Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health·Halifax, Nova Scotia
Deliver comprehensive primary and geriatric health care services to residents in long-term care facilities. This includes weekly patient rounds and participating in a shared on-call rotation for evening and weekend coverage.
Requisition ID: 35907
Opportunity Type: Locum to Permanent
100,000 - 150,000
FFS - Fee For Service
Nova Scotia Health Authority's innovative Care by Design program provides residents of long-term care facilities access to high-quality and consistent primary care.
Care by Design strives to achieve quality of life for our most frail seniors and an appropriate health care approach to meet their health needs.
The program ensure comprehensive, collaborative, and resident-centered care.
As a Care by Design physician, you will join dozens of existing family physicians on a collaborative team that strives to improve continuity and quality of resident care in long-term care facilities by ensuring better safety of residents' medication regimens, reducing transfers to emergency departments, and empowering residents to be participants in their care planning.
Physicians are assigned to one geographical network, providing them with minimal travel and improved communication with facilities and residents.
The networks allow for robust on call services, more efficient training, and supportive quality improvement opportunities.
Physicians are assigned to one floor/wing/unit in a facility and visit no less than once per week at a scheduled time.
After hours "on call" is supported by a group of physicians and are centrally managed. call – typically once every 2 months or 8 weeks (including weekends).
Physicians are paid for fee-for-service under NS MSI, an additional stipend is paid for on-call shifts and there are no overhead costs to participate in Care by Design.
If a physician is working on the Longitudinal Family Medicine model, this can be discussed as well.
There are currently immediate opportunities in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, and West Hants.
For more information please contact Heather Rushton, Physician Recruitment Consultant at heather.rushton@nshealth.ca .
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.
Applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and hold membership with the CMPA. Specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Market context
Physician openings in Nova Scotia are often shaped by ongoing demand for licensed clinical coverage, especially where access and continuity of care matter. These roles are competitive because employers typically require provincial licensing eligibility, a Review of Qualifications, ACLS certification, and CMPA coverage, while benefits may include health, dental, travel, disability, and life insurance. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page against the original posting so you can confirm licensure steps and coverage needs before applying.