Family Medicine, 6 Month Locum - Liverpool, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority
Description
Requisition ID: 112681Opportunity Type:
Locum
Estimated Annual Salary: 250, ,000
Type of Remuneration:
APP- Alternative Payment Plan
About This Opportunity:
Liverpool is a beautiful oceanside town in the South Shore of Nova Scotia, supported by a close group of family doctors providing full-scope primary care services.
We are looking for a physician to provide locum coverage for a six (6) month maternity leave starting in late August 2023.
The clinic is located within our recently renovated community hospital.It is a collaborative practice with 5 Family Physicians plus a Family Practice Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacist and Social Worker.
There is easy access to lab and x-ray services and a network of supportive specialist colleagues from the nearby regional center.
This locum opportunity can be shaped around your schedule and interests.The community is enthusiastic and eager to make new physicians feel welcome and can assist in finding accommodations if needed.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- examine patients; order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures; advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention; prescribe and administer medications, treatments and vaccinations; provide consultation as required to other medical practitioners
- inpatient work is available (separate funding model) but not mandatory
- prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations
- report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements
Qualifications:
- eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
Community Details:
Liverpool is a quaint, quiet community located in the beautiful South Shore of Nova Scotia. It is the ideal place for families with children and those who enjoy the outdoors. Surfing, hiking, cycling and sailing are year-round activities, and our local café boasts the best coffee in the region. Liverpool is approximately an hour and a half from the capital city of Halifax, and thirty minutes from Bridgewater.
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.- 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 teambased 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._
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