All Roads Start Here
Practice in Southwest Nova Scotia
Why Practice Here?
All Roads Start in the Yarmouth Region of Southwest Nova Scotia. It’s the community that encourages its high school students to pursue health care as a profession, where medical students gain unique, practical, hands-on experience while on rotation, and where medical residents launch their careers and first encounter the challenges and rewards that make rural medicine a calling.
It’s the perfect place to settle down, start a family, and grow roots. It’s a launching pad for a medical career or even a lifestyle-centered medical practice. It’s an opportunity to become a leader within the medical community by being a preceptor or researcher and contributing to the development of medicine.
It’s a haven to reboot a highly competitive focus and engage a fresh approach to work/life balance – or better yet – a life/work balance. It’s where a mid-career shift is actually exactly what you need or it could even be the spot to get your bearings and orchestrate your transition from work life to retirement, while staying connected to your colleagues and unwinding at the same time. Southwest Nova is where great things start!
In the News
Meet Our New Community Navigator
The Yarmouth Region Medical Professional Recruitment Partnership is pleased to welcome Nancy Ellis as our new Community Navigator for Physician...
Physician appreciation awards presented at ceremony in Yarmouth
A recent physician appreciation reception was held in Yarmouth to celebrate excellence in local physician services.
‘This is our something big’: Credit union turns over Yarmouth house it built for physician recruitment
Invited members of the community got a first glimpse inside a home on Vancouver Street in Yarmouth that will house medical residents, medical learners and visiting doctors as part of the ongoing effort to recruit more physicians to the region.
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All Roads Start Here
Experience the natural beauty of Southwest Nova Scotia!
Life on the Lake
Meet Internal Medicine Physician Dr. Barinder Chahal.
The Perfect Balance
Meet Family Medicine Physician Dr. Erica Lasher.
Dalhousie Family Medicine
The Dalhousie Family Medicine – Southwest Nova Residency Teaching Site is an exciting opportunity to help advance the healthcare of your neighbours, friends, and families, and contribute to something bigger than yourself. Plus, with the assistance of their clinical faculty, you’ll be part of the kind of research, primary care academics, and advanced patient care that ensures a bright future for your career.
Why Practice in Southwest Nova Scotia?
Are you a medical student looking for practical, hands-on rural learning opportunities/considering a residency in rural Nova Scotia, a new physician launching your medical career, or an established physician looking to transition to a practice with better work-life balance? The Yarmouth Region of Southwest Nova Scotia offers an enviable combination of urban amenities and rural natural beauty, where you can raise a family on a stunning water-front property, have a thriving medical career, AND enjoy a fantastic quality of life!
Harbour South Medical Clinic
Harbour South Medical Clinic is a free-standing, collaborative community medical clinic featuring a surgical procedure room, an on-site pharmacy, and FREE accessible parking. The clinic is home to a Nurse Practitioner, a Family Medicine Physician, a Preceptor with the Dalhousie Family Medicine Residency Program / Professor at Large with the Dalhousie School of Medicine, and an experienced administrative team.
Employment Opportunities
Addiction Medicine - Yarmouth Recovery Support Centre
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 154343
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 150,000 – 200,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
The Mental Health and Addiction Program (MHAP) located at the Yarmouth Recovery Support Centre at Yarmouth Regional Hospital in Yarmouth is seeking a part-time 0.5 FTE physician to work within a collaborative inter-professional clinical team, providing evidence-informed withdrawal management and related mental health and addiction care in an outpatient withdrawal management setting. The Consultant would provide telephone consultative support to primary care physicians and nurse practitioners, emergency department physicians, community pharmacists and acute care inpatient physicians in recognizing and managing substance use disorders. Work hours will be Monday – Friday onsite between the hours of 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. There may be an opportunity to provide virtual care, which can be explored with further discussion with Dr. Martell. Learn more about the Nova Scotia Health Recovery Support Centres.
