Family Medicine - Tantallon Community Medical Clinic

Company Description

About This Opportunity

The Tantallon Community Medical Clinic is seeking a physician to join its team of 7 GPs, 2 Family Practice Nurses, and other specialists (including urology). This is a highly collaborative practice located in a beautiful community. Option to do minor procedures is available in the clinic, which also has 3 front office staff and an excellent office manager. Billing support is available at this clinic. Overhead at this clinic is competitive at 20%. You can learn more about the clinic by visiting their website here: Welcome | Tantallon Community Medical Clinic (tantalloncmc.com)

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

Full or part time 

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)

Additional Information

Community Details

Tantallon is a beautiful oceanside community about 30 minutes outside downtown Halifax. This area has lovely shops, strip malls, a library, and many more amenities. There are beautiful beaches nearby.

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.