The Carefirst Family Health Team (FHT) is seeking
full-time/part-time permanent and locum family physicians to join our innovative, interdisciplinary team dedicated to delivering high-quality, community-based care.
On-site & Integrated Programs/Services include:
- Ontario Health atHome (formerly Home and Community Care Support Services)
- MINT Memory Clinic
- Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) Program
- Specialist Clinics: psychiatry, cardiology, endocrinology, optometry, geriatric medicine, gynecology, chiropody, rheumatology, physiotherapy, and audiology
Clinic Locations We currently operate four well-established clinics across Scarborough, Markham and Richmond Hill, and continue to expand in Markham and Stouffville to support continued growth and community needs.
Physicians will be assigned to a location that aligns with their preferences and residence, with occasional rotation to support clinic operations.
The PositionWith this rapid expansion, we are looking for compassionate, team-oriented
family physicians who are committed to delivering high-quality care and value interdisciplinary collaboration to fill a new position at our Family Health Team.
An existing patient waitlist offers an excellent opportunity to establish a thriving practice quickly. We welcome new graduates and international medical graduates fulfilling return-of-service requirements!
- Innovative and well-established system of team-based, community-focused family medicine practice with 12,000+ rostered patients across sites
- Flexible patient panel and practice design: Build a panel that aligns with a desired FTE, scope and professional goals. Panel Range: ~1,400 - 1,650+ patients (based on FTE)
- Turnkey, no-overhead practice model: Full administrative, billing and multidisciplinary team support at no direct cost o the physician
- Work-life balance: Physicians can maintain a sustainable clinical schedule with flexible FTE options, structured appointment times, and only one evening or weekend after-hour shift per week in compliance with Ministry requirement.
- Digitally enabled primary care: Fully EMR-enabled practice (Telus Health), AI-powered medical scribe, online appointment booking, eReferrals, digital communication and growing, with on-demand training and support.
- Efficient appointment structure: Standard appointments can be set up as 15-minutre visits and 30-minute periodic health review.
- Access to broader services at Carefirst and wide network of health system partners, including on-site specialists, community supports, chronic disease prevention and management, and more.
- Collaborative interprofessional team-based care: Physicians work alongside a full interprofessional team for comprehensive care for patients
- Space to build high-impact portfolio career: Carefirst offers physicians a platform to combine longitudinal family medicine with teaching, leadership, research, focused practice, and broader system-level impact.
Qualifications- Licensed, or eligible for licensure, to practice family medicine in Ontario and in good standing with the Collage of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).
- Certification in Family Medicine with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP), or equivalent eligibility, is preferred/required depending on practice arrangement.
- Active OHIP billing number
- Strong communication, clinical judgement, professionalism, time management and collaborative practice skills
- Compassionate, approachable and comfortable working with diverse patients, families and interprofessional team members.
- Interest in digital health, quality improvement, teaching, population health, preventive care, or integrated care is an asset.
- Ability to provide care in additional languages, such as Cantonese, Mandarin and Tamil, is an asset.
Compensation- Income stabilization program option, fully funded by MOHLTC
- Blended Salary Model position with comprehensive benefits
- Eligibility for HOOPP
- Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, Flex Day and Continuing Medical Educational Leave for FTP/PTP position
- $170 per hour for Locum positions
