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Company Description
Located in Musquodoboit Harbour (approx 20 minutes outside Dartmouth), Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital (TOMH) is seeking qualified physicians to provide coverage in their emergency department.
Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital is a leading healthcare provider dedicated to delivering high-quality emergency care to our community. Our Emergency Department (ED) is a fast-paced, dynamic environment where teamwork, innovation, and compassionate care are at the forefront of what we do.
Job Description
Job Description: We are seeking an Emergency Medicine Physician to locum during a period of active recruitment. The physician will be responsible for providing high-quality, patient-centered care to a diverse patient population with a broad spectrum of acute and emergent conditions.
Compensation: As of April 1, 2025 this position will be compensated as follows:
Daytime $219.51
Nighttime $229.28
Compensation is provided by the service, and locum physicians are eligible to access the travel elements of the program, including reimbursement for kilometrage, per diems, accommodations (up to $300 per night), and airfare (up to $1,500), along with travel time up to 10 hours per week. Licensing fees for CPSNS are covered, and locum physicians may claim Facility On Call fees under specific conditions.
Qualifications
- College of Family Physicians of Canada Emergency Medicine certification would be considered an asset
- 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)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support(ACLS)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
No formal ED certification needed, but a FM physician should have experience to work in a community ED
Additional Information
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.
