Family Medicine Inpatient Care - Liverpool

Nova Scotia Healthcare System•Liverpool, NS

4h•CA$10,000 - CA$12,000•Onsite

About The Position

Queens General Hospital (QGH) in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, has an opportunity for a family medicine physician to join our Hospitalist Service to provide inpatient care one to two weeks per month. Eligible candidates will possess or be eligible for full or restricted licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and have active memberships with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA). As a family physician, we know your skills are in high demand - but we are confident a look around our community and hospital will show them to be worthy venues for you to employ them. 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).

Requirements

Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
Active membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
Active membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Responsibilities

Coordinate patient care and lead a multidisciplinary inpatient team
Participate in twice-weekly team rounds and other quality improvement and evaluation activities
Manage the medical needs of 20-26 inpatients throughout their respective hospitalizations (on average, this will make for around an eight-hour shift per day)
Facilitate patient transfers to facilities with higher levels of care if medically indicated
Coordinate appropriate community-based care upon discharge, if necessary
Adhere to all bylaws, rules, and regulations set out by the Nova Scotia Health Authority
Be available for overnight calls from nursing staff caring for inpatients under your care
Call may be taken from the physician’s residence
Expected response time from notification to arrival on site is twenty minutes
The vast majority of calls do not require in-person intervention; however, the physician must be available if a patient’s presentation makes it necessary
Depending on roster size and acuity, it is quite common to receive no calls overnight