Locum/Short Term appointment -Family Medicine - Geriatrics in Motion

Company Description

Overview:
Geriatrics in Motion is a healthcare clinic located in the vibrant and growing community of Clayton Park, Halifax. Situated within the Parkland Retirement Living campus, the clinic serves a dynamic population, with a special focus on geriatric care. Our clinic is home to a team of three experienced physicians and a family practice nurse, all committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to our patients.

Our physicians not only specialize in long-term care but also manage a roster of patients, ensuring continuity of care and a personalized approach to each individual's health needs. 

Teaching Opportunity:
Geriatrics in Motion offers an exciting teaching opportunity for physicians. As part of your role, you will have the chance to mentor medical students and residents, contributing to the next generation of healthcare professionals while refining your own skills.

Collaborative Environment:
Our clinic operates on a cost-sharing model among the physicians, providing a collaborative and supportive work environment. The monthly overhead fluctuates, depending on factors such as lease costs and other operational expenses, allowing for flexibility and shared responsibility.

Support Team:
The clinic is supported by a dedicated front-office team, including one office manager and two medical administrative assistants, ensuring smooth daily operations and a seamless experience for both patients and staff.

Job Description

About the Role:
Geriatrics in Motion is actively recruiting for a locum or short-term appointment physician to join our dedicated team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a skilled physician to contribute to a well-established clinic within the vibrant Clayton Park community in Halifax, while taking over a roster of approximately 1,000 patients.

The role is designed with flexibility, offering a primary care portion (0.6 FTE), where you will manage a diverse patient base, followed by a commitment to long-term care and retirement living residents for the remainder of your time. This is an ideal position for someone seeking a balanced mix of primary care and geriatric services, with the opportunity to expand your expertise in long-term care settings.

Responsibilities

• Examine patients and take their histories, order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures
• Advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention
• Consultation and referral to other medical practitioners
• Act as a patient’s advocate
• Prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations
• Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements

Expected Hours

Starting in January 2025 Full-time and part-time available

Qualifications

• Eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• Eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Additional Information

Community Details

Halifax, the largest urban area in Atlantic Canada and Nova Scotia's capital city, sits in the center of Nova Scotia's east coast and is an important seaport that looks out over one of the world's largest natural harbours.

Halifax is a perfect paradox. We are where land meets sea, old meets new, urban meets rural, and traditional meets trendy. We balance a relaxing pace with modern urban amenities and affordability with world class-experiences. We value our strong historical ties but drive to shake up the norm. This perfect balance makes Halifax one of the best places in the world to visit, no matter what a visitor is looking for: see for yourself in this video!

Nature lovers will find sandy beaches, beautiful gardens, hiking, birding, and beachcombing. Urbanites can enjoy the symphony, live theatre, art galleries, and museums, along with a lively nightlife that includes brewpubs and a great culinary scene. 

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.