Family Medicine - Porter's Lake Medical Clinic

About This Opportunity

Porter’s Lake Medical Clinic is currently seeking a full-time Physician, located a short 40 minute drive from Halifax (30 minutes from Dartmouth). This practice offers the opportunity to participate in hospitalist coverage for a 16-bed inpatient unit, Long-term care and a level 4 Emergency Department at the Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital as a part of its Collaborative Emergency Centre model of Care (CEC). The call schedule for the emergency department is currently 1:6.

The position is compensated through the CEC hourly rate, offers competitive overhead, and is eligible for the current DHW incentive program.

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

Full-time 1.0 FTE

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

The largest region in Halifax is predominately known for its outdoor adventure of cycling, kayaking, canoeing, fishing, hiking and camping. In this region is also the picturesque Musquodoboit River, an outdoor enthusiast’s haven. Running through the majority of the area, it is nearly 100 kilometres long, making it an ideal canoeing and kayaking location!

The Musquodoboit Valley has hidden gems waiting to be discovered throughout the region (plus, North America’s largest hummingbird sculpture!).