Locum - Hospitalist - Digby

Company Description

Digby General Hospital (DGH), historically founded in 1924, provides medical care to residents of the surrounding areas including primary, inpatient, restorative, and ambulatory care as well as day surgery. Located in Digby, the 20-bed medical and alternate level of care (ALC) unit works closely with the collaborative emergency centre (CEC) in Annapolis Royal and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. DGH also has a 13-bed restorative care unit that supports patients through rehabilitation. 

Services include:

• cardiac respiratory services
• continuing care
• diagnostic imaging
• emergency medicine
• laboratory services
• medical and surgical unit
• mental health and addiction services
• palliative care
• physiotherapy
• public health services
• occupational therapy
• nutrition and diabetes counseling
• speech therapy
• telehealth room services

Job Description

DGH is actively seeking two full time Hospitalist physicians. While on hospitalist for the week you will be on call for your patients 24/7 (usually minimal calls overnight and rarely called in to the hospital in the evening). The position will require coverage for 1 or 2 weeks per 4 week cycle (1:4 or 2:4). If you desire, there is the potential to work additional weeks of hospitalist as availability permits, and there may be additional work opportunities in the orphan patient clinic, ER shifts, or locuming in local family doctor offices during your weeks off from hospitalist duties.

Compensation for this site is currently under review and will be updated once confirmed.

Qualifications

• All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Additional Information

Community Details

Digby is located right along the Bay of Fundy. Affordable housing is available on stunning ocean and lake frontage properties with world-class whale watching, authentic fishing villages, some of the best most succulent seafood, local vineyards, hiking, cycling, kayaking, golfing and safe communities for you and your family! For more details on living and practicing in Digby and Southwest Nova, please watch  Welcome to South West Nova - YouTube

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.