- assisting in development and delivery of inter-professional initiatives in Palliative Care across all faculties
- provided care in all care settings in the area including hospital, in-patient palliative care unit, home, LTC, and assisted living residences
- follow patients after initial consult with appropriate visits, phone support and collaboration with the patient's other health care providers, in a manner that is most supportive of each family physician and patient
- work closely with the palliative care team
- act as a patient's advocate
- prescribe and administer medications and treatments, CADD pumps usage
- mentor longitudinal integrated clerkship students and family medicine residents from Dalhousie University
- part-time 0.5 FTE
- Eligible for Licensure with the (CPSNS)
- Eligible for certification with the (CFPC)
- (CMPA)
- accredited training in Palliative Medicine or Certificate of Added Competence in Palliative Care
- demonstrated ability and experience working in a shared care model and across a multitude of care settings
- demonstrated interest in the palliative approach to care and capacity building with other colleagues
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Palliative Care Physician
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Full timeAbout This Opportunity · Come join a dynamic, growing multidisciplinary palliative care team on the beautiful South Shore of Nova Scotia. The regional palliative care team are seeking applications for a permanent full-time, Certified Palliative Medicine Physician to join the pall ...
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EOI - Donation Physician Legacy of Life/Critical Care Organ Donation - South Shore Regional Hospital
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, CanadaAbout the Opportunity · Nova Scotia Health (NSH) has outlined a vision for people-centered health care that will enable the system to think and act as one. A critical step in enabling this vision of a provincial approach to health services was the consolidation of the nine existi ...
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Family Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Full timeAbout This Opportunity · Bridgewater is seeking full-time and part-time family physicians. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in areas of personal interest such as local walk-in after hour clinics, inpatient rotation at South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH) ...
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Hospitalist South Shore Regional Hospital
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 1 day ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, CanadaRequisition ID: 67804 · Opportunity Type: Permanent · Estimated Annual Salary: 250, ,000 · Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate · Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program · For information and to determine eligibility for Department of ...
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Radiology - Bridgewater
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 2 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, CanadaAbout the Opportunity · The South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH) in Bridgewater has a full-time permanent position in diagnostic radiology. The successful applicant will join 5 radiologists to provide diagnostic imaging services to the SSRH, Queen's General Hospital and Fisherman ...
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Locum Plastic Surgeon
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 3 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Part timeAbout This Opportunity · Opportunity Type: Temporary (6-12 months with possibility for Extension) · South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH) in Bridgewater, NS, is seeking a FTE temporary locum plastic surgeon to join its plastic surgery department. The service currently manages path ...
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Hospitalist South Shore Regional Hospital
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Full timeAbout the Opportunity · The South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH), in Bridgewater, is seeking full-time and locum physicians for our Hospitalist program. Our program currently consists of four Hospitalist lines covering 15-18 patients of mixed acuity. This position is 7 days on, a ...
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Family Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Full timeAbout This Opportunity · New Germany is a rural inland community which is the centre of a group of communities in Lunenburg County on South Shore of Nova Scotia. This riverside community straddles the shores of the LaHave River, and is just 25 minutes from Bridgewater. The local ...
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Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Unit
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Full timeAbout the Opportunity · This role provides psychiatric service to the acute psychiatric inpatient unit working in a collaborative team as well as functioning in a co-leadership role with the inpatient manager. The South Shore Regional Hospital has a 10-bed mental health inpatien ...
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Radiology - Bridgewater
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 2 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Full timeAbout the Opportunity · The South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH) in Bridgewater has a full-time permanent position in diagnostic radiology. The successful applicant will join 5 radiologists to provide diagnostic imaging services to the SSRH, Queen's General Hospital and Fisherman ...
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Family Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 6 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Part timeAbout This Opportunity · South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH) in Bridgewater, NS, is seeking a FTE temporary locum plastic surgeon to join its plastic surgery department. The service currently manages pathology of the hand, breast, head and neck, upper extremity trauma, skin incl ...
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Radiology Locum and Short-Term Appointment- Bridgewater
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 2 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, CanadaAbout the Opportunity · The South Shore Regional Hospital (SSRH) in Bridgewater has a 3 month temporary appointment position in in diagnostic radiology. There is the potential for this to be extended to a 6 month temporary appointment or longer. The successful applicant will join ...
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Internal Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 2 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Bridgewater, Canada Full timeAbout the Opportunity · Join a group of seven. Subspecialties include General Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Respirology, and Intensive Care. This is a one-year parental leave coverage starting in March . · EMR: MedAccess. · South Shore Regional (SSRH) offers e ...
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Gastroenterologist - Bridgewater
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 2 days ago
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Addiction Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
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Family Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
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Family Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health Mahone Bay, CanadaRequisition ID: 34992 · Opportunity Type: Permanent · Estimated Annual Salary: 365,000 · Type of Remuneration: LFM - Longitudinal Family Medicine · Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program · For information and to determine eligibi ...
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Family Medicine
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Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
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Family Medicine
Found in: Talent CA C2 - 4 days ago
Nova Scotia Health Authority Caledonia, Canada Part timeAbout This Opportunity · North Queen's Community Health Centre in Caledonia is seeking a part-time physician (0.2 FTE) to join their family practice. The new physician will provide family practice care to the community of Caledonia while working in collaboration with one physicia ...
Palliative Care Physician - Bridgewater, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority
Description
About This Opportunity
Come join a dynamic, growing multidisciplinary palliative care team on the beautiful South Shore of Nova Scotia. The regional palliative care team are seeking applications for a 0.5 FTE locum to permanent, Certified Palliative Medicine Physician to join the palliative care team. This position provides coverage to palliative patients and families at home, hospital and hospice. Work as apart of a collegial team, serving communities such as Chester, Mahone Bay, Lunenburg, Bridgewater, New Germany and Liverpool. Three hospitals; South Shore Regional Hospital, Queens General Hospital, and Fisherman's Memorial Hospital; with its new 5 bed palliative care unit, serve this area. A supportive palliative care team is in place, and consists of palliative care nurses, social workers, administrative assistant, a program manager and two other Palliative Care Physicians.
In addition to playing an important clinical role, collaboration and consultation to family physicians and medical specialists using a shared-care model. The physicians are able to link with Dalhousie University and provide teaching to medical students and residents and/or participate in research. CCFP certified (or equivalent) candidates must have a certificate of added competence (or equivalent) in Palliative Care. FRCPC certified candidates must have either a certificate of added competence (or equivalent) in Palliative Care or Royal College certification (or equivalent) in Palliative Medicine. Preference will be given based on full time experience in palliative medicine. Candidates must be eligible for specialty licensure in Nova Scotia and must be able to independently commute to a variety of care settings served by our service.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
