Family Medicine - Dalhousie Family Medicine, Spryfield (Locum)

Date: Apr 13, 2024

Location: Spryfield, NS, CA, B3H 0A1

Company: Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health

Requisition ID: 158261 

Opportunity Type: Locum 

Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 - 300,000 

Type of Remuneration: Other 

Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs:  

For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca

About This Opportunity

Dalhousie Family Medicine (DFM) has a locum opportunity for up to 7 half day sessions per week at the DFM Spryfield Clinic starting in July. This locum opportunity is for one year. The incoming physician will be supervising learners in the clinic as well as providing direct patient care. This opportunity includes participating in an on-call roster covering evenings and weekends. DFM is fully integrated on the Med-Access EMR. Payment is through sessional funding and there are no overhead costs.  

Candidates must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and must be certified or be eligible for certification by Canadian College of Family Physicians. Teaching experience is an asset.

Contact: Dr. Joanna Zed, Joanna.Zed@dal.ca or Sandra Chow, Sandra.Chow@nshealth.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

Part-time 0.7 FTE

Qualifications

Community Details

Halifax, the largest urban area in Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia's capital city, sits in the center of Nova Scotia's east coast and is an important seaport that looks out over one of the world's largest natural harbours.

Halifax is a perfect paradox. We are where land meets sea, old meets new, urban meets rural, and traditional meets trendy. We balance a relaxing pace with modern urban amenities and affordability with world class-experiences. We value our strong historical ties but drive to shake up the norm. This perfect balance makes Halifax one of the best places in the world to visit, no matter what a visitor is looking for: see for yourself in this video!

Nature lovers will find sandy beaches, beautiful gardens, hiking, birding, and beachcombing. Urbanites can enjoy the symphony, live theatre, art galleries, and museums, along with a lively nightlife that includes brewpubs and a great culinary scene. 

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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