Family Medicine Advisor - Reproductive Care Program

Company : IWK Health 

Req ID: 190898 
Closing Date: November 17, 2024 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Family Medicine Advisor (0.2 FTE) for the Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia

The Department of Family Medicine and the Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia (RCP) are seeking a practicing family medicine physician licensed in Nova Scotia to fill the role of Family Medicine Advisor for RCP. Responsibilities include:
• providing leadership and advice on relevant medical/clinical issues in collaboration with the other RCP Medical Advisors,
• facilitating/participating in quality (clinical) review activities within Nova Scotia Health facilities with the RCP Medical Advisors and the RCP team, including preparation of discussion summary presentations and letters,
• collaborating with staff and physicians at IWK Health Centre, the RCP Medical Advisors and the RCP team on specific quality initiatives,
• supporting the Manager and RCP staff in leading committees/working groups and addressing provincial perinatal-newborn issues as they arise.

Note: Regular travel to Nova Scotia hospitals is required (8-10 trips/year). Meetings include weekly RCP Administration/Leadership meetings (virtual), and ad hoc committee/project meetings as required.
Option available for some of the work to be shared/delegated.

We encourage applications from throughout Nova Scotia from family physicians who are engaged in family medicine obstetrical and Newborn care.

Appointment Term: January 1 – December 31, 2025, with opportunity for renewal.

How to Apply

Please respond by e-mail with a CV and a letter of interest to: rcp@iwk.nshealth.ca by November 17, 2024.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.