Family Medicine - Liverpool

Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health•Mount Pleasant, NS

32d•Onsite

About The Position

Queens Family Health is seeking a full-time family physician to join their collaborative team consisting of four family physicians, three family practice nurses, one nurse practitioner, one pharmacist and one social worker. The successful candidate will provide office-based comprehensive primary care, with the option to include in-hospital care, emergency department shifts Queens General Hospital (QGH), or nursing home care in their practice. In this clinic, all team members work collaboratively to provide patient care, and hold regular team meetings. The clinic also operates a walk-in service for patients in the community of which the incoming physician is welcome to be part of the rotation. The successful candidate may also participate in teaching through the family medicine residency program based in Liverpool. QGH opened its doors to patients in 1949. In 2014, a $16 million modernization of the hospital was complete including the creation of a collaborative health care centre. This upgrade was funded by Queens General Hospital Foundation, community fundraising campaign Keeping Us Strong, Queens Municipality, and the Government of Nova Scotia. Located in Liverpool, QGH is a 22-bed acute care community hospital that offers inpatient, outpatient, and community-based services and programs. Services include: asthma clinic, diabetes education, dialysis unit (satellite QEII renal program), family medicine, geriatrics and pediatrics, psychiatry, addiction services, ambulatory care, cancer care and support services, cardiac and respiratory services, diagnostic imaging (EKG), dialysis, endoscopy, emergency medicine, gastroenterology, internal medicine, medical and surgical unit, mental health and addiction services, ostomy and wound care, palliative care, rehabilitation services. In addition, the successful candidate may also participate in teaching medical students and family practice residents from Dalhousie Medical School.

Requirements

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)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Nice To Haves

emergency department experience is an asset
College of Family Physicians of Canada ER certification would be considered an asset.

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
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.