Position Summary

The University Hospital is seeking a Geriatrician to provide inpatient and outpatient geriatric services at various sites. The successful applicant will become a member of the Department of Internal Medicine, but will not be required to participate in the call rota.

Scope of Services

• Assessment, treatment and follow-up in outpatient clinic or in hospital
• Medication review and education
• Referrals from family physicians or attending specialists for elderly patients living in the community or in a long‑term care facility
• Referrals from physicians with hospitalized acute care elderly patients whose medical, functional or psychosocial problems interfere with discharge or community function
• Complex competency assessments in collaboration with psychiatry
• Discharge planning
• Geriatric medical consultation and diagnosis
• Development of treatment and management strategies ...