The Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is currently seeking locum Emergency Medicine physicians. This is a great opportunity to experience everything that Southwest Nova Scotia has to offer! Located in the Town of Yarmouth, YRH is a regional hospital that serves a population of approximately 60,000, in three counties. YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs.
Services Include
- alternate level of care unit
- ambulatory care
- anesthesiology
- cancer care centre
- cardiac investigation and respiratory services
- continuing care
- diabetes education
- diagnostic imaging
- dialysis
- emergency medicine
- falls prevention
- intensive care unit
- mental health and addictions services
- obstetrics and gynecology
- occupational therapy
- palliative care
- physiotherapy
- pre-natal clinic
- public health
- recreation therapy
- spiritual care
- stroke program
- surgical unit
Responsibilities
- examine patients, order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures
- advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention
- consult and refer to other medical practitioners
- act as a patient advocate
- prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations
Qualifications
- all applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- all family physicians must have membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- all specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
- all applicants must have a current PALS Certification
- all applicants must have a current ATLS Certification
- current ACLS Certification is a preferred qualification
Locum Incentives
If required by the health authority to travel for the locum assignment, travel will be reimbursed as follows:
- Kilometrage from the Physician’s residence or regular work site (whichever is closer to the required non-regular work site) to the required locum work site, and return, at the then-prevailing Nova Scotia Government kilometrage rate (unless NSH has provided a rental car for physician’s use).
- Per diem of $100 per day for full day coverage; $50 for half day coverage.
- Accommodations at 100% to a maximum of $300 per night, receipts of which must be provided to be eligible for reimbursement.
- Airfare to and from Nova Scotia, where required, 100% covered at regular economy fare up to a maximum of $1,500, receipts must be provided for reimbursement.
- Travel time at $100 per hour up to a maximum of 10 hours return (5 hours each way) per week.
- No travel time or expenses are payable for travel that is less than one hour total travel time roundtrip.
Licensing Fees:
- For Atlantic Registry physicians the CPSNS Atlantic Registry license fee is reimbursed.
- For locum physicians outside the Atlantic Registry, the CPSNS locum license fee is reimbursed.
For full job posting visit https://recruitment.nshealth.ca/opportunities/2024-1387/emergency-medicine-yarmouth-regional-hospital-locum