Locum - Hospitalist - Dartmouth

Dartmouth General Hospital (DGH), located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is an acute care facility providing 24-hour emergency, inpatient, and outpatient services, as well as medical, surgical, and critical care. Operating since 1976, DGH serves approximately 300,000 residents from Dartmouth and the Halifax Regional Municipality. The hospital has 122 inpatient beds and 8 intensive care unit beds, and offers extensive outpatient services, outreach programs, medical diagnostics, and a broad surgical program including general surgery, orthopedics, urology, gynecology, ENT, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, oral maxillofacial, vascular, and dental procedures. Core services include anesthesiology, cancer and supportive care, respiratory therapy, diagnostic imaging (radiography, mammography, and CT), laboratory services, renal dialysis, pharmacy, rehabilitation (physiotherapy and occupational therapy), volunteer services, and nutrition and diabetic counselling. DGH is currently seeking locum hospitalists to join a team of seven who manage the majority of inpatient care, with internal medicine acting as a consulting service. Hospitalists also provide on-call coverage for the Quick Response Team (QRT), responding to non-code blue emergencies within 15 minutes.

Dartmouth General Hospital is seeking Emergency Medicine Physicians to provide Locum coverage during a period of active recruitment. 

Responsibilities

• provide direct patient care for patients admitted to the hospitalist service at the DGH
• provide a full range of clinical care that includes but is not limited to requesting consultation as required, the completion of patient referral form, and associated patient follow-up
• ensure all laboratory, imaging, and other reports initiated by the Physician are received and reviewed
• ensure that patients are appropriately notified/consulted regarding results in a timely manner 
• coordinate care with members of the interprofessional team for the provision of quality care, including regular interdisciplinary team meetings, quality rounds, and quality reviews
• demonstrate a commitment to delivering the highest quality care and maintenance of competence
• participate in systemic quality process evaluation and improvement such as patient safety and practice audit
• attend site-based physician meetings as outlined by the Head, Department of Family Practice, Central Zone

Expected Hours

• schedule is flexible (typical full-time schedule is two weeks on/two weeks off or one week on/one week off)
• participate in weekend call (1:4 for full-time)
• participate in overnight call (2 shifts/month for full-time)

Compensation is provided by the service, and locum physicians are eligible to access the travel elements of the program, including reimbursement for kilometrage, per diems, accommodations (up to $300 per night), and airfare (up to $1,500), along with travel time up to 10 hours per week. Licensing fees for CPSNS are covered, and locum physicians may claim Facility On Call fees under specific conditions.

• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
•  All family physicians must have membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• 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)
• All applicants must have a current PALS Certification
• All applicants must have a current ATLS Certification
• All applicants must have a current ACLS Certification

Community Details

Dartmouth is a great place for getting outside and appreciating its natural beauty on land and water. In addition to its green spaces, the City of Lakes boasts 23 lakes that provide opportunities for kayaking, windsurfing, canoeing and swimming. Lake Banook is a world-class paddling course, where regattas are often held. The city features many parks and walking trails and easy access to the unspoiled coastal beauty of the Eastern Shore.

The urban centre across the harbour from downtown Halifax offers visitors everything from family restaurants, global cuisine, breweries and brewpubs, celtic pubs, and romantic bistros to traditional bakeries and fish & chip shops. On Saturdays, the Alderney Landing Farmers' Market provides marketgoers with an amazing selection of baked goods, ethnic dishes, and more..

Known affectionately as the City of Lakes, Dartmouth sits across the harbour from Halifax, sharing its urban energy and cosmopolitan feel but with a charm all its own: see for yourself, here

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.