Neurologist

The Barrie Area is one of the fastest growing regions in Canada! Barrie offers a state-of-the-art hospital that holds a catchment area of 450,000 residents. The Barrie Area offers many of the amenities which larger cities possess yet can boast lifestyle choices to fit every taste. The Barrie Area is located only moments away from popular ski resorts, beautiful Lake Simcoe, beaches, phenomenal dining, shopping experiences and Ontario’s popular cottage country. The Barrie Area is truly a community for all seasons! You can enjoy theatre, golfing, boating, skiing, snowshoeing and cycling. We are located approximately 45 minutes north of Toronto, yet we are less than an hour south of the best and most renowned cottage country in Ontario!

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (RVH) is a 388-bed community hospital in Barrie, Ontario, located 80 kilometers north of Toronto. As the largest hospital in the region of North Simcoe Muskoka, it provides specialty services to almost half a million Central Ontario residents. RVH’s team of over 400 physicians, 2,500 employees and 850 volunteers provide exceptional care and specialty services to North Simcoe Muskoka residents, including cancer care, stroke services, orthopaedics, intensive care, mental health and interventional radiology. RVH is focused on delivering high-quality, safe care that puts patients and their families first. RVH provides care for over 560,000 patients annual, 86,800 Emergency Room visits, 82,600 Cancer Centre visits, 2,447,839 Lab tests, 205,900 Imaging tests, 15,200 Surgeries and 1,950 Births

General Neurologist

RVH has experienced tremendous growth over the past decade, including the largest capital project in Simcoe Muskoka history.

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre is currently looking for 2 General Neurologists. Candidates should have an interest in practicing general neurology and providing inpatient and outpatient services. The Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre has been awarded Stroke Distinction in acute and rehabilitation stroke services. RVH is one of only 10 Hospitals in Canada to receive this designation, demonstrating commitment to quality care and strong stroke leadership. RVH is an Enhanced District Stroke Centre with Telestroke in place. Interventional Radiologists are on staff and trained in EVT. RVH is also home to the regional Stroke Prevention Clinic. EEG facility is on site, with planned expansion of electrophysiological services. Participation in electrophysiological services is encouraged

Candidates should have an interest in practicing general neurology, providing inpatient and outpatient services, participating on the Acute Stroke Team and in the Stroke Prevention Clinic. RVH is home to the Enhanced District Stroke Centre which includes RVH clinical stroke services and regional planning responsibilities (Central East Stroke Network). We are dedicated to providing the best possible experience for those who are at risk for having a stroke and for those who require care and rehabilitation after a stroke. RVH has achieved Accreditation Canada’s award of Stroke Distinction in acute and rehabilitation demonstrating commitment to quality care and strong stroke leadership.  Eligible patients from across Simcoe County are transported to RVH for assessment and consideration of hyperacute stroke therapy. Thrombolysis is delivered on site and patients who are potential candidates for endovascular therapy are transferred to an Endovascular Stroke Centre in Toronto. Telestroke is available on site to support these consultations.

The applicant must hold or be eligible for licensure in the Province of Ontario. RVH is an official teaching site of the University of Toronto, Department of Family and Community Medicine, with a state-of-the-art Family Medicine Teaching Unit. Faculty appointments are available and encouraged. We have well established GP hospitalist services and a hospital-based GIM model, closed ICU and CCU, and internal medicine ambulatory clinics.

If you are committed to patient safety and high standards of care, come join our growing team!

Please send your CV to:

Corinne Maxwell

Physician Recruitment Coordinator

[email protected]