About This Opportunity
Located in the beautiful suburban community of Bedford, ScotiaMed Family Medicine and Walk In Clinic opened in , the first clinic of it’s kind in the community.
The clinic provides family practice, urgent medical patient centered care and blood collection services by a friendly and professional staff in a convenient location that is wheelchair assessable and offers ample free parking.
Our pride in our community where we live and work is evident in our ongoing sponsorship for various youth sports as well as our participation in high school co-op placement programs.
Here are some highlights about this collaborative clinic :
- Two full time physicians on staff
- A 0.5 Family Practice Nurse
- 7 day a week walk-in clinic
- Excellent front office staff, including an office manager
- Based in a community of approx. 30, residents
- A well stocked procedure room for minor surgeries
- Medical education opportunities
- Competitive overhead with option for fixed or percentage
- Clinic owned and operated by two emergency room physicians
- Accuro EMR
- Billing done by clinic staff
This clinic is seeking a full time physician to join its team.
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
- work with other providers to provide after-hours access and emergency coverage when required
- 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
- build to capacity within the first two years
- operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority
- work in collaboration with other team members in the practice to best suit the community’s health needs
- 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
Full-time or part-time
Qualifications
- all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- all specialists must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)