Requisition ID: 34826
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 - 300,000
Type of Remuneration: APP- Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca
About This Opportunity
Springhill Collaborative Emergency Centre (CEC) is seeking a family physician to join their team that consists of family physicians, nurse practitioners, and administrative support staff to provide primary and urgent care in a variety of settings such as:
- long term care
- restorative care
- in-home care
- Springhill High School
Responsibilities
- ensure delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to practice patients of all ages and stages of health or illness
- provide a full scope of services
- shadow billable and non-shadow billable
- support the CEC practice by building up patient capacity
- participate in community health promotion, disease prevention, acute episodic care, and continuing care of chronic conditions
Expected Hours
- full-time, part-time
- 37.5 hours per week
- 46 week per year
- emergency department one day per week and one week per month
Community Details
Springhill is a community located in central Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2015 the Town of Springhill amalgamated into the Municipality of the County of Cumberland. Located in the Cobequid Mountains, Springhill's breathtaking landscape is appreciated by all those who visit and live there. Only a two hour car ride from Halifax and approximately 45 minutes from Moncton, New Brunswick, Springhill is conveniently accessible to larger centres. Its storied history, beautiful beaches, and range of recreational activities like golf and fishing make Springhill the perfect place to live and practice.
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 (NSH) 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.
