Job Description

Requisition ID: 158498

Opportunity Type: Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 - 300,000

Type of Remuneration: APP- Alternative Payment Plan

Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs:

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About This Opportunity

Nova Scotia Health\'s Primary Health Care team is seeking two full-time family physicians to work as part of the Family Practice Coverage Team. Working with Nurse Practitioners and Family Practice Nurses, they will provide short term coverage to practices in Central Zone.

Members of the Family Practice Coverage Team will provide stabilization to practices with an identified need for short team coverage (3-12 weeks maximum) with the goal of providing continued access to patient care as sudden or unexpected absences occur. The Family Practice Coverage Team opportunity will also support additional identified needs across the primary care portfolio including but not limited to:

• long term care
• in-person virtual care visits
• unattached newborn

An interim site is fully operational and located at 5990 Spring Garden Suite 520. A newly constructed permanent location is expected to completed by February 2024, While the clinic support is in community practices, the home location will be located in close proximity to the Mumford Community Practice.

This position reports to the Head, Department of Family Practice, Central Zone for their professional and clinical activities, and o the Director, Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management, Central Zone and the Manager, Halifax Start-Up Clinic for administrative activities delivered for the Program.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Examine patients and take their histories, order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures; advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention

Consultation and referral to other medical practitioners\'

Act as a patient\'s advocate

Prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations

Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements

Expected Hours Section

Full-Time Hours

Qualifications

Eligible for Licensure with the (CPSNS)

Eligible for certification with the (CFPC)

(CMPA)

Community Details

Halifax, the largest urban area in Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia\'s capital city, sits in the center of Nova Scotia\'s east coast and is an important seaport that looks out over one of the world\'s largest natural harbors.

is a perfect paradox. We are where land meets sea, old meets new, urban meets rural, and traditional meets trendy. We balance a relaxing pace with modern urban amenities and affordability with world class-experiences. We value our strong historical ties but drive to shake up the norm. This perfect balance makes Halifax one of the best places in the world to visit, no matter what a visitor is looking for: see for yourself in this

Nature lovers will find sandy beaches, beautiful gardens, and hiking, birding, and beachcombing. Urbanites can enjoy the symphony, live theater, art galleries, and museums, along with a lively nightlife that includes brewpubs and a great culinary scene.

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 (NSHA) is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Aboriginal People, African Nova Scotians, Persons with Disabilities and Recent Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.

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