Associate Physician

1 month ago

Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time

Req ID: 184709
Location: Eastern Zone, Cape Breton Regional Hospital
Department: MED Clinical Assistants
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 6-Aug-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

The Associate Physician (AP) in Internal Medicine is a licensed physician employed by Nova Scotia Health (HSH) to provide medical care under the supervision of a fully licensed physician. The AP will have clearly defined clinical duties within the Division of Internal Medicine in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. The AP would primarily be responsible for direct patient care activities under the supervision of an attending Physician. The overall supervision of the AP will be directed by the Head of the Division of Internal Medicine or designate and indirectly to the Executive Medical Director, Eastern Zone, NSH.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Functions as a member of the Internal Medicine team. Makes regular rounds with supervising staff, fellows, and residents on the wards, and the emergency department

• Works with attending staff, nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers, physiotherapists, physician house staff, and other members of the health care team in the development and delivery of the overall patient care program.

• Communicates with patients, families, referring and family physicians concerning patient management plans.

• Performs and documents admission history and physical examinations, progress notes, discharge summaries, death certificates, medication reconciliations, etc.

• Manages the day-to-day care of patients, including writing medical orders on charts and consultations of other services and responding to emergencies in hospital, in consultation with attending staff.

• If competency to do so has been established and signed off by Department Head or his/her designate, the AP will conduct assessments of patients in the emergency room and in-house patient consultations.

• Performs procedures within the scope of his/her demonstrated competence. The Assistant will not proceed until full training and competence has been established with sign off by the Department Head or his/her designate.

• Is recertified for procedures within the scope of his/her demonstrated competencies.

• Arranges consultations with other departments/services for patient care and investigation.

• Follows through on investigations and arranges follow-up outpatient visits.

• Participates in Continuing Professional Development (educational sessions, and rounds) of at least 50 hours per year. The Division Head will have the resources explained and have a mechanism in place to monitor and report CPD.

• Participates in on-call responsibilities of the service.

• These responsibilities are meant to be indicative of the job responsibilities and duties and are not all-inclusive.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:


• Must meet the requirements to obtain an AP License from The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia ) Must have obtained (in writing) Review of Qualifications from The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia prior to application deadline. Please upload this with your application

• CMPA coverage required

• ACLS certification required

• Good command of written and spoken English

• Must be able to promote and maintain good interpersonal skills

• Completion of the equivalence of a rotating internship and postgraduate training and experience in Neurosurgery are consider assets

• Physical demand - Must be able to sit, stand, walk and perform duties as outlined above

• Mental and Visual demand - High; must be able to deal with stressful situations

• Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours
  • Permanent, full-time position, 96 hrs bi-weekly
Compensation and Benefits

$ $65.81 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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