117642
Posted on June 26, 2024
Open to inquiries
Dates:
From 2024-06-26
Attendance:
Full-time (1 FTE)
Overnight Call:
Mandatory
Date: Jun 14, 2024
Location: Yarmouth, NS, CA, B5A 0A1
Company: Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health
Requisition ID: 117642
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 300,000 - 350,000
Type of Remuneration: APP- Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is seeking a full-time pediatrician to join an existing
service with two other pediatricians and a fully equipped office that is practice ready. An option to share between two 0.5 FTE positions is an option. The successful physician will provide consulting care in both inpatient and outpatient practice settings with possible satellite clinics in Shelburne and Digby. There is also an opportunity to work as a preceptor with medical students and residents in addition to offering their expertise on pediatric care to various committees. There is an affiliation with IWK Children's Hospital in Halifax which provides travelling sub-specialty clinics, telehealth grand rounds, and an air transport program.
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 60,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs:
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Yarmouth is located at the southwestern most tip of Nova Scotia serving a population of approximately 60,000 in three counties. Affordable housing is available on stunning ocean and lake-frontage properties. Yarmouth is the recreational, entertainment and shopping hub of the southwest area. There is so much to enjoy about the Southwestern end of Nova Scotia, including a unique and storied Acadian French history and beaches that take your breath away! Yarmouth is also connected to the United States through an international ferry service that makes cross border adventures possible with ease.
Our enviable combination of urban amenities and rural natural beauty offers an excellent quality of life for the people that live here. Nova Scotia offers the medical professional opportunities found in larger cities while maintaining a work-life balance in livable, walkable, and affordable communities. For more details on living and practicing in Yarmouth, please watch Edge of Everywhere video, and visit Town of Yarmouth and Yarmouth and Acadian Shores.
For more insight into the services provided at Yarmouth Regional Hospital, watch this Video!
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.
See the full job posting here: https://recruitment.nshealth.ca/opportunities/2024-1495/pediatrician-yarmouth - Interested candidates can contact Karma.Chickoski@nshealth.ca
Read about available incentives here: https://recruitment.nshealth.ca/incentives
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