Job Description

Requisition ID: 157102

Opportunity Type: Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 - 300,000

Type of Remuneration: FFS - Fee For Service

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

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About the Opportunity

Valley Regional Hospital (VRH) is seeking an orthopedic surgeon to join the team of seven to fill a 0.5 full-time equivalency (FTE) by job sharing with two others within a 2.0 FTE. The successful candidate will share the on-call rotation, existing current OR allocation at VRH, fracture clinic and Hip and Knee clinic as well as provide outpatient surgical care from the remote centers the orthopedic service travels to within the Western Zone. Practice will focus on primary hip and knee arthroplasty as well as some shoulder and knee arthroscopy along with general orthopedics.

VRH opened its doors to patients in 1992. The hospital serves the people of Kings and Annapolis Counties and provides specialty services as a referral centre for the Annapolis Valley and other areas of Western Nova Scotia. Located in Kentville, VRH is a 137 inpatient bed facility that provides inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care to approximately 80,000 residents.

Services:

• ambulatory care
• cardiovascular services
• clinical dietetics
• community cancer services
• diagnostic imaging
• emergency medicine
• intensive care unit
• laboratory services
• medical and surgical unit
• mental health and addiction services
• obstetrics
• occupational therapy
• palliative care
• pediatrics
• physiotherapy
• psychiatry
• rehabilitation services

Responsibilities

• work as a full scope of practice orthopedic surgeon providing care to the patients within Western Zone
• participate in call shifts
• support Nova Scotia Health in advancing the delivery of orthopedic surgery care by liaising with the applicable staff within the zone and province
• offer consultation support to Western Zone, which includes day-time coverage and occasional overnight/weekend coverage
• be accountable to the patient population in Western Zone by providing clinics and occasional satellite clinics that will require travel
• responsible to the Zone Surgery Department Head for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice
• operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health

Expected Hours

• part-time, permanent
• on-call

Qualifications

• all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the
• all specialists must be eligible for certification with the
• membership with the

Community Details

Located in beautiful Annapolis Valley, is near several award-winning wineries, the Minas Basin - which boasts some of the highest tides in the world - and . It offers a vibrant arts community, a strong emphasis on work-life balance, and a variety of well-developed outdoor activities for its 6,200 residents. All within just a one-hour drive to Halifax and an international airport, Kentville is a rural town close to urban amenities. Watch:

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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