Nova Scotia Health Authority Looking for Family Medicine – Bear River at Annapolis Royal, NS Full Time

Opportunity Type: Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 50,000 – 100,000

Type of Remuneration: FFS – Fee For Service

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

For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact [email protected]

About This Opportunity

The Bear River and Area Community Health Clinic is seeking a physician to work one day a week or two days bi-weekly. This clinic services patients who live from Annapolis to Weymouth. The physician may wish to participate in the inpatient rotation at Digby General Hospital or explore other options in the Annapolis to Weymouth communities if collaboration with other providers is of interest.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
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

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 (new primary care providers)

operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority

work toward same day or next day access for the practice population

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

part-time – one day/week or two days/bi-weekly

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)

Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Community Details

Bear River is a small charming village, of approximately 800, situated at the head of the tidewaters, located six kilometers inland on a tidal river of the Bay of Fundy. The river itself is the border between the Annapolis and Digby counties of Nova Scotia and thus, splits the village so that half the village is in Annapolis County and the other half in Digby County. The tide rises and falls approximately 25 feet twice a day due to the dramatic Fundy tides, the highest on earth!

Known as the ‘tidal village on stilts’, Bear River offers shops, studios, galleries, and a vineyard and a haven for musicians and artisans. The village is adjacent to the Bear River First Nation.

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.