Emergency Physician - Shelburne

at  Nova Scotia Health Authority

Requisition ID: 36933
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 300,000 - 350,000
Type of Remuneration: Hourly Rate
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

Roseway Hospital (RH) is seeking a full-time emergency physician who, if desired, can also provide office based comprehensive primary care and inpatient care.RH provides health care services to approximately 15,000 Shelburne County residents including inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care as well as primary, ambulatory, and emergency care.
Located in Shelburne, RH has 19 inpatient beds and works closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax. Shelburne County also has a new collaborative practice clinic that provides the opportunity to mentor medical residents enrolled in the Dalhousie Family Medicine Program.

RH provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs:

• Barrington clinic
• stroke clinic
• bereavement group

Services:

• audiology
• cardiac care
• continuing care
• diagnostic imaging
• emergency medicine
• gastroenterology
• internal medicine
• laboratory services (Lockeport)
• outpatient mental health and addiction services
• nutrition and diabetes counseling
• obstetrics & gynecology
• otolaryngology
• physiotherapy
• plastic surgery
• recreation therapy
• speech language pathology
• surgery unit

QUALIFICATIONS

• all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• all family physicians must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
• Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• College of Family Physicians of Canada ER certification considered an asset

• examine patients and take their histories
• order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures
• advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention
• consult and refer to other medical practitioners
• act as a patient advocate
• prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations