Family Medicine - Bear River

Nova Scotia Healthcare System; Bear River; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive programs available

Community involvement opportunities

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Bear River, Nova Scotia, is seeking a part-time physician to provide comprehensive primary health care services. The role involves working one day a week or two days bi-weekly with collaboration among healthcare teams. Physicians in Nova Scotia benefit from a supportive community and fulfilling work-life balance. The position promotes quality patient care and encourages continuous professional development. Join us in this unique setting at the heart of a beautiful tidal village.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide primary care to patients of all ages.
• Experience with teamwork in a healthcare setting.
• Familiarity with electronic medical records.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive primary health care services to patients.
• Collaborate with healthcare providers for patient care.
• Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities.
• coordinate community-based care and higher-level health care
• work to build capacity for new primary care providers
• operate within Nova Scotia Health Authority bylaws
• aim for same/next day access for the population
• collaborate with team members to meet community health needs
• provide after-hours access and emergency coverage when required
• participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
• use an EMR and record patient details in a provincially approved system

Skills

Comprehensive primary health care services

Collaboration with health care providers

Utilization of electronic medical records (EMR)

Education

Medical degree (MD)

Job description

• Expected Hours: Part-time hours (0.5 FTE)
• Zone: Western Zone
• Specialization: Family Practice
• Type of Remuneration: Longitudinal Family Medicine
• Incentive Programs Available: Yes

Company Description

The Bear River and Area Community Health Clinicis 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.

Job Description

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

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 Riveroffersshops ,studios ,galleries ,and avineyard and a haven for musicians and artisans.

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.