FHOClinical Director GTA/Virtual Hybrid

“This is a great opportunity for physicians who want to get involved in clinical leadership, but in a flexible model supported by a broad interprofessional group, so that they don’t have to manage the operational and logistical aspects of running a clinic.”

— Dr. Bill Cherniak, Founder & CEO, Rocket Doctor

Rocket Doctor is launching a new Family Health Organization (FHO) in the Greater Toronto Area, and we’re looking for a Clinical Director to help build and lead the group, with support from a large, well-organized team.

This is a rare opportunity for a family physician seeking clinical autonomy, leadership, and
a stable FHO income, leveraging the new FHO+ model, without the administrative burden of running a practice independently.

As the Clinical Director, you will lead this FHO,
and, if desired, establish your own patient panel. 

Your leadership will help shape how care is delivered, as you work in a hybrid model combining in-person and virtual care, backed by Rocket Doctor’s full operations, billing, and technology team.

This is perfect for two types of candidates:

1. A family physician mid-career with experience working in a FHO / FHT or other patient enrollment style of practice who is looking for a change, and wants to take on a role in leadership. 
   1. They may or may not want to build an entirely new practice, and desire added flexibility of scaling up or down their own rostered patients.
2. A family physician later in their career who has run their own FHO or FHT, but is no longer interested in a large full-time panel. 
   1. They would now like to leverage their expertise from decades of practice to lead the development of a new clinical group, without having to build a new panel of patients.

Your Role

Leadership

• Serve as the founding Clinical Director for the practice
• Mentor and collaborate with additional physicians joining the group
• Help shape clinical protocols and standards of care

Practice Development

• Contribute to the design of clinic workflows and patient experience
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives
• Provide clinical input into practice operations and care delivery models

Clinical Care

• Build and manage your own rostered patient panel as you like, with a minimum of 250 pts, per MOH guidelines
• Provide comprehensive family medicine through both in-person and virtual care
• Deliver longitudinal, relationship-based care to patients in the Greater Toronto Area

Operational and Practice Support

Rocket Doctor provides the infrastructure and operational support required to run a modern primary care practice.

This includes:

• Clinic space and infrastructure
• Administrative and operational support
• Billing and scheduling management
• EMR and technology platform
• Patient acquisition and panel growth support
• Recruitment support for additional physicians
• Care coordination and support staff

In addition, Rocket Doctor maintains a large pool of locum physicians available to provide coverage when physicians need time away from their practice, helping ensure flexibility and continuity of care.

This structure allows physicians to focus on patient care and clinical leadership rather than clinic management.

Compensation

This role will operate within Ontario’s Family Health Organization (FHO)+ capitation model, providing a stable income with additional leadership incentives.

Compensation includes:

• Stable capitation revenue from rostered patients (provincial funding, according to the number of patients you choose to roster)
• Performance incentives tied to panel size and engagement
• Leadership funding of up to $100,000 annually, depending on the number of patients rostered across all MDs at the practice.
  • 100% of Ministry leadership incentives paid directly to the MD Lead
• Estimated total annual earnings for an MD who builds a mature panel: $350,000–$450,000+
• In addition to the Ministry of Health’s compensation, you will also receive $30,000+ in Stock and Option grants from Rocket Doctor AI, our parent publicly-traded company. 
  • These shares can be held in your online trading account of choice (ex RBC), to be used as you like.

You Might Be a Great Fit If You

• Are a licensed Family Physician in Ontario (CCFP) in good standing
• Are interested in a clinical leadership role
• Enjoy building and improving systems, not just working within them
• Value autonomy and want a say in how your practice operates
• Are entrepreneurial and excited to help launch something new
• Want the stability of a FHO with strong operational support
• Are not currently part of a FHO, or looking to change to something new

Interested in learning more?
We recognize this is a unique and highly considered role, and many physicians have thoughtful questions before deciding if it’s the right fit.

We are happy to meet with prospective applicants to discuss the role further before formally applying. Please email [email protected] and a member of our team will be in touch.

ABOUT ROCKET DOCTOR

Rocket Doctor is a digital health platform and marketplace that is breaking down obstacles that limit access to quality, comprehensive and cost-effective healthcare. Our proprietary software equips doctors with the tools to run successful independent practices in virtual and hybridized in-person models of care, enabling them to provide tailored support to patients in rural and remote communities across Canada. 

We believe that every person deserves equal access to quality healthcare and are looking for team members who are motivated to learn, grow, and innovate, while making a meaningful difference. Since launch we have enabled more than 400 MDs to provide care to more than 700,000 patient visits across Canada, and over 30 MDs to provide care to more than 6000 patients across the United States. 

We recently joined the team at Rocket Doctor AI (formerly Treatment.com AI), becoming a publicly-traded company this past Spring.

EQUITY STATEMENT

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment, where  everyone feels valued, respected and supported, with a workforce that reflects the diversity of our community. We particularly encourage women, Black people, Indigenous peoples, people of colour, and members of the LGBTQIA community to apply.