Family Medicine- Needham Health Home, NSH Turnkey Clinic

Company Description

This clinic is one of several new, turnkey collaborative practices supported by Nova Scotia Health. This clinic will have free parking, gyms on site, meeting rooms, conference a group medical space, bariatric rooms (equipped with bariatric exam beds and furniture), This is a turnkey model clinic with all staff in place. Floor plans and mock-ups of space available upon request. This clinic is created to provide physicians a place to do what they do best- care for patients.

Overhead for this clinic is extremely competitive flat monthly rate of $3500. EMR is MedAccess. 

The family physicians at this clinic will be expected to take patients off the Need A Family Practice Registry (811 list). This is a full-time opportunity, Monday to Friday 8:30 to 4:30 p.m. The clinic will not be open during evenings or weekends, although the clinic may become part of an occasional after-hours care network in which physicians would rotate through one weekend shift every few months. 

Compensation for this opportunity is through the Longitudinal Family Medicine model (LFM). 

This clinic will be located in the Lady Hammond Road area of North End Halifax. Clinic is currently being built, and doors are expected to open in May 2025. However, if a physician wishes to start sooner, temporary accommodations can be made. 

Job Description

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

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

• full-time

Qualifications

• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• All family physicians must be eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• Membership with the 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 harbors.

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, and hiking, birding, and beachcombing. Urbanites can enjoy the symphony, live theater, 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.