• Full-time


• Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)


• Estimated Annual Salary: To Be Determined


• Zone: Central Zone


• Specialization: Family Practice


• Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate


• Incentive Programs Available: Yes

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs we operate across the province.

Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

The Hammonds Plains Family Practice isseeking a Family Physician to provide Locum coverage March 10th, 2027 to September 12th, 2027

Responsibilities

• delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness


• work with other providers in the clinic to provide cross coverage and same day access


• utilize an electronic medical record (EMR)
  
  
  
  and record all relevant patient details in a provincially approved EMR which is accessible to all collaborating team members

Remuneration

• guaranteed daily minimum income of $1,200 for family physicians ($600 or half-day)


• additional shadow billings if above amount is exceeded.


• accommodations up to $300 per night


• travel expenses (including air fare up to $1,500)

Hammonds Plains Family Practice is a professionally managed clinic. The location of this practice is a comfortable commute from central Halifax and against traffic. This practice is comprised of 4 family physicians, a family practice nurse and is well managed and fully supported by friendly administrative staff. The clinic uses the ACCURO electronic medical record (EMR).This is an excellent opportunity for a physician looking to locum in a well-supported and cooperative primary care setting in the growing Hammonds Plains community.

Community Details

Located nearBedford, which offers a charming blend of suburban tranquility andvibrant community life. Situated along the scenic shores of the Bedford Basin, the most internal point of Halifax Harbour,



Bedford is characterized by diverse residentialneighbourhoods, picturesque waterfront, family-friendlyatmosphere, providing a mix of housing options and excellent schools.Bedfordmakes the most of its location on the waterfront, inviting the community to walk, play,picnicand watch sailboats along the shore.

Practicing in Nova Scotia

Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. Thats 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.

Building a Diverse Workforce

The Physician Recruitment Team at Nova Scotia Health lives and works in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion, and truth and reconciliation, and we are working to support medical communities that are reflective of and responsive to the diverse populations they serve in Nova Scotia. We welcome physicians from diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us in building healthier, more equitable communities across the province.