Locum Family Medicine - Halifax
Date: Mar 19, 2023
Location: Halifax, NS, CA, B3H 0A1
Company: Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
Requisition ID: 129285
Opportunity Type: Locum
Type of Remuneration: FFS - Fee For Service
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca
About This Opportunity
Locum position available in Family Medicine for 3-4 weeks July and early August 2022.
Come work in a bright, pleasant clinic in the Halifax Professional Centre, shared with another family physician colleague and smoothly run by a capable administrator.
General family practice serving a lovely mix of patients of all ages; use of MedAccess EMR with updated patient profiles; flexible hours, no on-call/ after-hours duties
Responsibilities
- Duties include full scope of practice as a family physician providing care to patients within the central zone.
- The physician will be responsible to the Zone Department Head of Family Practice for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice, and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
Expected Hours
Minimum 20 hours per week, clinic bookings in exchange for competitive overhead split.
Remuneration is fee for service; 20 hours minimum patient bookings in exchange for only 20% billings charged towards overhead.
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)
- membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
Community Details
Halifax Professional Centre is a central, accessible, well-maintained building; Halifax offers unbeatable outdoor recreation opportunities and a wonderful variety of restaurants (with patios)! Leave work and be on the waterfront in 10 minutes!
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.
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.
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