Oncology Hospitalist

St. Catharines Southwest, Canada | Posted on 07/16/2026

- Region of Ontario Southern Ontario (SOPRA)
- City St. Catharines Southwest
- Country Canada

Job Description

The Department of Oncology at Niagara Health seeks a highly motivated physician with a passion

for providing the highest quality care to join a team of Oncology Hospitalists, Nurse Practitioners

and Medical and Radiation Oncologists. The selected candidate would have a proven track record of

innovation and for providing exemplary patient care.

The practice would consist of MRP responsibilities from Monday to Friday for patients admitted under

the Oncology Service for management of disease or treatment related issues, and includes

consultation from the Emergency Department or Outpatient Oncology Clinics as directed by Medical,

Hematologic or Radiation Oncologists to facilitate hospital admission, and promote safe and timely

Participation in the Walker Family Cancer Centre Urgent Care Clinic would be included to provide

consultation to facilitate work-up of patients without an established cancer diagnosis and/or who

require urgent management of acute issues, follow-up of patients who have completed their

treatments, and provision of medical procedures including paracentesis, thoracentesis, lumbar

puncture, bone marrow biopsy or others as required.

All of the above activities will be scheduled and coordinated. The Oncology Hospitalist Team, work

together with Nurse Practitioners to provide a combination of Inpatient and Outpatient services on

a weekly basis, utilizing the resources of a growing Cancer Centre and a up-to-date, full-service

hospital. Your colleagues would also include 13 Medical and Hematologic Oncologists, 5 Radiation





Oncologists, 3 Benign Hematologists, and 3 Palliative Care Physicians.

On-call inpatient duties will be shared by the Oncology Hospitalist Team and supported by the

Medical and Hematologic Oncologists.

Academic appointment in the Department of Medicine at McMaster University will be highly

encouraged. Along with expected shared clinical service duties, opportunities exist for teaching of

both medical students and residents.

Niagara Health is a regional healthcare provider with multiple sites and a growing network of

community-based and virtual services.

We believe that every person in our region deserves to live every day of their life in the best health

possible. As a community-based academic centre, our focus on teaching and learning, research,

innovation and partnership propel us to continually improve care and make a difference in people’s

lives.

The organization is made up of more than 7,300 staff, physicians and volunteers who we count on

to deliver Extraordinary Caring. Every Person. Every Time. Our Accreditation with Exemplary

Standing is a clear demonstration of the team’s commitment to the highest safety and quality

standards.

We provide a full range of acute care hospital services to the 450,000 residents across the Niagara

region, and we are one of the few hospitals in Ontario that own and operate a long-term care facility.

Requirements

- Independent license or eligible for independent license with theCollege of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO)

- Eligible to work in Canada without restrictions

- Experience in providing care to inpatients with complex acute andchronic health conditions

- FRCPC in Internal Medicine or CCFP in Family Medicine

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📌 Oncology Hospitalist (St. Catharines)
🏢 Southern Ontario Physician Recruitment Alliance
📍 St. Catharines