Highlands Medical Clinic

*We currently have a high need for locum support as one of our regular physicians is going on maternity leave starting in May 2024!*

Highlands Medical Clinic is an established collaborative practice located in the Buchanan Memorial Hospital, in Neil's Harbour, Nova Scotia. 

Highlands Medical Clinic and the nearby Buchanan Memorial Hospital provide medical services to about 18 coastal communities in Northern Cape Breton extending from Meat Cove in the North to Ingonish Ferry in the South – a distance of 80 km.

The area is home to 3,000 permanent residents. In the summer and early fall season (June through October), the population more than doubles due to the presence to the many visitors, summer residents and seasonal workers. 

Presently the Clinic is staffed by three full time physicians, a nurse practitioner and a family practice nurse working in a collaborative arrangement. Support staff include a Secretary/Billing Clerk, Medical Office Assistant and a Business Manager. 

Physicians divide time between clinic, inpatient care, ambulatory care and providing emergency room services. Incoming physicians have the flexibility to work in clinic, the ER or a combination of the two. 

Within the Community Health Centre are offices for Ambulatory Services including Continuing Care, Public Health, Palliative Care and Nutrition Services.  Visiting Services are also provided by a Mental Health/Addiction Counsellor and Social Worker.  

Our primary referral centre in the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney. (160 km Distance)

Locums will be paid under the new Nova Scotia Locum Program (2023) which includes reimbursement for travel, accommodations, licensing and overhead stipend. Daily rate is $1200 with additional funding for ER call (hourly stipend.)