Family Medicine - North Preston Community Health and Wellness Centre (0.5 FTE)

Company Description

This clinic is seeking a 0.5 FTE (approx. 2.5 days a week) physician to join its team.  This is a multi-disciplinary group that includes one Nurse Practitioner, one Family Practice Nurse, two other Physicians, a Pediatrician, Admins, one Social Worker, and one Dietician. The practice has full coverage in place within my practice or practice group within the community for planned or unplanned absences. The practice offers limited or some urgent or same day access.  Wait times are generally 2-3 weeks. This practice does not participate in any after hours care. Accuro is the EMR in use, and the practice utilizes full IT support (i.e. booking patients, emails to patients, etc).

Payment is through the Longitudinal Family Medicine model (LFM).

Job Description

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

• This position is 0.5 FTE (approx 2.5 days a week)

Qualifications

• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• All family physicians must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Additional Information

Community Details

Sub-rural community is made up of predominately people of African Nova Scotian Descent. Community is on a bus route. Has access to limited resources such as grocery stores, work, jobs etc. Community has a relatively large older population with many seniors.

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.