Family Medicine

Requisition ID: 137516

Opportunity Type: Temporary

Estimated Annual Salary: 100,000 - 150,000

Type of Remuneration: APP- Alternative Payment Plan

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

**About This Opportunity**:
In Sept 2021 NSH established the provincial Post COVID Service supporting those individuals with persistent health needs and functional impairment as a result of their COVID-19 diagnosis. Specifically, this service supports those with COVID-19 symptoms greater than 12 weeks after initial diagnosis. The team is currently seeking a part-time physician to join this innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary team of health professionals. Located in Fall River, this 0.5FTE position will provide comprehensive assessment and care planning for individuals with their Post COVID medical needs.

The Post COVID Team is embedded in the long standing Integrated Chronic Care Service (ICCS). The ICCS model is based on the premise that chronic disease outcomes are better managed by addressing the needs of the whole person with a focus on self-management support. With a team of interdisciplinary health care professionals, we integrate the physical, psychosocial and environmental needs of individuals by focusing on the person instead of the disease(s)/condition(s), improving functional health and quality of life. The Post COVID team includes: Post COVID Navigator, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Clinical Therapist as well as ad hoc supports from the existing ICCS team.

For more details about this service, interested physicians are encouraged to explore our website, myCOVIDRecoveryNS.ca

This position is a one year term, 0.5FTE and is compensated through a sessional funding compensation model of approximately $6,500 per month. The position offers a competitive overhead rate. Scheduling is flexible, but physicians are expected to have regular weekly office hours to support team-based care and support care continuity Physicians in this role are expected to provide 70% clinical care, and 30% research activities. Research activities are integral to this role.
This position reports to the Head, Department of Family Practice, Central Zone for their professional and clinical activities, and to the Director, Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management, Central Zone and the Manager, Integrated Chronic Care Service for administrative activities delivered for the Program.

Because of the nature of the patient population, this is a completely scent-free environment, and all team members must adhere to this in this practice.

**Responsibilities**:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Examine patients and take their histories, order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures; advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention
- Consultation and referral to other medical practitioners’
- Act as a patient’s advocate
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations
- Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements

**Expected Hours**:

- Part-time, 0.5FTE

**Qualifications**:

- Eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- Eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
- Experience and certifications relevant to working with this patient population an asset

**Community Details**:
Fall River is a suburban community located in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It is located north-northeast of the Bedford Basin, northeast of Bedford and Lower Sackville and north of Waverley.
- 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._