Family Medicine Physician

The Nova Scotia Health Authority is seeking a skilled Family Medicine Physician to join our team in Shelburne, Nova Scotia. As a Family Medicine Physician, you will provide comprehensive primary care to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness.

You will work collaboratively with other physicians and healthcare providers to deliver high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, with access to a range of resources and services.

• Provide comprehensive primary health care services to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness
• Be accountable for appropriate workload and practice
• Continuum of patient care with healthcare providers within your practice and/or community
• Provide care and coordination of community-based care, secondary and tertiary level healthcare
• Build to capacity within the first year
• Operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Nova Scotia Health Authority
• Work toward same day or next day access for the practice population
• Work in collaboration with other team members in the practice to best suit the community's health needs
• Work with other providers to provide after-hours access and emergency coverage when required
• Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
• Utilize an electronic medical record (EMR) and record all relevant patient details in a provincially approved EMR which is accessible to all collaborating team members

• Full-time or part-time

• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• All family physicians must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Life Support (BCLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• College of Family Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine certification considered an asset