EOI - Site Specialty Lead – Hospitalist Medicine

Company Description

Job Description

Nova Scotia Health (NSH) is seeking expressions of interest for the role of Site Specialty Lead for Hospitalists at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in the Eastern Zone.

Reporting to the Eastern Zone Department Head of Hospitalist Medicine and the Site Lead at Cape Breton Regional Hospital, the Site Specialty Lead (Hospitalist Medicine) carries overall responsibility for the delivery of hospitalist clinical services at Cape Breton Regional Hospital in collaboration with the Department Head of Family Medicine.

Role Accountabilities

1. Ensures that medical staff of the Department are compliant with the Bylaws and Rules and regulations of the NSH
2. Brings forward issues and perspectives of Department Medical Staff at the applicable site to the Zone Executive Director and/or Zone Department Head for consideration and/or resolution
3. Serves as Physician Lead for Emergency Preparedness activities
4. Assists in managing site overcapacity issues from Department’s perspective by being the point of contact for Department medical staff
5. Ensures service continuity is maintained through Department scheduling practices, including but not limited to establishing an equitable on-call schedule, and approving and managing vacation
6. Liaise with Zone Hospitalist Educational Lead to ensure that sufficient teaching coverage is provided by the CBRH
7. When sufficient coverage not attainable, notify Department Head. Early identification of predictable potential shortages is important, as is prompt notification of unexpected/unpredictable shortages.
8. Chairs, regular department meetings and attends other committee meetings as required, or assigned by the Zone Medical Executive Director or Zone Department Head
9. Participation in the Zone Leadership Council to represent the CBRH perspective during allocation of ZSF funds at the zonal level
10. Organization of regular CBRH hospitalist meetings to allocate ZSF funds at a site level
11. Participates in the monitoring of standards, quality, and utilization of resources of the Department in the zone; including all the necessary reporting and auditing as required
12. Completion of biweekly paysheets, submitted to department head within 24 hours of the end of a paycycle
13. Participates in any clinical services planning for the Department
14. Participates in respectful workplace responsibilities as needed in conjunction with relevant Department Head
15. Participates in recruitment/retention activities for the Department; this includes providing an up-to-date roster of Department medical staff
16. Participates in new hire and onboarding processes as needed in conjunction with the Department Head
17. Participates in Leadership development and shows a commitment to lifelong learning and acquisition and refinement of leadership capabilities
18. Leads the incident review process for the site, in liaison with Quality and Patient Safety representatives, including all required family meetings

Qualifications

• MD licensed in Nova Scotia and privileged with Nova Scotia Health
• Evidence of past and ongoing leadership training.

Additional Information

Community Details

Sydney is a vibrant port city on the edge of the beautiful Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Cape Breton Regional Municipality is the second largest municipality in the province of Nova Scotia.  With a population of approximately 115,000, Cape Breton Island is known for its rich Celtic culture and stunning scenery. You will find an island of magnificent natural beauty yet very modern. We host an array of shops, restaurants, golf courses, entertainment and amenities including an airport, with direct flights to Toronto and Halifax. In addition, the region remains young, diverse and vibrant as it is the home to Cape Breton University, the location for the new medical school opening in 2025!

It is in convenient proximity to all the major attractions on the Island like the world famous Cabot Trail, Fortress of Louisbourg, the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in the beautiful village of Baddeck, and 6 amazing golf courses! 

Music is a large part of our Scottish cultural background. Sydney is surrounded by many smaller communities, each one offering its own uniqueness to an interested person. Here, kitchen parties are a way of life and you’re never too far from the beautiful Highlands that inspired the region’s first immigrants to name the province New Scotland. You will experience the view of a lifetime around every corner, and surround yourself with the friendliest people in every community. Hike, cycle, swim, golf – all in an almost unreal beauty.