Emergency Physician - Glace Bay

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. The Glace Bay General Hospital is seeking emergency physicians. Glace Bay Hospital (GBH) is an acute care facility that serves Glace Bay and surrounding areas. It is one of the community hospitals that operate as part of a four-hospital complex that includes New Waterford Consolidated, Northside General, and the Cape Breton Regional hospitals. Located in Glace Bay , GBH provides inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care. It has 44 acute care beds and 18 long-term care beds house in the facility’s transitional care unit. As a community hospital, individuals benefit from all over Cape Breton Island. Responsibilities provide call coverage consult and refer to other medical practitioners’ act as a patient advocate prescribe and administer medications, treatments, inoculations, and vaccinations Expected Hours physician's choice: part-time, full-time, locum Remuneration Physician Agreement | Doctors Nova Scotia Incentives Nova Scotia Health offers a variety of incentives designed to relieve some of the pressure, cost, and difficulty that comes with relocation. View Incentive Details Here 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! Visit www.doctorsns.com for more information. all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS) all family physician 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) all applicants must have a current PALS Certification all applicants must have a current ATLS Certification all applicants must have a current ACLS Certification Community Details Glace Bay , located on Cape Breton Island, is one of the communities in the Eastern Zone. Kitchen parties are a way of life in this quaint and historic mining town. Glace Bay has a population of around 20,000 people at all stages of life, including physicians and their families: see for yourself, here ! There are several elementary schools, a middle school, and a highschool to accommodate growing families. Here, you will join a community-oriented group of friendly, vibrant people who take part in local gatherings and festivals to celebrate their history and region.Within Glace Bay are amenities like grocery stores, a local and gym facility, and local and national restaurants. Just 25 minutes away from Sydney, the region’s urban centre and location of Cape Breton Regional Hospital, you are never far away from exactly what you need. In Cape Breton, you are also never far from unreal beauty to hike, swim, cycle, or golf. Parks, hiking trails, and the view of lifetime is around every corner. In addition, the region remains young and vibrant thanks to nearby Cape Breton University , located 15 minutes away from Glace Bay. 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.