Locum - Obstetrics/Gynecology - Amherst

About This Opportunity

Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre is seeking LOCUM generalist obstetrician/gynecologist to support their team. The threeperson group provides full spectrum OB/GYN practice including routine and high risk prenatal and intrapartum care office and perioperative gynecology including open and minimally invasive surgery and colposcopy.  

The obstetric service delivers approximately 200 babies per year. Oncall is 1:3. The group works collegially with Primary Care/Obs physicians who support the service. MaternalFetal Medicine and NICU services are available at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax.

Locum physicians provide coverage for specialists. Compensation includes a minimum daily income guarantee of $1600 for specialists ($800 for halfday) with additional earnings if shadow billings exceed this amount.

Travel expenses including kilometrage per diems accommodations (up to $300 per night) and airfare (up to $1500) are reimbursed 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.

Qualifications :

• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
• Royal College of Canada certification or equivalent

Home to the Amherst Ramblers a junior hockey league a popular running club and an annual baseball tournament an active lifestyle is present in everyday life. Walk run cycle snowshoe or ski along Amhersts picturesque 1.25 km marshside trail! No matter the season there is something in Amherst for everyone. 

In addition to sport recreation activities Amherst has an abundance of heritage centres that promote the tourism and business sector. With dozens of independent boutiques services restaurants and chain stores youll find all you need here. We are a central hub in close proximity to. Were just a two hour drive from Halifax 90 minutes from Stanfield International Airport an hour from Prince Edward Island and 40 minutes from Moncton New Brunswick.

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.