Application Requirement: Please submit via email your expression of interest and CV outlining your experience in relation to the accountabilities for the position to Patti Smith, Physician Recruitment Consultant for the Western Zone, via email to Patti.Smith@nshealth.ca.
Anesthesiology - Yarmouth
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 34430
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 350,000 – 400,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is seeking two full-time anesthesiologists to join their team.
YRH was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. YRH has approximately 2,800 cases/year and 350 deliveries/year. The facility has two minimally invasive suites, a preadmission clinic, and up-to-date anesthesiology equipment including Omnicell anesthesia computerized systems. It has three general rooms where, on average, physicians run one to two rooms per day (8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.) and the third room is used for emergencies and C-sections.
Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Yarmouth
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 133685
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 350,000 – 400,000
Type of Remuneration: Hourly Rate
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
The Outpatient Psychiatry Team of four is seeking a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join them. The successful candidate will provide direct clinical psychiatric outpatient care for children and adolescents as well as emergency department services in conjunction with the crisis team. The office will be based at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital with potential clinics in Digby and Shelburne.
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 60,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties.
Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite program.
Emergency Physician - Yarmouth & Digby
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 36932
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 300,000 – 350,000
Type of Remuneration: Hourly Rate
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) and Digby General Hospital (DGH) are seeking emergency physicians to fill a 1.5 FTE between the two hospitals. Both hospitals are located in the southwest region of Nova Scotia and serve the population of approximately 60,000, in three counties. The successful candidate may also participate in teaching through the family medicine residency program based in Yarmouth and/or with medical students through Dalhousie University.
YRH was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties.
Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite program.
Emergency Physician - Shelburne
LOCATION:
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada (and other locations)
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 36933
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 300,000 – 350,000
Type of Remuneration: Hourly Rate
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Roseway Hospital (RH) is seeking a full-time emergency physician who, if desired, can also provide office based comprehensive primary care and inpatient care.RH provides health care services to approximately 15,000 Shelburne County residents including inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care as well as primary, ambulatory, and emergency care.
Located in Shelburne, RH has 19 inpatient beds and works closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax. Shelburne County also has a new collaborative practice clinic that provides the opportunity to mentor medical residents enrolled in the Dalhousie Family Medicine Program.
RH provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs
Family Medicine - Barrington
LOCATION:
Barrington, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 34139
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: FFS – Fee For Service
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
The Town of Barrington is seeking a full-time family physician to work collaboratively with other physicians in the community and to be a preceptor with residents in the Dalhousie University Family Medicine program. The successful candidate will be expected to provide office-based comprehensive primary care and inpatient care and emergency department coverage at Roseway Hospital (RH). RH provides health care services to approximately 15,000 Shelburne County residents including inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care as well as primary, ambulatory, and emergency care.
Located in Shelburne, RH has 19 inpatient beds and works closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax.
Shelburne County also has a new collaborative practice clinic that provides the opportunity to mentor medical residents enrolled in the Dalhousie Family Medicine Program.
Family Medicine - Digby
LOCATION:
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 35154
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
The Digby and Area Health Services Centre, located beside Digby General Hospital (DGH), is seeking physicians to join their team which consists of two physicians, four Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurse and Licenced Practical Nurse. Physicians participate in an on-call rota and inpatient care. They also have access to procedure rooms for minor lumps & bumps and have the option to provide Emergency Department coverage at DGH. All team members work collaboratively to provide patient care and hold regular team meetings. This is a turn-key clinic operated by Nova Scotia Health Authority. Physicians complete their billings on their own or hire billing support.
DGH, historically founded in 1924, provides medical care to residents of the surrounding areas including primary, inpatient, restorative, and ambulatory care as well as day surgery. Located in Digby, the 20-bed medical and alternate level of care (ALC) unit works closely with the collaborative emergency centre (CEC) in Annapolis Royal and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. DGH also has a 13-bed restorative care unit that supports patients through rehabilitation.
