Family Medicine - Liverpool

• ensure the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness
• be accountable for appropriate workload and practice
• continuum of patient care with health care providers within your practice and/or community
• provide care and coordination of community-based care, secondary and tertiary level heath care
• a new primary care provider is expected to build to capacity within the first two years
• operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Nova Scotia Health Authority
• work toward same day or next day access for the practice population
• work in collaboration with other team members in the practice to best suit the community’s health needs
• work with other providers to provide after-hours access and emergency coverage when required
• participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
• utilize an electronic medical record (EMR) and record all relevant patient details in a provincially approved EMR which is accessible to all collaborating team members
• emergency department coverage would be a great benefit to the community.

Expected Hours

• full-time
• locum, if desired

Qualifications

• all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the (CPSNS)
• all family physicians must be eligible for certification with the (CFPC)
• membership with the (CMPA)
• (ACLS)
• (BCLS)
• (PALS)
• emergency department experience is an asset
• College of Family Physicians of Canada ER certification would be considered an asset.