Geriatrician

Company Description

St. Martha's Regional Hospital (SMRH), located in Antigonish, has an opportunity for a Geriatrician. This opportunity provides you the experience of working with a collegial team of physicians in a rural community regional hospital.  Opportunity exists to engage in research and/or have medical teaching positions with Dalhousie University, should that be of interest. 
SMRH is only two hours from the region's tertiary care pediatric facility, the IWK Health Centre, which provides neonatal support. St. Martha's Regional Hospital was founded in 1906 by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha and is approximately a 90-bed facility with more than 60 physicians practicing in a variety of medical specialties and sub-specialties.

This facility serves a population of nearly 60,000 from Antigonish, Guysborough, and surrounding communities. Geriatricians are joined by colleagues in:

• family medicine 
• obstetrics/gynecology
• internal medicine (general and sub-specialty who cover the 6 bed ICU)
• emergency medicine
• anesthesiology
• psychiatry
• pediatrics
• hospitalists
• plastic surgery
• ophthalmology
• otolaryngology
• general surgery
• radiology (U/S, CT, MRI, ECHO)
• palliative care
• visiting oncology and neurology

Community-based care is further supported by a men's and women's health centre, midwives, chronic pain clinic, methadone clinic, and youth clinic at the local high school. Physicians and all staff at St. Martha's Regional Hospital take great pride in providing high-quality care to patients and value collegiality in the work place. 

Job Description

Work with our current Geriatric Consultant and several multidisciplinary Collaborative Teams to provide consultation and leadership in care of frail elderly on our inpatient Geriatric Assessment and Rehab Unit, inpatient service and outpatient clinic.

It will also involve participation in our stroke program for acute stroke care and stroke rehab.

We have strong affiliation with Dalhousie University Division of Geriatric Medicine, in particular with the Nova Scotia Health Frailty Network in the implementing frailty in the Emergency Department.

Participate in on-call coverage with colleagues from the Department of Internal Medicine.

Be part of Nova Scotia Health’s Division of Geriatric Medicine and adjunct appointment and research opportunities with Dalhousie University’s Division of Geriatric Medicine.

Qualifications

At least 1 year of Geriatric Medicine training as part of Internal Medicine training or Care of Elderly (COE) Certification in addition to Family Medicine CCFP is preferred.

• all family physicians must have membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• 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 Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
• membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Additional Information

Antigonish is a vibrant community, home to St Francis Xavier University, close to beaches and forests, with many cultural events all year. A farmer’s market occurs weekly, and residents live by the “support local” motto, a legacy from the 'Antigonish Movement' towards self-sufficiency. The community has many strong links with the International community through the university, hospital staff, Coady Int'l Institute, and community supported immigration.
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. We welcome applications from Indigenous People, African Nova Scotians, Persons with Disabilities and Recent Immigrants and invite them to self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.