Family Medicine - Digby (Locum)
LOCATION:
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 45238
Opportunity Type: Locum to Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 200,000 – 250,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Digby & Area Health Services Centre is looking for a family medicine physician for a locum in a collaborative practice in a bright and welcoming space. Located adjacent to the Digby General Hospital, the staff working at the centre includes nurse practitioners, family practice nurse, a licensed practical nurse, and a clerical team. Several physicians support the practice regularly. The centre has a spacious reception and waiting area, nine exam rooms, a staff kitchen/meeting room, and six office spaces. The exam rooms are fully equipped for primary care, including access to MedAccess – the electronic medical record.
Family Medicine - Pubnico/Argyle
LOCATION:
Argyle, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 35056
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: FFS – Fee For Service
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
The area of Pubnico-Argyle is seeking a full-time physician to provide comprehensive office-based primary care and nursing home care in the community. The opportunity exists to work collaboratively with other existing providers in the clinic and community. Inpatient care is not required due to the distance from the hospital.
Family Medicine - Pubnico (Locum)
LOCATION:
Pubnico, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 141297
Opportunity Type: Locum
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
The area of Pubnico-Argyle is seeking a locum/short term appointment physician to provide comprehensive office-based primary care and nursing home care in the community, starting February 2023. The opportunity exists to work collaboratively with other existing providers in the clinic and community. Inpatient care is not required due to the distance from the hospital.
Family Medicine - Shelburne
LOCATION:
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 35146
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Shelburne Family Medical Clinic is seeking a family physician to join their collaborative team of family physicians, family practice nurses, and nurse practitioners. The position involves in-patient responsibilities at Roseway Hospital (RH) and clinic work. RH provides health care services to approximately 15,000 Shelburne County residents including inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care as well as primary, ambulatory, and emergency care.
Located in Shelburne, RH has 19 inpatient beds and works closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax. Shelburne County also has a new collaborative practice clinic that provides the opportunity to mentor medical residents enrolled in the Dalhousie Family Medicine Program.
RH provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs.
Family Medicine - Shelburne (Inpatient Care)
LOCATION:
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 115883
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 150,000 – 200,000
Type of Remuneration: Other
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Roseway Hospital (RH), in Shelburne, is seeking family medicine physicians for in-patient care on the Community Hospital In-patient Program. RH has 19 inpatient beds with patients of mixed acuity and provides a rewarding work experience. Physicians at RH work closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax.
Remuneration is $615 per day for the full-time, plus evening ($300) and weekend/holiday ($400) call stipend. The setting for our program is the RH, which is a friendly and collegial workplace where everyone actually does know your name. The hospital houses a 24 hour level 3 Emergency Department and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs, skilled nursing staff and Helipad for emergency airlift to Halifax.
RH provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs.
Family Medicine - Shelburne (Locum)
LOCATION:
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 35573
Opportunity Type: Locum
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: FFS – Fee For Service
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Shelburne Family Practice is seeking a full-time family practice physician to join their team of family physicians, family practice nurse, and nurse practitioners. The position involves inpatient responsibilities at Roseway Hospital (RH) and clinic work. If interested, emergency department coverage is available as well.
RH provides health care services to approximately 15,000 Shelburne County residents including inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care as well as primary, ambulatory, and emergency care.
Located in Shelburne, RH has 19 inpatient beds and works closely with other health care facilities in Yarmouth, Kentville, Liverpool, Bridgewater, and Halifax. Shelburne County also has a new collaborative practice clinic that provides the opportunity to mentor medical residents enrolled in the Dalhousie Family Medicine Program.
RH provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient, and satellite programs.
Family Medicine - Weymouth
LOCATION:
Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 147222
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: FFS – Fee For Service
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Weymouth Medical Centre is seeking a full-time family physician to work in a fully equipped clinic, including a computer system. There is an opportunity, approximately 20 minutes east, to be part of a collaborative family practice team (physicians, nurse practitioners, family practice nurse, licensed practical nurse and diabetes centre team) at the Digby & Area Health Services Centre which is located next door to the Digby General Hospital (DGH). If interested, opportunities in supporting inpatient coverage and emergency department coverage would be available at DGH.
