Emergency Physician

4 months ago

Yarmouth, Canada Nova Scotia Health Authority Full time
About This Opportunity

Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) and Digby General Hospital (DGH) are seeking emergency physicians to fill a 1.5 FTE between the two hospitals. Both hospitals are located in the southwest region of Nova Scotia and serve the population of approximately 60,, in three counties. The successful candidate may also participate in teaching through the family medicine residency program based in Yarmouth and/or with medical students through Dalhousie University. YRH was originally founded in and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58, people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. Located in Yarmouth, YRH has inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs:

  • Dalhousie School of Nursing
  • veteran’s unit
  • chronic pain clinic
  • kidney clinic

Services:

  • alternate level of care unit
  • ambulatory care
  • anesthesiology
  • cancer care centre
  • cardiac investigation and respiratory services
  • continuing care
  • diabetes education
  • diagnostic imaging
  • dialysis
  • emergency medicine
  • falls prevention
  • intensive care unit
  • mental health and addictions services
  • obstetrics and gynecology
  • occupational therapy
  • palliative care
  • physiotherapy
  • pre-natal clinic
  • public health
  • recreation therapy
  • spiritual care
  • stroke program
  • surgical unit

DGH, historically founded in , provides medical care to residents of the surrounding areas including primary, inpatient, restorative, and ambulatory care as well as day surgery. Located in Digby, the 20-bed medical and alternate level of care (ALC) unit works closely with the collaborative emergency centre (CEC) in Annapolis Royal and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. DGH also has a 13-bed restorative care unit that supports patients through rehabilitation.

Services include:

  • cardiac respiratory services
  • continuing care
  • diagnostic imaging
  • emergency medicine
  • laboratory services
  • medical and surgical unit
  • mental health and addiction services
  • palliative care
  • physiotherapy
  • public health services
  • occupational therapy
  • nutrition and diabetes counseling
  • speech therapy
  • telehealth room services
Responsibilities
  • examine patients, order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures
  • advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention
  • consult and refer to other medical practitioners
  • act as a patient advocate
  • prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations
Expected Hours
  • full-time between YRH and DGH
Qualifications
  • College of Family Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine certification would be considered an asset
  • 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)
  • (ACLS)
  • (BCLS)
  • (CCrISP)
  • (NRP)
  • (PALS)
  • emergency department experience an asset

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