Locum - Internal Medicine - New Glasgow

Nova Scotia Healthcare System; New Glasgow; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel reimbursement for kilometrage and airfare

Licensing fees covered

Accommodation reimbursement up to $300 per night

Job summary

The Nova Scotia Healthcare System is seeking a locum internist to join the Aberdeen Hospital team in New Glasgow. This position involves providing comprehensive inpatient consultation and care, with responsibilities across community and hospital settings. Applicants are required to have current certifications in ACLS, ATLS, and PALS.

Located in a vibrant town, the role offers engaging patient interactions alongside supportive healthcare professionals. Experience the fulfillment of practice in Nova Scotia, which embraces work-life balance and community involvement.

Qualifications

• Must be a locum internist with relevant certifications.
• Expected to provide comprehensive care including inpatient consultation.
• Ability to work in a team and participate in community-based care.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and coordination of community-based care.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Provide hospital and call support as required.
• Look after ICU beds and outpatient care as appropriate.
• Advise nearby rural hospitals.

Skills

Current PALS Certification

Current ATLS Certification

Current ACLS Certification

Job description

• Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Estimated Annual Salary: To Be Determined
• Zone: Northern Zone
• Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate
• 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

Aberdeen Hospital is seekinga locum internist to support a team that provides 24/7 in-patient consultation and on call shifts.

Responsibilities

• Provide care and coordination of community-based care, and secondary and tertiary level health care.
• Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities.
• provide hospital and call support (for ICU and Internal Medicine) as required
• provideMost Responsible Physician (MRP) coverage for ICU and monitored beds
• lookafter Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds in a closed unit
• participate in outpatient care appropriate to specialty
• provide advice and counsel to nearby rural hospitals
• contribute to and participate in teaching programs and activities
• contribute to and participate in other administrative responsibilities as assigned

Expected Hours

• 1.0 (FTE)
• Call is required, shared amongst the group

Compensation is provided by the service, and locum physicians are eligible to access the travel elements of the program, including reimbursement for kilometrage, per diems, accommodations (up to $300 per night), and airfare (up to $1,500), along with travel time up to 10 hours per week. Licensing fees for CPSNS are covered, and locum physicians may claim facility on call fees under specific conditions.

• All applicants must have a currentPALS Certification
• All applicants must have a currentATLS Certification
• All applicants must have a currentACLS Certification

Additional Information

Community Details

NewGlasgowhas forged itself into the metropolitan hub of the Northumberland Shore. The town’s location on the East River made it an ideal launch point for ships that were once built here, a booming industry in days gone by. Today, the East River is a scenic backdrop fornumerousmulti-use trails that run alongside it.

The town’s downtown area is characterized by well-preserved Victorian architecture, housing a mix of boutiques,cafes,and local shops.The town is surrounded by natural beauty offering outdoor activities like kayaking and scenic walks along the waterfront trails.

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.