DGH, historically founded in 1924, provides medical care to residents of the surrounding areas including primary, inpatient, restorative, and ambulatory care as well as day surgery.
Located in Digby, the 20-bed medical and alternate level of care (ALC) unit works closely with the Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) in Annapolis Royal and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. DGH also has a 13-bed restorative care unit that supports patients through rehabilitation.
Family Medicine - Yarmouth
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 35447
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: FFS – Fee For Service
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth is seeking full-time and part-time family physicians to join a collaborative team to provide office-based comprehensive primary care with their fellow physicians and other care providers at the practice. The successful candidate will also have the option of joining the hospitalist group to provide inpatient care at Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH). They may also participate in teaching through the Dalhousie University Family Medicine residency program based in Yarmouth, and/or with medical students through Dalhousie University. In addition, there is opportunity for the successful candidate will provide nursing home care, take on emergency department shifts or join the group of family medicine physicians who provide primary maternity care and low risk deliveries. You can truly create the practice you are looking for here.
YRH was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties.
Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs.
Family Medicine - Yarmouth Medical Home
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 128907
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Medical Home is attached to the Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH). They have a team-based, patient-centered and accessible vision for primary care which is aligned with the Patient Medical Home model of primary care. Physicians in this practice offer urgent care access and support the Dalhousie Family Medicine Residency program that is based out of the clinic. Successful candidates may participate in teaching with Family Medicine residents and medical students through Dalhousie University.
YRH has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. It has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs.
Family Medicine - Yarmouth Ocean View Family Practice
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 35150
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Oceanview Family Practice is seeking a family medicine physician to join their team. Oceanview Family Practice is attached to the Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH). They have a team-based, patient-centered and accessible vision for primary care which is aligned with the Patient Medical Home model of primary care. Physicians in this practice offer urgent care access and support the Dalhousie Family Medicine Residency program that is based out of the clinic. Successful candidates may participate in teaching with Family Medicine residents and medical students through Dalhousie University.
YRH has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. It has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs.
General Practitioner in Oncology - Yarmouth
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 45558
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 100,000 – 150,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) has an opportunity for a General Practitioner in Oncology to care for cancer patients in South West Nova Scotia in the Oncology Unit. YRH Oncology Unit serves the growing number of patients accessing chemotherapy services and provides comfortable and private area for patients. The oncology unit features a satellite pharmacy for preparation of drugs used in chemotherapy which allows an opportunity for cancer patients to receive an unprecedented level of pharmacy involvement in education and treatment. The unit has excellent nursing and specialist support. This position is available immediately to join the two current GP Oncology physicians providing outpatient clinical services to the cancer patients of the YRH Oncology Unit 5 days a week. A training stipend may be available should a FM physician with no oncology expertise be interested in this position. Yarmouth is located at the southernmost tip of Nova Scotia serving a population of 58,000 in three counties. This position is available immediately.
Hospitalist - Yarmouth (Permanent & Locum)
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 98034
Opportunity Type: Permanent and Locum
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH), in Yarmouth, is seeking full time (2:4 weeks), part time (1:4 weeks) and locum physicians for the Hospitalist program. The program currently consists of four Hospitalist lines covering 15-20 patients of mixed acuity. YRH is a close-knit and very collegial site, providing ample support and a rewarding work experience.
Remuneration is $1400.26 per day for the full-time, evening and weekend call stipend, plus fee-for-service billings for anyone seen after 5pm and before 8am.
The setting for our program is the YRH, which is a friendly and collegial workplace where everyone actually does know your name. The hospital houses a 24 hour level III Emergency Department and district trauma centre, 93 inpatient beds, 7 bed ICU and 3 operating suites. It provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs, skilled nursing staff and Helipad for emergency airlift to Halifax. Inpatient Units include Surgical, Medical, Obstetrics & Nursery, ICU, and Mental Health.
