Hospitalist - New Glasgow

at  Nova Scotia Health Authority

Requisition ID: 124524
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 - 300,000
Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca

ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY

The Aberdeen Hospital, in New Glasgow, is seeking hospitalists to join their team. There is an opportunity for applicants to engage in research and/or have medical teaching positions with Dalhousie University, should that be of interest. The current remuneration arrangement is a set daily rate as per the provincial hospitalist agreement with a stipend, plus fee-for-service billings for on-call work.
At the Aberdeen, 4.5 hospitalist lines and a group of community family physicians that admit their own patients, will cover inpatient care outside the ICU. Each hospitalist line consists of approximately 18 patients. Patients are spread across several units in the hospital and are composed of medical patients outside of the ICU and telemetry and surgical patients attended to with support of appropriate specialist physicians. Daytime coverage is 8am to 5pm and on-call coverage is 5pm to 8am, not exceeding 1 in 4 nights. If you are interested in a broader scope of practice that includes, but is not limited to hospitalist work, there are many possible opportunities in New Glasgow and surrounding communities.
The Aberdeen Hospital is approximately 1.5 hours from the region’s tertiary care pediatric facility, the IWK Health Centre, which provides neonatal support.

Hospitalists are joined by colleagues in:

• family medicine
• obstetrics/gynecology
• internal medicine (general and sub-specialty who cover the 6 bed ICU)
• emergency medicine
• general surgery
• psychiatry
• pediatrics
• ophthalmology
• anesthesia
• radiology (U/S, CT, MRI, ECHO)
• palliative care
• medical oncology

Physicians and all staff at the Aberdeen Hospital take great pride in providing high-quality care to patients and value collegiality in the workplace. Also, the Aberdeen Hospital has the most active cross-specialty, accredited Continuing Medical Education (CME) program in the province. Additionally, they offer regular medical staff social events. The Aberdeen has an extremely helpful, efficient and friendly staff who make working here a pleasure.

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)
• membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

• Duties include full scope of practice as a hospitalist providing care to patients within the Northern Zone and participating in call
• physician will be responsible to the Zone Department Head of Family Practice for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice, and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority