Family Medicine Spryfield Ravines

The Spryfield Ravines Clinic located at 205 Herring Cove Road is seeking a family physician to join its collaborative team of eight physicians one nurse practitioner and two family practice nurses. The incoming provider will assume the panel of a recently retired physician and deliver comprehensive primary care to a diverse patient population including individuals with chronic disease mental health concerns and addiction comorbidities.

This position offers independence strong clinical support and opportunities for teaching collaboration and procedural medicine within a highly supported practice environment.
 

Highlights

• Collaborative Team Model: Weekly physician meetings shared clinical discussions and supportive interdisciplinary environment.
• Duty Clinic Rotation Only: No call schedule; physicians participate in a weekday duty clinic for one hour on a rotational basis.
• Strong Operational Support:
  • Director of Clinical Operations available weekly or as needed
  • Longstanding administrative staff
  • Dedicated billing coordinator with weekly submission and biweekly physician pay
• Clinical Infrastructure:
  • Fully equipped procedure room
  • Autoclave and sterilization systems
  • Ability to order additional equipment as required
  • Access to dermatologist and community specialists
• EMR: TELUS Med Access across all Ravines Medical Group clinics.
• Teaching Opportunities: Family medicine residents and medical students regularly placed at the clinic.
• Independent Contractor Model: Full autonomy over schedule and clinical scope.

Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive family medicine services to an existing panel including assuming patients from a recently retired provider.
• Deliver care across a broad range of primary care needs
• Participate in the clinics weekday duty clinic rotation (one hour per day) serving patients attached to the practice.

Collaborative & Professional Engagement

• Participate in weekly physician meetings to discuss patient care and complex cases.
• Option to contribute to the clinics teaching environment by supervising family medicine residents and medical students (if interested).
• Option to participate in CME and professional development opportunities with the physician team. 

Qualifications :

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

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time