Family Medicine - Yarmouth Ocean View Family Practice
Family Medicine - Yarmouth Ocean View Family Practice
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Job Description
Services
- alternate level of care unit
- ambulatory care
- anesthesiology
- cancer care centre
- cardiac investigation and respiratory services
- continuing care
- diabetes education
- diagnostic imaging
- dialysis
- emergency medicine
- falls prevention
- intensive care unit
- mental health and addictions services
- obstetrics and gynecology
- occupational therapy
- palliative care
- physiotherapy
- prenatal clinic
- public health
- recreation therapy
- spiritual care
- stroke program
- surgical unit
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
- provide improved access of care to clinic patients by participating in urgent care rotation
- support the Dalhousie Family Medicine Residency program
- continuum of patient care with health care providers within your practice and/or community
- provide care and coordination of communitybased care secondary and tertiary level heath care
- build to capacity within the first two years
- operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority
- work in collaboration with other team members in the practice to best suit the communitys health needs
- work with other providers to provide afterhours access and emergency coverage when required
- participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
- utilize an electronic medical record (EMR) and record all relevant patient details in a provincially approved EMR which is accessible to all collaborating team members
Expected Hours
- fulltime or parttime
Qualifications :
- All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- All family physicians must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
Additional Information :
Community Details
Yarmouth is located at the southwestern most tip of Nova Scotia serving a population of approximately 60000 in three counties. Affordable housing is available on stunning ocean and lakefrontage properties. Yarmouth is the recreational entertainment and shopping hub of the southwest area. There is so much to enjoy about the Southwestern end of Nova Scotia including a unique and storied Acadian French history and beaches that take your breath away! Yarmouth is also connected to the United States through an international ferry service that makes cross border adventures possible with ease.
Our enviable combination of urban amenities and rural natural beauty offers an excellent quality of life for the people that live here. Nova Scotia offers the medical professional opportunities found in larger cities while maintaining a worklife balance in livable walkable and affordable communities.
For more details on living and practicing in Yarmouth please watch South West Nova Dalhousie FM Residency and Edge of Everywhere videos and visit Town of Yarmouth and Yarmouth and Acadian Shores.
Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life professional development and community involvement. Thats what makes practicing medicine in Nova Scotia unique. Physicians are increasingly attracted to practices that offer teambased 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 selfidentify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
