[Hiring] Family Medicine @Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Role Description

VirtualCareNS is a virtual primary care clinic operated by Nova Scotia Health, in partnership with the Department of Health and Wellness. VirtualCareNS provides access to primary care for Nova Scotians on the Need a Family Practice Registry, based on date of registration, starting with those who live in the Northern and Western Zones.

Following a robust vendor selection process, Nova Scotia Health has partnered with Maple to provide the technology for this program. The primary care providers participating in this program are located and practicing in Nova Scotia. The program is intended to add to and not replace current family practice hours. It is expected that participating physicians continue their active family practice hours without any interruption to patient access.

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 health care.
• Operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority.
• 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.

Expected Hours

• Flexible hours, hours of operation are 8am-8pm.
• Part-time, hours based on scheduled shifts.

Incentives

Nova Scotia Health offers a variety of incentives designed to relieve some of the pressure, cost, and difficulty that comes with relocation.

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Benefits

• 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!

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).
• Ability to maintain current level of commitment to all family medicine activities without interrupting patient access or scheduling.
• Several years of practical experience in comprehensive family medicine.
• A high degree of comfort working in a virtual environment.
• Physician must be located in Nova Scotia.