Job Description

Requisition ID: 117642Opportunity Type: PermanentEstimated Annual Salary: 300,000 - 350,000Type of Remuneration: APP- Alternative Payment PlanSite Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation ProgramFor information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contactAbout the Opportunity(YRH) is seeking a full-time pediatrician to join an existing service with two other pediatricians and a fully equipped office that is practice ready. An option to share between two 0.5 FTE positions is an option. The successful physician will provide consulting care in both inpatient and outpatient practice settings with possible satellite clinics in Shelburne and Digby. There is also an opportunity to work as a preceptor with medical students and residents in addition to offering their expertise on pediatric care to various committees. There is an affiliation with IWK Children\'s Hospital in Halifax which provides travelling sub-specialty clinics, telehealth grand rounds, and an air transport program.Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 60,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs:

• 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

• work as a full scope of practice pediatrician providing care to the patients within Western Zone
• participate in call shifts
• support Nova Scotia Health in advancing the delivery of pediatric 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
• responsible to the Zone Pediatrics Department Head for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice
• operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health

Expected Hours

• 37.5 hours/week
• on-call schedule

Qualifications

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

Community DetailsYarmouth 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 Acadian French history 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 video, and visit andFor more insight into the services provided at Yarmouth Regional Hospital, watch this !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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