General Internist - Antigonish, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Description

About the Opportunity

Locum in beautiful Antigonish, Nova Scotia as a general internist this summer. Short-term contracts available June through to September .
St. Martha's Regional Hospital, located in the community of Antigonish, has an opportunity for a locum general internist to join its team this summer. The internal medicine group currently includes a cardiologist, and three general internists, and has a well-established respirology presence. Inpatient call is equally shared and includes a 6-bed ICU.
St. Martha's Regional Hospital is approximately a 90 bed facility with more than 60 physicians practicing in a variety of medical specialties and sub-specialties. SMRH is approximately two hours from the region's tertiary care centre, QEII Health Sciences Centre, and the tertiary care pediatric facility, the IWK Health Centre, which provides neonatal support.
This facility serves a population of nearly 40, from Antigonish, Guysborough, and surrounding communities. General internists are joined by colleagues in:

• anesthesiology
• obstetrics/gynecology
• psychiatry
• emergency medicine
• geriatrics
• family medicine
• pediatrics
• hospitalists
• plastic surgery
• ophthalmology
• otolaryngology
• general surgery
• radiology (U/S, CT, MRI, ECHO)
• palliative care
• visiting oncology and neurology

Community based care is further supported by a men's and women's health centre, chronic pain clinic, methadone clinic, and youth clinic at the local high school. Physicians and all staff at St. Martha's Regional Hospital take great pride in providing high-quality care to patients and value collegiality in the workplace.
Locum is expected to participate in the call schedule for ICU and IM as well as provide outpatient care appropriate to their subspecialty. Call covers the SMRH along with offering advice and transferring patients from the nearby Guysborough Memorial Hospital and Strait-Richmond Hospital in Cape Breton.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide hospital and call support (for ICU and Internal Medicine) as required
• Participate in outpatient care
• Provide advice and counsel to nearby rural hospitals

Expected Hours

• Full Time
• On call requirement

Remuneration

Locum Incentive Eligibility for Specialists
The following will be paid to physicians for providing locum coverage as noted above:

• Minimum daily income guarantee- $/day plus an additional subsidy amount up to $/day (or ICU funding where applicable)
• NSHA will consult with MSI (as administrator of Department of Health & Wellness-DHW programming) to estimate and determine the amount of the additional subsidy (on top of the daily income guarantee) based on but not limited to, contract rates, FFS billings, etc. DHW will make final determination
• Physicians will have the option of billing FFS, in which case all criteria other than the income guarantee and additional subsidy will apply.
• Per Diem at $/day-Mileage & bridge tolls (as per locum program guidelines)
• Required CPSNS Licensing fees (if applicable)
• Cover flight costs – up to a maximum of $ (receipts required)
• Cover % of accommodations
• $ per hour for drive time – up to maximum of $ each way

Qualifications

Eligible for Licensure with the

Canadian Medical Protective Association

Eligible for certification by the