Expression of Interest - Trauma Consult Physician

Company Description

Nova Scotia Health (NSH) is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, and the Nova Scotia Health Trauma Program leads collaboration between tertiary/quaternary, regional, and community sites to ensure a highly efficient, effective, and integrated trauma care system for all Nova Scotians. To support the care of trauma patients across Nova Scotia, our program is excited to share an opportunity for physician specialists to be a part of an expanding inpatient trauma consult service within the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre (QEII).

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Senior Medical Director, NSH Trauma Program of Care, the Trauma Consultant provides leadership and expertise for the resuscitation of major trauma patients, facilitates admission to the QEII, and provides longitudinal care for all trauma inpatients until discharge. The Trauma Consultant works closely with a dedicated Trauma Nurse Specialist to collaborate with nursing, pharmacy, house staff, attending physicians, patients, families and other members of the health care team to develop and implement a collaborative patient care plan for admitted trauma patients. 

Responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• coordinating trauma consultations from across Nova Scotia and other Maritime provinces
• leading trauma team resuscitations in the QEII ED
• facilitating admissions to various surgical services and the ICU at the QEII
• providing daily assessments and active management of trauma inpatients at the QEII. 

Additional expectations include:

• responding to urgent or emergent trauma patient care needs
• arranging laboratory and radiologic investigations; facilitating consultation with and between services; and completion of daily medical record notes and discharge summaries.
• leading a virtual follow-up clinic in collaboration with the Trauma Nurse Specialist and fostering quality and research initiatives on behalf of the Trauma Program
• supervising residents, medical students, nurses, and other health care providers and providing educational sessions under the direction of the Senior Medical Director

Other responsibilities include:

• participating in trauma program development, including authoring and reviewing documents such as, but not exclusively, order sets, clinical pathways, and standard operating procedures
• supporting quality reviews and mortality rounds
• leading educational courses

These responsibilities are meant to indicate the job responsibilities and duties and are not inclusive. Performance evaluations will be conducted annually by the Senior Medical Director. Successful candidates must be prepared to reduce the other clinical responsibilities to fulfil the expectations of this position.

Qualifications

• all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS) (http://cpsns.ns.ca/definedlicense.aspx)
• all family physicians must have membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• all specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
• all applicants must hold membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
• all applicants must have a current ATLS Certification
• all candidates must hold or be eligible for privileges with NSH
• experience and expertise in the management of inpatients within a large organization
• must be able to promote and maintain good interpersonal skills
• mental, visual and physical demand – High; must be able to deal with stressful situations

Preferred Qualifications 

• Significant experience as a Trauma Team Leader is an asset 
• Experience as a resident trauma team leader is an asset
• Experience in inpatient trauma management in systems outside Nova Scotia is an asset 
• ATLS instructor status is an asset
• Specific trauma training, including dedicated trauma fellowship or equivalent, is an asset
• Demonstrated experience in successful program development is an asset
• Expertise in crisis resource management. Formal coursework is an asset 

Additional Information

To Apply

Applicants should send their letter of intent with supporting documentation to Erica Spinney, Administrative Assistant to Dr. Robert Green, Senior Medical Director of the Nova Scotia Health Trauma Program (Erica.Spinney@nshealth.ca)

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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.