Family Medicine Yarmouth Ocean View Family Practice

Yarmouth, NS, Canada

Job Description


Requisition ID: 35150

Opportunity Type: Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 - 300,000

Type of Remuneration: APP- Alternative Payment Plan

Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program

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About This Opportunity

Oceanview Family Practice is seeking a family medicine physician to join their team. Oceanview Family Practice is attached to the Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH), they have a team-based, patient-centered and accessible vision for primary care which is aligned with the Patient Medical Home model of primary care. Physician in this practice will offer urgent care access and support the Dalhousie Family Medicine Residency program that is based out of the clinic. Successful candidates may participate in teaching with Family Medicine residents and medical students through Dalhousie University.

YRH has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. It has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs:

  • Dalhousie Family Medicine Residency Program
  • Dalhousie School of Nursing
  • veteran\'s unit
  • chronic pain clinic
  • kidney clinic
Services:
  • alternate level of care unit
  • ambulatory care
  • anesthesiology
  • cancer care centre
  • cardiac investigation and respiratory services
  • continuing care
  • diabetes education
  • diagnostic imaging
  • dialysis
  • emergency medicine
  • falls prevention
  • intensive care unit
  • mental health and addictions services
  • obstetrics and gynecology
  • occupational therapy
  • palliative care
  • physiotherapy
  • pre-natal clinic
  • public health
  • recreation therapy
  • spiritual care
  • stroke program
  • surgical unit
Responsibilities
  • ensure the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness
  • be accountable for appropriate workload and practice
  • provide improved access of care to clinic patients by participating in urgent care rotation
  • support the Dalhousie Family Medicine Residency program
  • continuum of patient care with health care providers within your practice and/or community
  • provide care and coordination of community-based care, secondary and tertiary level heath care
  • build to capacity within the first two years
  • operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority
  • work in collaboration with other team members in the practice to best suit the community\'s health needs
  • work with other providers to provide after-hours access and emergency coverage when required
  • participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
  • utilize an electronic medical record (EMR) and record all relevant patient details in a provincially approved EMR which is accessible to all collaborating team members
Expected Hours
  • full-time or part-time
Qualifications
  • all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the
(CPSNS) * all specialists must be eligible for certification with the
(RCPSC) * membership with the
(CMPA)

Community Details

is located at the southwestern most tip of Nova Scotia serving a population of approximately 60,000 in three counties. Affordable housing is available on stunning ocean and lake-frontage properties. Yarmouth is the recreational, entertainment and shopping hub of the southwest area. There is so much to enjoy about the Southwestern end of Nova Scotia, including a unique and storied and beaches that take your breath away! Yarmouth is also connected to the United States through an international ferry service that makes cross border adventures possible with ease.

Our enviable combination of urban amenities and rural natural beauty offers an excellent quality of life for the people that live here. Nova Scotia offers the medical professional opportunities found in larger cities while maintaining a work-life balance in livable, walkable, and affordable communities.

For more details on living and practicing in Yarmouth, please watch and videos, and visit and .

Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That\'s what makes practicing medicine in Nova Scotia unique. Physicians are increasingly attracted to practices that offer team-based care to their patients and allow them to consult with their peers. The size and scale of Nova Scotia allows for better connections across the health care system. Your practice of medicine and your life is richer here. Nova Scotia is more than medicine.

Nova Scotia Health Authority

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD2193490
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    $250000 - 300000 per year
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Yarmouth, NS, Canada
  • Education
    Not mentioned