Locum - Hospitalist - Shelburne

• Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Zone: Western Zone
• Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate
• Incentive Programs Available: No

Company Description

Roseway Hospital (RH) provides health care services to approximately 15,000 Shelburne County residents including inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care as well as primary, ambulatory, and emergency care.

Located in Shelburne, RH has 19 inpatient beds and works closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax. Shelburne County also has a new collaborative practice clinic that provides the opportunity to mentor medical residents enrolled in the Dalhousie Family Medicine Program.

RH provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs:

• Barrington clinic
• stroke clinic

Services:

• audiology
• cardiac care
• internal medicine
• laboratory services (Lockeport)
• outpatient mental health and addiction services
• nutrition and diabetes counseling
• obstetrics & gynecology
• physiotherapy
• plastic surgery
• recreation therapy
• surgery unit

Job Description

Roseway Hospital is seeking Physicians to provide Locum coverage during a period of active recruitment.

Compensation is provided by the service, and locum physicians are eligible to access the travel elements of the program, including reimbursement for kilometrage (within the Atlantic provinces), per diems, accommodations (up to $300 per night), and airfare (up to $1,500), along with travel time up to 10 hours per week. Licensing fees for CPSNS are covered, and locum physicians may claim facility on call fees under specific conditions.

Conveniently located an hour from Yarmouth and two hours from Halifax, Shelburne is a unique rural community.

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.

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