Family Medicine

Nova Scotia Healthcare System; Mount Uniacke; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Nova Scotia is seeking a full-time Family Physician for the Mt. Uniacke Medical Clinic. The successful candidate will be responsible for examining patients, providing health advice, and administering treatments in a friendly and supportive environment. This position offers the opportunity to work within a dedicated team and provides a unique lifestyle in Nova Scotia, enhancing both personal and professional satisfaction.

Benefits

Supportive administrative staff

Integration into MedAccess EMR

Access to incentive programs

Qualifications

• Must have a valid medical license to practice in Nova Scotia.
• Experience in family medicine or primary care is preferred.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.

Responsibilities

• Examine patients and take their medical histories.
• Advise on health care and disease prevention.
• Consult and refer patients to other medical professionals.
• Administer medications, treatments, and vaccinations.
• Report health-related occurrences as required.

Skills

Health promotion knowledge

Patient advocacy

Diagnostic skills

Medication prescription

Consultation capabilities

Education

MD or equivalent degree

Tools

EMR system experience

Job description

Family Medicine - Mt. Uniacke Medical Clinic

• Full-time
• Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Zone: Central Zone
• Specialization: Family Practice
• Type of Remuneration: Longitudinal Family Medicine
• Incentive Programs Available: Yes

Mt. Uniacke Medical Clinic is seeking a full-time Family Physician to join its practice. This clinic is professionally managed and supported by friendly administrative staff. This is a group practice, with another Family Physician. The clinic is fully integrated onto the MedAccess EMR system. Small, friendly team located on the outskirts of the city. Halfway between Windsor and Halifax. There is a pharmacy co-located in the building.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Examine patients and take their histories, order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures;
• Advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention
• Consultation and referral to other medical practitioners
• Act as a patient’s advocate
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations
• Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements

Mount Uniacke is anunincorporated community in Hants County, Nova Scotia Canada. It is home of theUniacke Estate Museum Park .Uniacke Estate Museum Park is part of what was the expansive country estate of Attorney-General Richard John Uniacke (1753-1830). Built between 1813 and 1815, the grand country house is one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture in Canada. The estate offers visitors a vivid glimpse of life in the early 1800s among Nova Scotia's gentry.

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.