Family Medicine - Canning

• Expected
  
  Hours:
  
  Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Zone:
  Western Zone
• Specialization:
  Family Practice
• Type of Remuneration:
  Longitudinal Family Medicine
• Incentive Programs Available:
  Yes

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and qua ternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Canning Medical Clinic is a welcoming family medicine practice seeking a full scope family physician to join their family practice network team and offering an excellent opportunity within a supportive community setting. The clinic features two fully equipped exam rooms and operates as an NSH turnkey practice, providing a physician with a streamlined transition and reduced administrative burden. The practice is supported by a dedicated Family Practice Nurse (80%) who assists with patient care and chronic disease management, helping to foster a collaborative team environment.

The clinic uses a shared Med Access EMR, allowing for efficient workflow, documentation, and continuity of patient care.

Join Nova Scotia's thriving healthcare ecosystem, where your expertise is valued and your contributions drive innovative, compassionate care for generations to come.

Responsibilities

• 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
• build to capacity within the first two years
• operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of 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

Nova Scotia Health offers a variety of incentives designed to relieve some of the pressure, cost, and difficulty that comes with relocation.

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package including health and dental, EMR grants, funded locum coverage, CME funding, parental leave, physician advisors and more!

The Village of Canning offers historic charm and modern conveniences within a welcoming community atmosphere. Canning offers a variety of unique amenities including gastro pub dining, boutiques, coffeehouse, summer-time cafe/gallery, and award-winning butcher shop. A local winery, Blomidon Estate, is nestled nearby on the shores of the Minas Basin as well as The Ross Creek Centre for the Arts on the North Mountain.

It is located near breathtaking, unique destinationssuch asThe Bay of Fundy (one of North America’s Seven Wonders), Blomidon Provincial Park, Kingsport beach,Houstonbeach, The Look Off, Scots Bay, Cape Split, and more. Canning is home to some very talented and renowned artists/artisans and offers lots of places to explore, play, and have fun!

Practicing in Nova Scotia

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.

Building a Diverse Workforce

The Physician Recruitment Team at Nova Scotia Health lives and works in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion and truth and reconciliation, and we are working to support medical communities that are reflective of and responsive to the diverse populations they serve in Nova Scotia. We welcome physicians from diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us in building healthier, more equitable communities across the province.