical program needs while minimizing component and product wastage.
Acts as the chair of the Transfusion Committee and in collaboration with team members, leads the development of clinical practice guidelines.
In collaboration with laboratory leadership and the Chief of Laboratory Medicine, approve policies, processes and procedures for blood components and product ordering and administration.
Ensure that protocols and guidelines for prescribing and administering transfusions of blood components and products are up to date and available where these are administered.
Ensure that these protocols and guidelines are used to develop/improve training programs for staff administering blood components and products.
Provide input into the creation of procedures to ensure the appropriate use of blood components and manufactured products (e.g. IVIG) through prospective and retrospective reviews, consultation and audits.
Lead the Hospital Emergency Blood Management Committee (HEMBC) and collaborate with administration on the development of the hospital's contingency plan for the management of blood shortages.
Provide consultation and professional advice to physicians prescribing or administering blood components and products, including, where appropriate, advice on clinical blood component or product usage.
Provide continuing education in transfusion medicine standards and practices to physicians, nurses and technologists.
Support from the Laboratory, Pathology, Diagnostic Imaging, and Interventional Radiology departments is readily available, and wait times for reporting, imaging, and procedures are reasonably short.
The Job Requirements
Independent license or eligible for independent license with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), with expertise in the practice of Transfusion Medicine (such as demonstrated knowledge of administering specialized Blood Products to patients).
FRCP(C) with certification in Hematology and Internal Medicine.
Be required to undertake and document completion of ongoing continuing education in Transfusion Medicine for maintenance of competence. CME credits can be earned through attendance at Transfusion Medicine conferences or any other credit-generating events.
Eligible to work in Canada without restrictions.
Interested Candidates should submit their cover letter and CV to:
Sophie Stratos, Manager of Medical Affairs, Mackenzie Health
10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Z3
905.883.1212 ext. 7452
sophie.stratos@mackenziehealth.ca
Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.
Experience a place where people come first.
As a healthcare leader serving a population of more than half a million people, Mackenzie Health offers a dynamic, supportive environment of respect and continuous learning. A place where all staff are valued, can engage in meaningful work as part of a friendly, diverse team and use best-in-class technology to provide exceptional patient care. Experience a place where people come first. Experience Mackenzie Health - your ultimate career destination.
We have many opportunities for passionate professionals like you at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital who share our commitment to quality, timely, patient-centred care. Richmond Hill and Vaughan are rapidly growing, developing communities that offer an excellent standard of living for individuals and families. The outpatient Oncology clinic is located at the Richmond Hill site. Ultimately, this is where you want to be.
Mackenzie Health also offers exciting research opportunities through its newly established Office of Clinical Research, fostering innovation and collaboration in clinical care. There will also be unique academic and teaching opportunities for our clinical teams at the York University School of Medicine, opening in 2028, located in the Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct, directly next to the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital.
The Position
The successful candidate will join a strong, supportive, and collegial team of six general medical oncologists and two hematologists (benign/malignant) who provide high-quality, comprehensive clinical services. This position has a 0.6 FTE Fee-for-Service component performing benign hematology patient care, with an additional 0.4 FTE annual salary component of $120,000 attributed to the responsible medical oversight of the Transfusion Medicine Program.
In addition, the candidate would be expected to run at least two benign Hematology clinics per week. There is a dedicated Thrombosis Clinic, led by General Internists, that the successful candidate could also participate in.
The successful candidate will also be responsible for inpatient Hematology consults, benign and malignant, at both sites, on a rotating schedule with Hematology colleagues. All Hematology inpatients at both hospital sites are admitted under the hospitalist inpatient care model, with Hematologists providing only inpatient consultation services (not MRP). Along with other Department of Medicine subspecialists, Hematologists are required to round on a Medicine inpatient ward approximately one weekend every 8-12 weeks, from 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
This position presents a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to have direct medical involvement in the Transfusion Medicine Laboratory Program.
Specifically:
Responsible for the overall conduct of transfusion practice at Mackenzie Health.
Ensures that the Transfusion Medicine service policies and procedures meet all regulatory and accreditation requirements and are in agreement with clinical practice obligations.
Shall be available to provide support and consultation for all urgent matters of clinical, technical or administrative importance during regular and after-hour periods.
Supervise the practice of other physicians covering the Transfusion Medicine service for which he/ she is responsible.
Approve blood component and product inventory requirements to meet clinical program needs while minimizing component and product wastage.
Acts as the chair of the Transfusion Committee and in collaboration with team members, leads the development of clinical practice guidelines.
In collaboration with laboratory leadership and the Chief of Laboratory Medicine, approve policies, processes and procedures for blood components and product ordering and administration.
Ensure that protocols and guidelines for prescribing and administering transfusions of blood components and products are up to date and available where these are administered.
Ensure that these protocols and guidelines are used to develop/improve training programs for staff administering blood components and products.
Provide input into the creation of procedures to ensure the appropriate use of blood components and manufactured products (e.g. IVIG) through prospective and retrospective reviews, consultation and audits.
Lead the Hospital Emergency Blood Management Committee (HEMBC) and collaborate with administration on the development of the hospital's contingency plan for the management of blood shortages.
Provide consultation and professional advice to physicians prescribing or administering blood components and products, including, where appropriate, advice on clinical blood component or product usage.
Provide continuing education in transfusion medicine standards and practices to physicians, nurses and technologists.
Support from the Laboratory, Pathology, Diagnostic Imaging, and Interventional Radiology departments is readily available, and wait times for reporting, imaging, and procedures are reasonably short.
The Job Requirements
Independent license or eligible for independent license with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), with expertise in the practice of Transfusion Medicine (such as demonstrated knowledge of administering specialized Blood Products to patients).
FRCP(C) with certification in Hematology and Internal Medicine.
Be required to undertake and document completion of ongoing continuing education in Transfusion Medicine for maintenance of competence. CME credits can be earned through attendance at Transfusion Medicine conferences or any other credit-generating events.
Eligible to work in Canada without restrictions.
Interested Candidates should submit their cover letter and CV to:
Sophie Stratos, Manager of Medical Affairs, Mackenzie Health
10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Z3
905.883.1212 ext. 7452
sophie.stratos@mackenziehealth.ca
Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.
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