Expected Hours: Full-time hours (1.0 FTE)
Estimated Annual Salary: To Be Determined
Zone: Western Zone
Specialization: Family Practice
Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate
Incentive Programs Available: Yes
Company Description Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, delivering care through hospitals, health centres and community-based programs across the province. Join Nova Scotia's thriving healthcare ecosystem, where your expertise isvaluedand your contributions drive innovative, compassionate care for generations to come.
Job Description Queens General Hospital (QGH) in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, has an opportunity for a family medicine physician to join ourHospitalist Service to provide inpatient care one to two weeks per month.Our physician team feels a significant degree of responsibility for the facility and our team dynamic. We are a close-knit team thatworks diligently to nurture the supportive and welcoming culture we have created over time. If you need help here, you’ll gethelp—we are committed to each other. The entire medical community here values a team-based approach to medicine that spans roles and specialties,and the combination of that teamwork and our modernized facilities makes it possible for us to keep our friends and neighbors in our community with emphasis on avoiding transfer wherever possible.
Among themore common presentations on our medical floor are:
COPD and heart failure exacerbations
End-of-life/palliative care
Decompensated cirrhosis
Post-surgical rehabilitation
Behavioral and psychosocial symptoms of dementia
Sepsis
Most of our physicians currently performing hospitalist work split their scheduled week between the medical floor and theirfamily practice, so most weeks we have two hospitalists splitting the patient roster. However, we are interested in speaking withphysicians who are willing to provide either solo or split coverage.
Physicians managing the QGH Hospitalist Service are expected to:
Coordinate patient care and lead a multidisciplinary inpatient team
Participate in twice-weekly team rounds and other quality improvement and evaluation activities




Manage the medical needs of 20-26 inpatients throughout their respective hospitalizations (on average, this will make for around an eight-hour shift per day)
Facilitate patient transfers to facilities with higher levels of care if medically indicated
Coordinate appropriate community-based care upon discharge, if necessary
Responsibilities ensure the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to patients of all ages and stages of health or illness
be accountable for appropriate workload and practice
continuum of patient care with health care providers within your practice and/or community
provide care and coordination of community-based care, secondary and tertiary level heath care
operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority
work in collaboration with other team members in the hospital to best suit the community’s health needs
participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
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
Expected Hours permanent, full or part time available
weekly hours: 7 days on/7 days off
46/52 weeks per year
Be available for overnight calls from nursing staff caring for inpatients under your care Call may be taken from the physician’s residence
Expected response time from notification to arrival on site is twenty minutes
The vast majority of calls do not require in-person intervention; however, the physician must be available if a patient’s presentation makes it necessary
Depending on roster size and acuity, it is quite common to receive no calls overnight

Remuneration Remuneration of approximately $10,000 to $12,000 per Monday-Sunday work week, depending on volume
An on-call stipend of an additional $350 per weeknight and $500 per weekend night




The ability to bill on a fee-for-service basis for patients seen between 5:00 PM and 8:00 AM
Incentives Eligible physicians may qualify for recruitment incentives, relocation support and site visit reimbursement through Nova Scotia Health and the Province of Nova Scotia. View Incentive Details Here
Successful candidates may be eligible for a perks package through Doctors Nova Scotia including health and dental, EMR grants, CME funding, parental leave, and physician advisors. Visit Doctors Nova Scotia for more information.
From colonial captains’ homes to scenic seaside parks,privateeringhistory of beaches, Liverpool is a storied coastal community. Liverpool sits on the shores of the Mersey River and the Atlantic Ocean,showcasinga stunning waterfront with historic buildings and fishing boats.
The downtown area of Liverpool features well-preserved Victorian architecture and aquaint, inviting atmosphere. Peruse the shops and galleries along Main Street, while enjoying local baked treats. Views of Mersey River from downtown parks and trailscelebrate Liverpool’s seafaring heritage.
Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That's 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.

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📌 Family Medicine Hospitalist- Liverpool (Nova Scotia)
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