Family Medicine Physician
3 days ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Family Medicine Physician to join our team at Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health. As a Family Medicine Physician, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive primary health care services to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. You will be accountable for appropriate workload and practice, and will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality patient care.
The successful candidate will have a strong commitment to providing patient-centered care, and will be able to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to achieve optimal patient outcomes.
Responsibilities
- 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 two years
- Operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of 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
Expected Hours
- Full-time
- On call (1:7) for inpatients, additional call stipend paid
Qualifications
- 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 Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Community Details
Lunenburg is a desirable community for a wide range of individuals. The town boasts a rich heritage and vibrant activity, with an abundance of opportunity to take part in community groups like an active heritage society, book clubs, and writing clubs. The town has a diverse local shops, working waterfront, and farmers markets that are never more than a few minutes away.
Lunenburg is steeped in art, music, and culture, with an abundance of opportunity to take part in community groups like an active heritage society, book clubs, and writing clubs. The town has a diverse local shops, working waterfront, and farmers markets that are never more than a few minutes away.
Recreation is abundant, with tennis courts, a golf course, a curling rink, yacht club, bowling alley, swimming pool, and a community centre overflowing with stimulating activities. As a port town, you will often find yourself on well-groomed hiking trails that overlook the ocean.
Lunenburg is also only 20 minutes away from the Town of Bridgewater, an active community which contains 'big box' shopping, multiplex theatre, and South Shore Regional Hospital. Build the life and career you want in Lunenburg, starting with this video: Practice Here Now
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.
Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) 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. Our priority groups are Aboriginal People, African Nova Scotians, Persons with Disabilities and Recent Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.
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