Hospitalist - Amherst

Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre is seeking physicians to join their hospitalist team. The hospitalist team is comprised of family physicians with an interest in inpatient care. Full and Half line options available. Schedules are 7 days on, with 1:4 call for overnight coverage.

Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHCC) opened to patients in . It provides high-quality, efficient care to residents of Amherst and surrounding areas as well as specialty services for residents of Cumberland County. Located in Upper Nappan just on the outskirts of Amherst, CRHCC offers a wide range of programs and services including primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellites:

Services:
ambulatory care
anesthesiology
cancer and supportive care
cardiac respiratory services
chronic pain services
diabetes education services
diagnostic imaging
dietary and nutrition services
emergency medicine
general medicine
intensive care unit
internal medicine
laboratory services
medical and surgical unit
mental health and addiction services
obstetrics and gynecology
occupational therapy
otolaryngology
palliative care
physiotherapy
volunteer services

• accept admissions from the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Maternal Child Unit (i.e. infants), and transfers from other facilities
• participate in call responsibilities
• be available to care for all patients within the hospitalist program when on call
• respond to calls from the nursing units in a timely manner (10-20 minutes)

Full line and half line available. Frequency can be negotiated.

8am-5pm daily, 7 days a week for the week you are scheduled.

Remuneration is $ per day (8 hours) for the full-line. Call is an extra $ per night on a weekend or $ per night on a weekday, plus fee-for-service billings for anyone seen after 5pm and before 8am.

Eligible for Licensure with the (CPSNS)

Eligible for certification with the (CFPC)

(CMPA)