Locum Emergency Physician, Strait Richmond Hospital
Date: Mar 22, 2024
Location: Evanston, NS, CA, B0E 1J0
Company: Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
Requisition ID: 114064
Opportunity Type: Locum
Estimated Annual Salary: 300,000 - 350,000
Type of Remuneration: Hourly Rate
Other Incentives: Provincial Locum Program
About This Opportunity
Strait Richmond Hospital (SRH) has locum opportunities available for emergency medicine physicians. SRH serves the health care needs of the residents of communities in Richmond County and the southern portion of Inverness County. The facility has 15 medicine beds and five restorative care beds that provides inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care. The two regional referral centres for the area include Cape Breton Regional Hospital (located in Sydney – approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from SRH) and St. Martha's Regional Hospital (located in Antigonish – approximately 1 hour from SRH).
The site also houses a number of other interdisciplinary services:
- community based rehabilitation centre
- diabetes education
- diagnostic imaging
- dietitian
- emergency department
- foot care clinic
- hemodialysis
- laboratory services
- mental health & addictions services
- occupational therapy
- palliative care
- physiotherapy
- social work
The facility also has a number of visiting specialists:
- cardiology
- nephrology
- ophthalmology
- palliative care
Responsibilities
- Duties include full scope of practice as an emergency physician providing care to patients within the eastern zone and participating in call.
- The physician will be responsible to the Zone Department Head for Emergency Medicine for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice, and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
Expected Hours
- locum shifts available (typically 24-hour shifts; 12-hour shifts optional)
Qualifications
- eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- family physicians must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
- ATLS, ACLS, PALS and advanced Airway training are required
Community Details
The community of Evanston is located in Richmond County, on the southern coast of scenic Cape Breton Island. Affordable housing, ocean views, easy access to beaches, hiking trails, and an array of outdoor activities make Evanston a great place to have a rewarding career and lifestyle! To learn more about what it's like to work as a physician here, visit:
Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That's 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.
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