Company Description

Strait Richmond Hospital is seeking a Hospitalist to join their group. Strait Richmond Hospital serves the health care needs of the residents of communities in Richmond County and the southern portion of Inverness County.

The facility includes 20 acute care beds and 11 long-term care beds, providing both short-term and continuing care options. The long-term care beds are covered by a Nurse Practitioner Monday to Friday 8am-4pm.

Each Hospitalist is expected to be on-site daily at times that align with the timing of daily bed management decisions by other hospital management staff and as needed to meet patient needs. They may perform other work outside of the Community Hospital model (e.g. office-based, ED coverage, etc.)

The site also houses a number of other interdisciplinary services:

• community based rehabilitation centre
• diabetes education
• diagnostic imaging
• dietitian
• emergency department
• foot care clinic
• hemodialysis
• laboratory services
• mental health & addictions services
• occupational therapy
• palliative care
• physiotherapy
• social work

The facility also has a number of visiting specialists:

• cardiology
• nephrology
• ophthalmology
• palliative care

The two regional referral centres for the area include Cape Breton Regional Hospital (Sydney – 1 hour 30 minutes) and St. Martha's Regional Hospital (Antigonish – 45 min) LifeFlight operates in Nova Scotia to support patient transport. Mobile SIM for in situ training with ED team and Inter Professional Practice teams.

Job Description

Remuneration

Strait-Richmond has 1.7 lines of inpatient beds for a daily stipend of $2634.48 / day.  Half-line coverage is available. (The daily rate for a full Community Hospitalist line (1.0) is $1,545.56 /line / day)

Regular Facility On-Call at $350 weekdays and $500 on weekends and holidays. Fee-For-Service when called back.

Duties:

• be accountable for management of your panel of hospitalist patients
• provide care and coordination of community-based care, and secondary and tertiary level heath care
• operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority 
• participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
• The standard work week is 7 days on, 7 days off - open to discuss alternative scheduling such as weekend coverage, evening/overnight shifts, partial weeks, etc.
• 8 am - 5 pm daily, 7 days a week for the week you are scheduled

Qualifications

• Training as a Family Physician or Hospitalist preferred
• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
•  All family physicians must have membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• All specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
•  membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Additional Information

Community

The community of Evanston is located in Richmond County, on the southern coast of scenic Cape Breton Island. Affordable housing, safe, welcoming, family-oriented, close-knit communities. Amazing ocean views, easy access to beaches, hiking trails, and an array of outdoor activities and community recreation and cultural facilities make Evanston a great place to have a rewarding career and lifestyle!  Located 2.5hrs from Halifax International Airport, 1.5 hrs from Sydney Regional Airport, 2 hrs from Newfoundland Ferry Terminal. Full-service grocery, retail, banking services. Reliable highspeed internet and cellular coverage. Great schools and close to two universities and college campuses. 

Community and family support is available for pre-arrival and ongoing settlement and integration via the Community Healthcare Navigator.

With ocean views, easy access to beaches, hiking trails, and an array of outdoor activities, recreational facilities and cultural offerings the area is a great place to have a rewarding career and lifestyle! To learn more about what it's like to work as a physician here, visit the links below.

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Home - Richmond County, 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.  

Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Aboriginal People, African Nova Scotians, Persons with Disabilities and Recent Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.

Closing Date: 2027-01-01