• Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
• Zone: Eastern Zone
• Type of Remuneration: Other
• Incentive Programs Available: Yes

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The Cape Breton Regional Hospital (CBRH) is seeking a full time Neonatologist to join their team of 3. The successful candidate will join the current 6 physician Pediatrics team in Eastern zone. The CBRH has a 10‑bed Neonatal Intensive Care unit along with an 8‑bed pediatrics unit. On average 1000 deliveries take place at the CBRH each year with numbers steadily increasing. The opportunity is available immediately.

• Neonatal clinical care — Attend deliveries and provide care for patients of any gestational age who require NICU services.






• Weekday in‑house coverage — Provide in‑house daytime coverage Monday to Friday for all neonatal services across the NICU, LDR/OR, Mother–Baby Unit, and the perinatal clinic. Daytime coverage is shared equitably among the neonatologists.


• Teaching responsibilities — Supervise and teach residents and medical students. Teaching remuneration is provided.


• Provide care and coordination of community-based care, and secondary and tertiary level health care.


• Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities.

• Weekday schedule — Five days per week of in‑house daytime coverage.


• On‑call duties — After‑hours, weekend, and holiday call is from home.
  
  
  
  • First call for critically ill neonates and deliveries <30 weeks.
  
  
  • Second call when the pediatrician on call that covers NICU needs help
  
  
  
  


• Call rotation — The on‑call schedule is organized by the neonatologists and shared equitably to ensure 365‑day coverage.

Nova Scotia Health offers a variety of incentives designed to relieve some of the pressure, cost, and difficulty that comes with relocation.

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package including health and dental, EMR grants, funded locum coverage, CME funding, parental leave, physician advisors and more!

Learn more about the Cape Breton Regional Hospital here