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Urgent Treatment Centres offer an alternate level of care for those who do not have a life-threatening medical emergency, but require urgent treatment.
Some examples include:
• Mild abdominal pain
• Simple fractures
• Limb sprains
• Mild muscle strains/sprains
• Mild headaches
• Earaches
• Minor infections
• Skin and eye irritations
• Mild asthma
• Small lacerations
• Mild mental health support
• Minor respiratory issues
Casual shifts available. Please contact Tara Rutherford (Tara.Rutherford@nshealth.ca) to discuss.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
Duties include full scope of practice as a family physician providing care to patients within the central zone in an Urgent Treatment setting. The physician will be responsible to the Zone Department Head for Family Practice for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice, and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority.
Expected Hours
Shifts available. Please contact Tara Rutherford (Tara.Rutherford@nshealth.ca) to discuss.
Community Details
Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital serves a population of approximately 5,000 people between the communities of Dean Settlement, Meaghers Grant, Dutch Settlement and surrounding areas. The Braeside Nursing Home is attached to the hospital.
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.
