Addiction Medicine - Truro Recovery Support Centre

Company Description

About This Opportunity

The Mental Health and Addiction Program (MHAP) is seeking a 1.0 FTE physician to work within a collaborative inter-professional clinical team, providing evidence-informed Addiction Medicine care in an outpatient setting.   

Job Description

The Physician (s) will work a total of 37.5 hrs/week (46 weeks/year).

In-person daytime office-based Addiction Medicine care including virtual care as required; patient contact by physician during normal office hours; case management and care coordination with referring clinicians and appropriate Mental Health and Addiction Program services.  This FTE could be shared among more than one physician.

This position reports to the MHAP Physician Lead, Addiction Medicine.

Link to Recovery Support Centre site: https://mha.nshealth.ca/en/services/recovery-support-centre

Responsibilities

• Conduct a patient-centred comprehensive assessment.
• Make pharmacotherapeutic recommendations as part of the overall care plan.
• Develop an initial case formulation and working diagnosis and establish goals of care co-creating with patients, clinical team, and family with consent.
• Help to meet clinical care needs where gaps exist.
• Facilitate connection to additional services and supports.
• Provide patients with support and encouragement to participate and make decisions in their own care, using a trauma-informed approach. Care is directed in a culturally relevant and appropriate manner.

Qualifications

• Current medical license issued by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS).
• Current Canadian certification in Addiction Medicine is an asset. Enhanced compensation is available with certification in Addiction Medicine. 
• Must hold, or be willing to obtain, active credentials and privileges with Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA).
• Must maintain liability insurance through the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA).

Clinical Experience

• Experience working in an Addiction Medicine setting is an asset, but not a requirement. With no clinical experience, training and mentoring opportunities are available.

Additional Information

Community Details

Truro is home to more than 12,000 residents and a thriving business community. Residents of Truro enjoy active living. They often boast about Victoria Park, a natural 400 acre woodland park in the centre of town, and their state-of-the art recreation centre (Rath Eastlink Community Centre) that offers an NHL sized arena, a competition-sized (25m) swimming pool, a water slide, a fitness centre, and a rock climbing wall. Truro is known for its excellent education offerings for students of all ages in English and French, particularly its highschool level arts programs and extra-curricular performances. Truro is home to a campus for Nova Scotia Community College, The Institute of Human Services Education, and the Agricultural Campus of Dalhousie University. Truro is conveniently located less than one hour's commute to Halifax and 30 minutes to the Halifax International Airport. 

Locally-crafted wine? Winter adventures? Fresh lobster? This beautiful part of the province has something for everyone. It's as diverse in landscape as it is in recreational opportunities. Spanning from the warm water beaches of the Northumberland Straight to the surreally stunning Bay of Fundy, the region features vibrant towns, the province’s best downhill skiing, festivals and events galore, and a terroir ideal for the production of wine.

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.