Emergency Medicine Western Zone Community Hospitals

Nova Scotia Healthcare System; Town of Middleton; On-site; CAD 307,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

EMR grants

CME funding

Parental leave

Job summary

Emergency Medicine Western Zone Community Hospitals seeks emergency physicians for shift coverage across Middleton, Digby, Shelburne, Liverpool and Lunenburg. ACLS and PALS are required, ATLS preferred. Teaching opportunities with Dalhousie Medical School may be available.

Remuneration includes daytime and nighttime rates, with incentives and a comprehensive benefits package. Multiple opportunities exist for full-time, part-time, and locum coverage within the Western Zone.

Qualifications

• ACLS Certification required for practice.
• PALS Certification required for practice.
• ATLS Certification preferred for ongoing participation in trauma care.

Responsibilities

• Full scope of emergency physician practice within the Western Zone hospitals.
• Operate under the Zone Department Head and Nova Scotia Health Authority bylaws.

Education

ACLS Certification

PALS Certification

ATLS Certification

Job description

Emergency Medicine Western Zone Community Hospitals

• Full-time
• Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Zone: Western Zone
• Type of Remuneration: Sessional Rate
• Incentive Programs Available: Yes

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Emergency Medicine physicians wanted for shift coverage in community hospitals in the Western Zone. This is a great opportunity for a family medicine and emergency medicine physicians to join the medical teams in Middleton, Digby, Shelburne, Liverpool and Lunenburg. Requirements include up-to-date ACLS and PALS, ATLS is a preferred qualification. In addition, there is an opportunity to participate in teaching medical students and family practice residents from Dalhousie Medical School.

Responsibilities

• full scope of practice as an emergency physician providing care to patients within the zone
• responsible to the Zone Department Head for Emergency Medicine for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

Expected Hours

Multiple opportunities exist for:

• full-time
• part-time
• locum

Remuneration

$223.90 Daytime

$233.87 Nighttime

Incentives

Nova Scotia Health offers a variety of incentives designed to relieve some of the pressure, cost, and difficulty that comes with relocation.

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package including health and dental, EMR grants, funded locum coverage, CME funding, parental leave, physician advisors and more!

• all applicants must have a currentPALS Certification
• all applicants must have a currentATLS Certification
• currentACLS Certification is a preferred qualification

The Western Zone of Nova Scotia offers many fantastic communities to live in with a short commute to one or more of the community hospitals in our zone. You can live in a safe, friendly community with exceptional schools and recreation facilities or base yourself within an easy commute to our community hospitals.

Practicing in Nova Scotia

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.

Building a Diverse Workforce

The Physician Recruitment Team at Nova Scotia Health lives and works in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion, and truth and reconciliation, and we are working to support medical communities that are reflective of and responsive to the diverse populations they serve in Nova Scotia. We welcome physicians from diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us in building healthier, more equitable communities across the province.