Locum - Hospitalist - Liverpool

Overview

• Expected
  
  Hours:
  
  Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Estimated Annual Salary:
  To Be Determined
• Zone:
  Western Zone
• Type of Remuneration:
  Other
• Incentive Programs Available:
  No

Our Hospital Queens General Hospital, in operation since 1949, is a 22-bed acute care community hospital offering non-ICU level inpatient care and a full-service Emergency Department. In 2014 the facility underwent a massive transformative renovation which modernized existing spaces and created new space for a Collaborative Care wing and the Queens Family Health Primary Care Clinic. Among the most modern community hospitals in Nova Scotia, QGH is the pride of Queens County – a point illustrated by the fact that 90% of the funding for the 2014 renovation was raised locally.

Our physician team feels a significant degree of responsibility for the facility and our team dynamic. We are a close-knit team that works diligently to nurture the supportive and welcoming culture we have created over time. If you need help here, you’ll get help—we are committed to each other. The entire medical community here values a team-based approach to medicine that spans roles and specialties, and the combination of that teamwork and our modernized facilities makes it possible for us to keep our friends and neighbors in our community with emphasis on avoiding transfer wherever possible.

Among the more common presentations on our medical floor are: COPD and heart failure exacerbations;
Stable myocardial infarction awaiting catheterization;
End-of-life/palliative care;
Decompensated cirrhosis;
Post-surgical rehabilitation;
Behavioral and psychosocial symptoms of dementia;
Sepsis;
Delirium. To assist in meeting these needs, physicians at QGH have access to a number of visiting consulting services and auxiliary medical team members, including but not limited to:
General Internal Medicine, Cardiology, General Surgery, Gynecology, Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Discharge Planning, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacist, Nutrition/Dietician, Diabetes Education, Recreational Therapy, Respiratory Therapy (on-site twice weekly), Wound Care Team (on-site weekly), Social Work (on-site weekly).

Queens General Hospital is seeking a hospitalist to provide locum coverage during a period of active recruitment.

Compensation is provided by the service, and locum physicians are eligible to access the travel elements of the program, including reimbursement for kilometrage, per diems, accommodations (up to $300 per night), and airfare (up to $1,500), along with travel time up to 10 hours per week. Licensing fees for CPSNS are covered.

An eighty-minute drive southwest from Halifax, Liverpool is quintessential small-town Canada. On one side of the picturesque Mersey River, you’ll find lots of functional amenities, including direct highway access, two large grocery stores, retail storefronts, and the Queens Place Emera Centre, which features a full-size ice rink, fitness centre, and outdoor recreation space boasting a state-of-the-art, professionally designed skate park, splash pad, accessible playground and more (with a new outdoor pool currently under construction).

However, you’ll find Liverpool’s true charm as you cross its iconic blue bridge spanning the Mersey and enter the walkable historic downtown. A quiet throwback to a simpler time, it boasts a locally-owned bakery, coffee shop, café, pub, craft brewery, boutique shops, salons, two pharmacies, two pizzerias, a florist, museums, and the crown jewel of our downtown:
The historic Astor Theatre, where you’ll find year-round offerings of live music, theatrical performances, film festivals, and much more. In addition to all of this, venturing just…