Orthopedic Surgeon / Sports Medicine Physician

About This Opportunity

Medicine in Motion Sports Medicine and Arthritis Care Centre is seeking an orthopedic surgeon or family physician with their diploma in sports medicine. This is a multi-disciplinary sports medicine clinic with sports medicine physicians who assess patients with MSK-related problems referred by family physicians in the community. The clinic also has on-site physiotherapy, massage therapy, custom orthotics and footwear fittings, orthopedic bracing and orthopedic footwear. The office has an EMR, is professionally managed and fully furnished. Telephone Dr. Mark Fletcher at (902) 497-5892 or medicineinmotion@ns.aliantzinc.ca.

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 patient’s 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

To be discussed with clinic. 

Qualifications

Eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)

Eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)

Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Community Details

Dartmouth is a great place for getting outside and appreciating its natural beauty on land and water. In addition to its green spaces, the City of Lakes boasts 23 lakes that provide opportunities for kayaking, windsurfing, canoeing and swimming. Lake Banook is a world-class paddling course, where regattas are often held. The city features many parks and walking trails and easy access to the unspoiled coastal beauty of the Eastern Shore.

The urban centre across the harbour from downtown Halifax offers visitors everything from family restaurants, global cuisine, breweries and brewpubs, celtic pubs, and romantic bistros to traditional bakeries and fish & chip shops. On Saturdays, the Alderney Landing Farmers' Market provides marketgoers with an amazing selection of baked goods, ethnic dishes, and more..

Known affectionately as the City of Lakes, Dartmouth sits across the harbour from Halifax, sharing its urban energy and cosmopolitan feel but with a charm all its own: see for yourself, here!

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