West Hants Access Clinic

Company Description

Nova Scotia Health is seeking family physicians to join a developing team at the West Hants Access Clinic in Windsor, Nova Scotia. The West Hants Access Clinic provides primary care access to patients registered on the Need a Family Practice registry and living in the West Hants area. 
The clinic provides appointments for people who have an immediate health care need that requires primary care. Patients can make an appointment with a healthcare provider at the clinic while they continue to remain on the registry to find a family practice. 
This clinic is collaborative in nature and will consist of family physicians, nurse practitioners, and family practice nurses, care team assistant, social worker and pharmacist. It is managed by Nova Scotia Health with administrative support and is co-located with Avon Medical. The team is fully integrated on Med Access using a shared network EMR. 

Payment is on a sessional, hourly basis as per the 2023-2027 Physician Agreement. 

Job Description

Responsibilities

Physician will be responsible to the zone department head of family practice for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice, and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority.

Expected Hours

• part-time
• Sessional hourly rate available
• Flexible hours can be accommodated

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

A proud history, vibrant lifestyle and a bright future all combine to make picturesque Windsor a magnetic visitor destination and a delightful community in which to live and work.

Located in the heart of Nova Scotia at the eastern gate to the famed Annapolis Valley, Windsor features the benefits of rural living as well as convenient proximity to Metropolitan Halifax.

While quickly gaining renown as "The Birthplace of Hockey", Windsor is also home to historic Fort Edward, the original Sam Slick Days festival, now known as the annual Windsor~West Hants Summer Fest, Howard Dill's Giant Pumpkins, and the internationally-recognized Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia.

Skiing at Martock, golf at the Avon Valley Golf & Country Club, and a host of community events throughout the year add to Windsor's claim that it is perhaps the best place in Nova Scotia in which to live and play!