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St Martha's Regional Hospital (SMRH), inn Antigonish, NS, is seeking a half-time pediatrician to provide coverage Starting on January 1st, 2027.
St Martha's is the regional acute care facility serving residents of Antigonish, Guysborough, and Strait-Richmond Counties. SMRH offers a wide range of primary and secondary services through inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services and programs. The emergency department is staffed by family medicine physicians with emergency medicine certification as well as Emergency Medicine specialists.
The women and children’s unit has 3 pediatric inpatient beds and receives delivery of 350+ newborns per year. Maternity services are provided by community midwives, family physicians and obstetricians to whom pediatrics provides a consultative service.
Pediatrics is supported by our on site laboratory, diagnostic imaging and colleagues in many specialties with access to our tertiary care colleagues in all pediatric subspecialties at the IWK in Halifax.
Duties include providing consultative pediatric care for a wide variety of issues referred from primary care and the emergency departments in our catchment area (Eastern zone) and providing call for pediatrics and obstetric/newborn care.
The physician will work with a group of 4 other pediatricians in a private office space adjacent to the hospital premises. They will have the support of the administrative staff in the office and will contribute to the very reasonable overhead cost. The individual will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority as part of the in-hospital care provided.
Community Details
The Town of Antigonish is a family-friendly, creative, university community where the hospital is an easy walk or cycle away from the town centre. The commute to work can be so easy, with minimal traffic and no congestion. The County of Antigonish, surrounding the town, boasts spectacular natural beauty, and also has a wide range of affordable housing. An agricultural base results in a wonderful farmers' market and easy access to local foods, while fishers offer their catch at several wharves and community locations.
In winter you can easily ski or snowshoe on local trails or at the golf course, with groomed trails. Indoor community recreational sports, including hockey, curling, skating, volleyball, and racquet sports (yes, we have pickleball!) are also available. There are three ice surfaces and two artificial turf fields in town. In summer, swimming, kayaking, and sailing in the Northumberland Strait, the mildest ocean water north of Washington, DC, is irresistible! A university-based rowing club on a local lake offers community lessons. There are numerous local public beaches and swimming holes, spectacular hiking trails, an 18-hole golf course, a boating club, great fishing spots, tennis courts, cycling on little-trafficked back roads and a racetrack. There is hiking, nordic skiing, swimming, mountain biking and disc golf on Keppoch Mountain.
You'll also find a wide range of fitness and sports programs for all ages, often mentored by local university athletes and coaches. In addition to traditional gyms, CrossFit has a vibrant community, and there are private fitness studios available. The local St. Francis Xavier University has superb recreational facilities, with a gym, rinks, a track, courts, and a 25 metre pool, all within the town. St. FX also hosts an impressive lineup of guest speakers, films, arts, music, and theatre events throughout the year, all open to the community. Antigonish boasts a vibrant arts and culture community where theatre, documentary films, concerts, readings, lecture, visual arts, and arts fairs, abounds. There is ample opportunity to participate, with community choirs and community theatre productions. This strong creative community has partnered with folks in health care and education to create the first community-based arts-health initiative in Canada. An award-winning library serves as a flourishing community gathering space. There is always lots going on in our well-engaged community - the challenge is deciding where to be!
Excellent public schools, French-language schools and Acadian, Mi'kmaw and African Nova Scotia communities are in or near town. Antigonish's growing community of newcomers is bringing welcome diversity to a historically Scottish region, contributing to a burgeoning celebration of ethnic culture and food. Antigonish is home to the famous "Peace by Chocolate", owned by a family of Syrian entrepreneurs and peace ambassadors. Day and residential programs integrate individuals with diverse abilities into community activities through L'Arche Antigonish. Two new retirement residences have recently opened. A wide range of service organizations and activist coalitions will welcome you as a volunteer. Halifax, Cape Breton, New Brunswick, PEI, and numerous festivals are accessible for weekend or day trips. The Halifax Stanfield International Airport is a 1-hour, 45-minute drive away.
To learn more about St. Martha's Regional Hospital view the video below from the staff and physicians who work at St. Martha's:
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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