Independent Family Physician - Flexible Schedule & Teaching

Nova Scotia Healthcare System; Halifax; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive programs

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a family physician to join the Spryfield Ravines Clinic in Halifax. You will deliver comprehensive primary care to a diverse patient panel, taking over a recently retired provider’s patients and maintaining autonomy over schedule and clinical scope.

The role offers collaboration with eight physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses in a supportive, teaching‑oriented environment, with weekday duty clinic rotation and numerous teaching opportunities for residents and

Responsibilities

• 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 health care
• build to capacity within the first two years
• 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 activitiesutilize an electronic medical record (EMR) and record all relevant patient details in a provincially approved EMR which is accessible to all collaborating team members
• Provide comprehensive family medicine services to an existing panel, including assuming patients from a recently retired provider.
• Deliver care across a broad range of primary care needs
• Participate in the clinic’s weekday duty clinic rotation (one hour per day), serving patients attached to the practice.
• Participate in weekly physician meetings to discuss patient care and complex cases.
• Option to contribute to the clinic’s teaching environment by supervising family medicine residents and medical students (if interested).
• Option to participate in CME and professional development opportunities with the physician team.

Job description

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a family physician to join the Spryfield Ravines Clinic in Halifax. You will deliver comprehensive primary care to a diverse patient panel, taking over a recently retired provider’s patients and maintaining autonomy over schedule and clinical scope.

The role offers collaboration with eight physicians, nurse practitioners, and nurses in a supportive, teaching‑oriented environment, with weekday duty clinic rotation and numerous teaching opportunities for residents and