Family Medicine - Weymouth

Weymouth Medical Centre is seeking a part-time family physician to work in a fully equipped clinic, including a computer system. There is an opportunity, approximately 20 minutes east, to be part of a collaborative family practice team (physicians, nurse practitioners, family practice nurse, licensed practical nurse and diabetes centre team) at the Digby & Area Health Services Centre which is located next door to the Digby General Hospital.

If interested, opportunities in supporting inpatient coverage and emergency department coverage would be available at Digby General Hospital.

• 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 (new primary care providers)
• 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 when required and emergency opportunities if interested
• 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
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations
• Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements

• permanent, part time available

• Remuneration type is either
  Longitudinal Family Medicine payment model
  or a Fee for Service paymentmodel.

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!

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• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia(CPSNS)
• All family physicians must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada(CFPC)
• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association(CMPA)

The historic Village of Weymouthis near St. Mary’s Bay, on the border between the Municipality of the County of Digby and the French Acadian Municipality of Clare with its rich Acadian Culture. Schools provide access to an English, French or Bilingual education. The Université Sainte-Anneis 15 minutes away which offers amenities to the public.

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.

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