Family Medicine - Amherst
Family Medicine - Amherst
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Job Description
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHCC) opened to patients in 2002. It provides high-quality efficient care to residents of Amherst and surrounding areas as well as specialty services for residents of Cumberland County. Located in Upper Nappan just on the outskirts of Amherst CRHCC offers a wide range of programs and services including primary and secondary services through in-patient outpatient and satellites:
Services
- ambulatory care
- anesthesiology
- cancer and supportive care
- cardiac respiratory services
- chronic pain services
- diabetes education services
- diagnostic imaging
- dietary and nutrition services
- emergency medicine
- general medicine
- intensive care unit
- internal medicine
- laboratory services
- medical and surgical unit
- mental health and addiction services
- obstetrics and gynecology
- occupational therapy
- otolaryngology
- palliative care
- physiotherapy
- volunteer services
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Examine patients and take their histories order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures;
- Advise patients on health care health promotion and disease prevention
- Consultation and referral to other medical practitioners
- Act as a patients advocate
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments inoculations and vaccinations
- Report births deaths contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements
Expected Hours
- full-time
- part time
- flexible
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
The Town of Amherst is located at the northeast end of the Cumberland Basin an arm of the Bay of Fundy. Known as the gateway to Nova Scotias culture and heritage Amherst is the second largest small town in Nova Scotia and is known for its vibrant and active community.
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.
Amherst Health Care Recruitment
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 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.
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 self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Employment Type
Full-time
