Company Description

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Job Description

Inverness Consolidated Memorial is seeking locum physicians while we actively recruit for permanent placements. Our physician team is proud to operate our Emergency Room 24/7 year-round. With full time access to lab and X-ray services, including CT scanner, we provide a vital source of emergency care to Western Cape Breton. At present, shifts are 12-hour solo coverage and are compensated hourly. 

We are looking into adding a double-coverage option for peak hours and we are keen to support physicians new to emergency medicine to enhance your skills and comfort in this exciting and vital area of rural health care.

Responsibilities

• delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness
• Provide leadership in the stabilization of  critically ill patients
• Appropriately assess and manage the full spectrum of emergency medicine presentations from injury to unexpected and undifferentiated medical and surgical illness in all ages, to mental health emergencies
• Provide care and coordination of community-based care, and secondary and tertiary level health care. 
• Operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority. 
• 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

Remuneration

• generous hourly rate
• accommodations up to $300 per night 
• travel expenses (including air fare up to $1,500)
• travel time up to 10 hours per week
• licensing fees for College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSNS)

Qualifications

• 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)

Additional Information

Clinic Details 

Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital is a community hospital that serves the communities of Inverness and surrounding areas. The hospital’s Community Health Centre provides a space where services, programs, and physicians’ offices are all under one roof. It has been helping to keep healthcare personal and local since its construction in 1977. The facility is equipped to support Dalhousie Family Medicine Residents with their own clinical spaces in a bright, spacious, supportive environment. There is a 72-bed nursing facility attached to the hospital that is part of the physician coverage. 

Community Details

Nestled along the scenic Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island, overlooking the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Inverness is a small town that offers a distinctive blend of coastal charm and cultural richness. Inverness has gained international acclaim for Cabot Links, a world-class golf course. Living in Inverness means being surrounded by breathtaking ocean views, with the rugged coastline and sandy beaches creating a postcard-perfect backdrop for daily life.  

Practicing in 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. 

Building a Diverse Workforce

The Physician Recruitment Team at Nova Scotia Health lives and works in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion, and truth and reconciliation, and we are working to support medical communities that are reflective of and responsive to the diverse populations they serve in Nova Scotia. We welcome physicians from diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us in building healthier, more equitable communities across the province.