Family Medicine

The Village of Lawrencetown is seeking a full-time family physician to provide office-based comprehensive primary care in Annapolis County. The successful candidate will also be able to participate in inpatient rota at Soldiers Memorial Hospital (SMH) in Middleton.

• ensure the delivery of 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 health care providers within your practice and/or community
• provide care and coordination of community-based care, secondary and tertiary level heath care
• build to capacity within the first two years (new family physicians)
• 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

• full-time

• all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the (CPSNS)
• all family physicians must be eligible for certification with the (CFPC)
• membership with the (CMPA)