Internal Medicine - Yarmouth
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 36558
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 350,000 – 400,000
Type of Remuneration: FFS – Fee For Service
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is seeking a general internist to join their collegial group which includes a cardiologist, nephrologist and gastroenterologist. Inpatient call is equally shared. Physicians have the opportunity to work as a preceptor to medical students and residents. YRH is a community site for the Core Internal Medicine program at Dalhousie University with approximately 4-5 residents per year. In addition, a fellowship program for the R4 and R5 fellows provides two fellows per year full-time.
YRH offers echocardiography, exercise stress testing with nuclear imaging and pharmacologic stress testing, pacemaker follow up, endoscopy (diagnostic and therapeutic gastroscopy and colonoscopy), bronchoscopy, PFTs, sleep studies, peritoneal dialysis, and hemodialysis (acute and chronic). The Intensive Care Unit has its own portable ultrasound machine. There is a Cardiac Rehab Clinic managed by a nurse and physiotherapist in collaboration with Internal Medicine physicians. Traveling internal medicine clinics to small communities in the Western Zone, particularly Digby and Shelburne, provide outreach services.
Originally founded in 1912, YRH has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 60,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties. YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs.
Obstetrics/Gynecology - Yarmouth
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 71243
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 400,000 – 450,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH), a 100 bed facility, is seeking an obstetrician/gynecologist to join the team. This position will involve both general Obstetrical and Gynecological expertise. The successful candidate will provide low risk prenatal and obstetrical care in a consultant role of support for five physicians who deliver primary care obstetrics. Office and peri-operative gynecology services will include surgical expertise with minimally invasive skills, colposcopy as well as some diagnostic imaging services (hysterosalpingograms and biophysical profile ultrasounds). This OB/GYN call is 1:3. Physicians have an opportunity to work as a preceptor with medical students and residents as well. Compensation is through alternate payment plan. In addition, call stipends and other incentives are available through the Master Agreement between the Province of Nova Scotia and Doctors Nova Scotia.
YRH provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs.
Palliative Care Physician - South West Nova
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 131881
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 250,000 – 300,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
South West Nova Scotia, is seeking full time palliative care physician for the community and hospital program. Three hospitals; Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH), Digby General Hospital (DGH), and Roseway Hospital (RH) serve this area. The Palliative Care Physician co-leads the palliative care service with the program manager to continue to grow and improve the service. The interdisciplinary team consists of Palliative Care Nurses and Social workers. In hospital consultations and community assessments occur with the assistance of Palliative Care Nurses. The program currently consists of seeing patients in consultation and in follow up, in NSH facilities, patients’ homes and long term care facilities. In addition to playing an important clinical role, the palliative care team collaborates and provides consultation to family physicians, nurse practioners and medical specialists using a shared-care model. There is opportunity to teach by offering LEAP Core training programs and facilitating other professional education sessions related to symptom management. Academic appointment may be provided with Dalhousie Medical School to provide palliative care education and mentorship to medical learners at various levels of education including the Dalhousie South West Nova Family Medicine Residency program, and the Dalhousie School of Nursing, both based out of YRH.
The South West Nova medical community is a close knit and very collegial group where everyone actually does know your name, providing ample support and a rewarding work experience. YRH houses a 24 hour level III Emergency Department and district trauma centre, 93 inpatient beds, 7 bed ICU, 3 operating suites, and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs, skilled nursing staff and Helipad for emergency airlift to Halifax. Inpatient Units includes Surgical, Medical, Obstetrics & Nursery, ICU, and Mental Health.
Nova Scotia also has a small but well connected Palliative Medicine Physician group that meets regularly to discuss provincial and local issues. They all know they can reach out to each other for advice/support as well.
