Family Physician - Care by Design

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Canada seeks a Care by Design physician to provide primary health care services, especially for geriatric patients in long-term facilities. This role emphasizes teamwork and quality care while minimizing travel across the geographical network. Candidates must hold relevant licensure and certifications, including eligibility with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia.

Qualifications

• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia.
• Specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive primary health care services to patients, focusing on geriatric care.
• Round on patients at the long-term facility at least once per week.
• Work with other providers for evening and weekend coverage.
• Utilize electronic medical records for patient details.

Skills

Geriatric care

Team-based care

Education

Eligibility for licensure with CPSNS

Certification with RCPSC

Membership with CMPA

Job description

Requisition ID: 35907

Opportunity Type: Locum to Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 100,000 - 150,000

Type of Remuneration: FFS - Fee For Service

Overview

Nova Scotia Health Authority's innovative Care by Design program provides residents of long-term care facilities access to high-quality and consistent primary care. Care by Design strives to achieve quality of life for our most frail seniors and an appropriate health care approach to meet their health needs. The program ensures comprehensive, collaborative, and resident-centered care.

As a Care by Design physician, you will join dozens of existing family physicians on a collaborative team that strives to improve continuity and quality of resident care in long-term care facilities by ensuring better safety of residents' medication regimens, reducing transfers to emergency departments, and empowering residents to be participants in their care planning.

Physicians are assigned to one geographical network, providing them with minimal travel and improved communication with facilities and residents. The networks allow for robust on-call services, more efficient training, and supportive quality improvement opportunities. Physicians are assigned to one floor/wing/unit in a facility and visit no less than once per week at a scheduled time. After-hours on-call is supported by a group of physicians and is centrally managed. Call – typically once every 2 months or 8 weeks (including weekends). Physicians are paid for fee-for-service under NS MSI; an additional stipend is paid for on-call shifts and there are no overhead costs to participate in Care by Design. If a physician is working on the Longitudinal Family Medicine model, this can be discussed as well.

There are currently immediate opportunities in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, and West Hants.

For more information please contact Heather Rushton, Physician Recruitment Consultant at [e-mail].

Responsibilities

• deliver comprehensive primary health care services to practice patients of all ages and stages of health or illness, with particular focus on geriatric care
• round on patients at the long-term facility no less than once per week and be on call between 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
• work with other providers in the geographical network to provide evening and weekend coverage
• utilize an electronic medical record (EMR) and record all relevant patient details in a provincially approved EMR which is common and accessible to all collaborating team members

Expected Hours

• permanent or locum, part-time
• minimum requirement to round on patients once a week
• shared evening and weekend call

Qualifications

• all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• all specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
• membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

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.