Addiction Medicine

1 week ago

Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada Nova Scotia Health Full time $150,000 - $200,000 per year
Company Description

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We're on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Job Description

The community of Amherst is seeking a 0.6 FTE physician to join the Mental Health and Addiction Program (MHAP) to work within a collaborative inter-professional clinical team, providing evidence-informed Addiction Medicine care and in an outpatient setting.  

Join Nova Scotia's thriving healthcare ecosystem, where your expertise is valued and your contributions drive innovative, compassionate care for generations to come.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct a patient-centered comprehensive assessment.
  •  Make pharmacotherapeutic recommendations as part of the overall care plan.
  • Develop an initial case formulation and working diagnosis and establish goals of care co-creating with patients, clinical team, and family with consent.
  • Help to meet clinical care needs where gaps exist.
  • Facilitate connection to additional services and supports.
  • Provide patients with support and encouragement to participate and make decisions in their own care, using a trauma-informed approach. Care is directed in a culturally relevant and appropriate manner.

Expected Hours

  • 0.6 FTE
  • 22.5 hours/week
  • 46 weeks/year

In-person daytime office-based Addiction Medicine care including virtual care as required; patient contact by physician during normal office hours; case management and care coordination with referring clinicians and appropriate Mental Health and Addiction Program services. This FTE could be shared among more than one physician.

Remuneration

  • 150,000 to 200,000 CAD
  • Remuneration type is either Alternative Payment Plan (APP) - Specialty

Incentives 

Nova Scotia Health offers a variety of incentives designed to relieve some of the pressure, cost, and difficulty that comes with relocation. 

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Benefits 

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package including health and dental, EMR grants, funded locum coverage, CME funding, parental leave, physician advisors and more

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Amherst Recovery Support Centre

Amherst Recovery Support Centre

Qualifications
  • All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
  • All applicants must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
  • Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
  • Current Canadian certification in Addiction Medicine is an asset. Enhanced compensation is available with certification in Addiction Medicine
  • Experience working in an Addiction Medicine setting is an asset, but not a requirement. With no clinical experience, training and mentoring opportunities are available.
Additional Information

Community Details

Nestled in the heart of the Cumberland County, Amherst is located nearly on Nova Scotia's border with New Brunswick, making it a getaway to both provinces. A welcoming town known for its friendly community spirit and historic charm, Amherst's downtown is characterized by historic architecture, quaint shops and locally owned businesses. Stately Victorian homes line the town's streets, with some restored and transformed into inns, bed and breakfasts, or guest homes. 

Practicing in Nova Scotia

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. 

Building a Diverse Workforce

The Physician Recruitment Team at Nova Scotia Health lives and works in Mi'kma'ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq people. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion, and truth and reconciliation, and we are working to support medical communities that are reflective of and responsive to the diverse populations they serve in Nova Scotia. We welcome physicians from diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us in building healthier, more equitable communities across the province. 

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