CCFP certified (or equivalent) candidates must have a certificate of added competence (or equivalent) in Palliative Care. FRCPC certified candidates must have either a certificate of added competence (or equivalent) in Palliative Care or Royal College certification (or equivalent) in Palliative Medicine.
Preference will be given based on full time experience in palliative medicine. Candidates must be eligible for specialty licensure in Nova Scotia and must be able to independently commute to a variety of care settings served by our service.
Pediatrician - Yarmouth
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 117642
Opportunity Type: Permanent
Estimated Annual Salary: 300,000 – 350,000
Type of Remuneration: APP – Alternative Payment Plan
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Site Visit Program; Relocation Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is seeking two 0.67 FTE (or one 1.0 FTE) pediatricians to join an existing Pediatric practice, which is turn-key ready, to provide consulting care in both inpatient and outpatient practice settings with possible satellite clinics in Shelburne and Digby. Physicians also have an opportunity to work as a preceptor with medical students and residents in addition to offering their expertise on pediatric care to various committees. There is an affiliation with IWK Children’s Hospital in Halifax which provides travelling sub-specialty clinics, telehealth grand rounds, and an air transport program.
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 60,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties.
Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs.
Primary Maternity Care - Yarmouth - Locum
LOCATION:
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
OPPORTUNITY:
Requisition ID: 45211
Opportunity Type: Locum
Estimated Annual Salary: 150,000 – 200,000
Type of Remuneration: Daily Rate
Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program
For information and to determine eligibility for Department of Health and Wellness Incentives, please contact Physician.Resources@novascotia.ca.
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY:
Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is seeking family physicians to join the family medicine primary maternity care (PMC) group on a locum or part time basis. The Yarmouth PMC group is looking for locums to help fill our schedule over the coming months. The stipend is $1800/day for work done 8am-5pm, and extra billing for assessments or deliveries after hours. You can choose to work one day at a time, or several in a row. The group runs a shared prenatal clinic with nurse and clerical support, providing prenatal and obstetrical care for 300 – 350 women per year. The clinic disperses the patients throughout the week from Monday to Friday, shifts are divided among the group. There is always an obstetrician on call for consultations, and pediatricians are on call 20 days per month. Anesthesia and respiratory therapists coverage as well. NRP is required. If you are interested in working in our very collegial hospital we are happy to work around your availability.
The successful candidate will join a highly collegial and experienced group of physicians who are always available in an emergency. Family physicians may also participate in teaching through the family medicine residency program based in YRH, and/or with medical students through Dalhousie University.
YRH was originally founded in 1912 and has developed into a vast health care complex serving the 58,000 people of Shelburne, Yarmouth, and Digby Counties.
Located in Yarmouth, YRH has 124 inpatient beds and provides a range of primary and secondary services through in-patient, outpatient and satellite programs.
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There’s something special about the Yarmouth Region of Southwest Nova Scotia. This is where the land meets the sea. Where English and Acadian cultures coexist. It’s quiet and peaceful, yet full of adventure. Where the darkest skies let stars shine their brightest. It’s where the food is fresh and local, and the music is too. It’s where everything comes together. It’s where the stars align.
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Meet Nancy Ellis
Having moved to Yarmouth nearly 10 years ago, I was also once a newcomer myself. I experienced first-hand the difference it can make having someone you can trust to have your best interests at heart help you make connections, meet new friends, sharing the best places to go for services, and introducing you to local activities and sights. I am excited to be a trusted resource for medical learners, physicians, and other medical professionals who are looking to call Southwestern Nova Scotia home. It is easy to see, through our community’s attractions and people, that this beautiful coastal area is an excellent place to live, work, and raise a family!
I work to recruit and retain physicians in the Yarmouth Region of Southwest Nova Scotia. It is my goal to provide you with the information and connections you need to get to know our community better! Whether you’re looking for recreation, arts and culture, housing, or even information on how to get licensed to practice in Nova Scotia, I’m your go-to contact!
Give me a call at 902-247-5614 or email nancy@yarmouthdoctors.ca – I would love to connect!
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