Neurology - Kentville

Requisition ID: 162472

Opportunity Type: Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 350,000 - 400,000

Type of Remuneration: FFS - Fee For Service

Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program

**About the Opportunity**:
Valley Regional Hospital (VRH) is seeking a full-time neurologist. This position provides consultative neurology services for Western Zone. Services include seeing patients in an office setting, in-patient consultation, and performing EMG and nerve conduction studies.

VRH opened its doors to patients in 1992. The hospital serves the people of Kings and Annapolis Counties, and provides specialty services as a referral centre for the Annapolis Valley and other areas of Western Nova Scotia.

Located in Kentville, VRH is a 137 inpatient bed facility that provides inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care to approximately 80,000 residents. The facility completes approximately 5,800 cases/year with 800 deliveries/year. There is a full surgical program with after-hours surgical coverage for emergency and non-elective procedures.

Services:

- ambulatory care
- cardiovascular services
- clinical dietetics
- community cancer services
- diagnostic imaging
- emergency medicine
- intensive care unit
- laboratory services
- medical and surgical unit
- mental health and addiction services
- obstetrics
- occupational therapy
- palliative care
- pediatrics
- physiotherapy
- psychiatry
- rehabilitation services

**Responsibilities**:

- work as a full scope of practice neurologist providing care to the patients within Western Zone
- support Nova Scotia Health in advancing the delivery of neurology care by liaising with the applicable staff within the zone and province
- offer consultation support to Western Zone, which includes day-time coverage and occasional overnight/weekend coverage
- be accountable to the patient population in Western Zone by providing clinics and occasional satellite clinics that will require travel
- responsible to the Zone Internal Medicine Department Head (or delegate) and ZMED for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice
- operate within the Bylaws, Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health

**Expected Hours**:

- Full-time
- Permanent

**Qualifications**:

- all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- all specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

**Community Details**:
Located in beautiful Annapolis Valley, Kentville is near several award-winning wineries, the Minas Basin - which boasts some of the highest tides in the world - and Acadia University. It offers a vibrant arts community, a strong emphasis on work-life balance, and a variety of well-developed outdoor activities for its 6,200 residents. All within just a one-hour drive to Halifax and an international airport, Kentville is a rural town close to urban amenities. Watch: Have It All
- Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That's what makes practicing medicine in Nova Scotia unique. Physicians are increasingly attracted to practices that offer team-based care to their patients and allow them to consult with their peers. The size and scale of Nova Scotia allows for better connections across the health care system. Your practice of medicine and your life is richer here. Nova Scotia is more than medicine._