Addiction Medicine - Lunenburg Recovery Support Centre

at  Nova Scotia Health Authority

Requisition ID: 154485
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 50,000 - 100,000
Type of Remuneration: APP- Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

The Mental Health and Addiction Program (MHAP) located at the Lunenburg Recovery Support Centre at Fisherman’s Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg is seeking a part-time 0.1 FTE physician (position can be combined with other available FTE’s) to work within a collaborative inter-professional clinical team, providing evidence-informed withdrawal management and related mental health and addiction care in an outpatient withdrawal management setting. The Consultant would provide telephone consultative support to primary care physicians and nurse practitioners, emergency department physicians, community pharmacists and acute care inpatient physicians in recognizing and managing substance use disorders. Work hours will be Monday - Friday onsite between the hours of 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. There may be an opportunity to provide virtual care, which can be explored with further discussion with Dr. Martell. Learn more about the Nova Scotia Health Recovery Support Centres.
Application Requirement: Please submit via email your expression of interest and CV outlining your experience in relation to the accountabilities for the position to Patti Smith, Patti.Smith@nshealth.ca, Physician Recruitment Consultant for the Western Zone.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Current medical license issued by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• Current certification in the addiction medicine through one of the following professional organizations:
• the College of Family Physicians Canada (CFPC) Certificate of Added Competence (CAC) for Addiction Medicine (AM)
• American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM) certification
• International Society of Addiction Medicine (iSAM) certification is an asset
• Must hold, or be willing to obtain, active credentials and privileges with NSHA
• Must maintain liability insurance through the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Clinical experience in practicing addiction medicine is an asset, but not a requirement
• Experience working in a medical withdrawal management service is an asset; *If no clinical experience in medical withdrawal management, training and mentoring opportunities are available for those with limited or no clinical experience in this setting.

• assess and manage substance use disorder(s)
• work with the clinical team to initiate and monitor withdrawal management protocols
• assess and manage other medical and psychiatric disorders as indicated
• conduct risk assessments and interventions for suicide, self/harm or harm to others
• develop and implement care and discharge plans in collaboration with the client, clinical team, and family
• support the facilitation transitions of care across a variety of settings
• provide trauma-informed and culturally safe care
• provide brief interventions related to substance use and concurrent disorders
• maintain timely, clear, and accurate health records in adherence to Nova Scotia Health documentation policies