Locum - Emergency Medicine - Shelburne

Nova Scotia Healthcare System; Town of Shelburne; On-site; CAD 221,000 - 295,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodations

Travel reimbursement

Job summary

Roseway Hospital, a facility within Nova Scotia Health, seeks Physicians to provide locum coverage during active recruitment. Responsibilities include assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients with acute illnesses and emergencies in a hospital setting.

Physicians will perform rapid evaluations, manage diverse emergencies, and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care. Competitive daily minimums are provided with accommodations and travel support where

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose, and treat patients presenting with acute illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies.
• Perform rapid patient evaluations and prioritize care based on acuity and urgency.
• Manage a broad range of medical emergencies in a hospital setting.
• Order, interpret, and act upon diagnostic tests, laboratory results, and imaging studies.
• Collaborate with nurses, specialists, paramedics, and allied health professionals to deliver comprehensive emergency care.

Job description

• Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Zone: Western Zone
• Type of Remuneration: Other
• Incentive Programs Available: No

Company Description

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.

Job Description

Roseway Hospital is seeking Physicians to provide Locum coverage during a period of active recruitment.

Responsibilities

• assess, diagnose, and treat patients presenting with acute illnesses, injuries, and medical emergencies.
• perform rapid patient evaluations and prioritize care based on acuity and urgency.
• manage a broad range of medical emergencies.
• order, interpret, and act upon diagnostic tests, laboratory results, and imaging studies.
• collaborate with nurses, specialists, paramedics, and allied health professionals to deliver comprehensive emergency care.

Renumeration

• guaranteed daily minimum income of $1,200 for family physicians ($600 or half-day)
• guaranteed daily minimum income of $1,600 for Specialists ($800 for half day coverage)
• additional shadow billings if above amount is exceeded.
• accommodations up to $300 per night
• travel expenses (including air fare up to $1,500)

RosewayHospital (RH) provides health care services to approximately 15,000 Shelburne County residents including inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care as well as primary, ambulatory, and emergency care. Located in Shelburne, RH has 19 inpatient beds and works closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax. Shelburne County also has a new collaborative practice clinic thatprovidesthe opportunity to mentor medical residents enrolled in the Dalhousie Family Medicine Program.

Community Details

On the province’s South Shore, the Town ofShelburne offers unique experiences that are rich in culture and adventure, with places to relax and unwind in a surrounding of historic treasures,wildernessand beauty.Shelburne's blend of history, coastal beauty, and welcoming community make it a charming home for thoseseekinga tranquil andculturally richcoastal lifestyle in Nova Scotia.

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.