Family Physician - Ottawa Newcomer Health Centre

Career Opportunity

Position Title: Physician

Classification: Physician

Job Type: 0.3 FTE Permanent

Department: Integrated Health Services

Location: Ottawa Newcomer Health Centre

Reporting to: Director, Integrated Health Services

Compensation: $155.76/hr - $182.40/hr plus a comprehensive compensation package that includes time-off entitlements, health benefits, life insurance, and participation in the HOOPP pension plan.

Deadline to apply: Until a suitable candidate is found.

About us

We are Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC), a non-profit, community-governed organization that serves over 18,000 clients annually. Established in 1978, SWCHC provides a wide range of health care services such as primary health care, health promotion, community development, mental health, and harm reduction. We are deeply connected to the communities we serve and committed to removing barriers to accessing services for people who experience vulnerabilities because of their age, income, ability, sexual orientation or gender identity, and language or culture.

SWCHC strives to ensure that our team reflects the communities we serve. We work within an anti-racist, anti-oppressive framework that acknowledges the existence and impacts of systemic racism and seeks to ensure that systems are fair and equitable for everyone.

What the Program Entails

The Ottawa Newcomer Health Centre (ONHC) provides comprehensive, team-based primary care services to newcomers, including refugees and other individuals who experience barriers to accessing health care. Working within the Community Health Centre model, providers collaborate across disciplines to deliver culturally responsive, person-centred care that supports both clinical needs and the broader social factors that influence health and well-being. Services emphasize health equity, prevention, continuity of care, and improved access for individuals navigating a new health system.

Why join us

Bring your clinical expertise to a team committed to making care more accessible for newcomers and refugees. At ONHC, you’ll collaborate across disciplines and practise within a Community Health Centre model that recognizes the connection between health and people’s social circumstances. Your work will help patients navigate a new health system and build trusted relationships with their care team.

What You’ll Do

Reporting to the Director of Integrated Health Services, the Physician is a key member of the interdisciplinary team, delivering comprehensive primary health care services within a rostered practice. The Physician delivers culturally responsive care both independently and in collaboration with an interprofessional team, with a strong commitment to culturally safe, equitable, and client-centred care.

The Physician provides comprehensive primary health care, including health promotion, counselling, disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals to specialists or diagnostic testing. Providing clinical services requires the Physician to manage a diverse range of health conditions while addressing the complex needs of the populations served.

The Physician plays an active role in the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and services, ensuring accessible and high-quality care for individuals with diverse health, social, cultural, and economic needs. Functioning both autonomously and collaboratively, the Physician contributes to advancing program goals and enhancing health outcomes within the community.

What We’re Looking For

Life and Work Experience

• Experience providing comprehensive primary care services within a community-based or interdisciplinary care setting.
• Experience working with culturally diverse, underserved, and marginalized populations.
• Experience working with newcomers, refugees, and/or individuals experiencing barriers to accessing care considered an asset.
• Understanding of the Community Health Centre model of care.
• Experience in mental health, harm reduction, and/or addiction medicine considered an asset.
• Experience in program development, quality improvement, or clinical leadership considered an asset.
• Strong clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and referral skills.
• Knowledge of health equity principles, trauma-informed care, and the social determinants of health.
• Experience using electronic medical records and maintaining accurate clinical documentation.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team environment.
• Availability to provide services one evening per week until 8:00 p.m., as required.
• Availability to participate in evening and weekend on-call coverage, as required.

Your Education Path

• Medical degree from a recognized university.
• Family Physician licensed in good standing with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
• Valid OHIP billing number.
• Current CMPA coverage.
• Current CPR/BLS certification.

Required Language

• Fluency in English required.
• Working knowledge of other languages is an asset.

What You Bring to the Table

• Commitment to health equity, anti-oppressive practice, trauma-informed care, and culturally responsive, client-centred care.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build effective relationships with clients, families, colleagues, and community partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Effective organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple and competing demands.
• Adaptability and responsiveness to the diverse needs of clients and the communities served.

Your Day-to-Day at a Glance

As a Physician of the centre, your responsibilities are:

• Provide comprehensive primary care to patients across the lifespan.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage acute and chronic health conditions.
• Order and interpret investigations and develop evidence-informed care plans.
• Prescribe medications and initiate referrals to specialists and community resources.
• Provide patient education and support informed decision-making.
• Conduct clinical procedures within scope of practice.
• Support continuity of care through appropriate follow-up and home visits as required.
• Participate in evening clinics, after-hours, and weekend on-call coverage as required.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, allied health professionals, and community partners.
• Provide care using health equity, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive approaches.
• Participate in learner education and supervision where appropriate.
• Integrate health promotion, disease prevention, and screening into clinical practice.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation within the electronic medical record.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, program development, and evaluation activities.
• Support organizational initiatives, policy development, and strategic priorities.
• Contribute to community partnerships and advocacy efforts that advance health equity and population health.

Somerset West Community Health Centre is an equal opportunity employer who values the diversity of individuals in our programs and services.

This posting is for a currently vacant position that we intend to fill through this recruitment process.

We welcome and encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and racialized communities, Two-Spirit, nonbinary, LGBTQ+ people; people with disabilities; and members of other equity seeking groups. Applicants are encouraged to share accessibility needs in the application process, and every attempt will be made to accommodate them.

We sincerely appreciate your interest in working with us. Due to high volume of applicants, we can neither confirm receipt of nor respond to inquiries regarding your application. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.