Clinician Educator & Academic Family Physician (0.55 FTE) - Two Positions

Company Description

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous persons (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, and persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. For more information, please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

Job Description

Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health (NSH) invite applications for two (2) 0.55 FTE Academic Family Physicians available in the Department of Family Medicine (Halifax). Candidates will be granted an academic appointment at Dalhousie University and be active staff with the Central Zone Department of Family Practice, NSH, and the IWK. This position offers exciting opportunities for professional development within academic family medicine in a dynamic department with over 800 community-based family physicians in 64 communities in the three Maritime provinces.

These positions involve the provision of ambulatory, team-based, and comprehensive academic family medicine care including clinical supervision of medical learners. The successful candidates will assume responsibility for patients on one of the four Dalhousie Family Medicine (DFM) community-based collaborative teams at the DFM Halifax clinics. As well, the successful candidates may consider providing primary care obstetrics or long-term care with one of our nursing home care teams. This is a clinical academic position with the potential to develop academic leadership, administrative and scholarly activities depending on interest and departmental needs. Academic responsibilities will include the training and evaluation of family medicine residents and medical students while contributing to the academic development and administration of the Dalhousie University Department of Family Medicine.

If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process.

Interested applicants are asked to submit online Job Posting: Clinician Educators and Academic Family Physicians (0.55 FTE) (simplycast.ca) by September 6, 2024:

1) a current CV

2) a cover letter outlining their academic, clinical, and scholarly interests. The review of applications for this position will commence as soon as the competition closes.

If you have any questions please reach out to Victoria Hartlen, Administrative Assistant, at dfmadmin@dal.ca.

Qualifications

The successful candidates must have CFPC certification and be a current and ongoing member of the College of Family Physicians of Canada. The successful candidates must also be eligible to obtain a full license to practice in Nova Scotia. Favourable consideration will be given to those applicants who have evidence of advanced academic competencies such as relevant Masters degrees or other Certificates.

Academic rank and remuneration will be commensurate with qualifications and experience, with an appointment commencing as early as November 2024. All qualified candidates, including those who are new to practice, are encouraged to apply to this clinically focused position; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Additional Information

Community Details

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.