Locum Pediatrician - New Glasgow

Company Description

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Job Description

Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow is seeking a locum pediatrician to join their team. 

Dates required are: 

September 25-October 1

October 8-12

October 22

October 29-31

Aberdeen is approximately 1.5 hours from the region's tertiary care pediatric facility, the IWK Health Centre, which provides neonatal support. 

Responsibilities

Duties include full scope of practice as a pediatrician providing care to patients within the Northern zone and participating in call.

The physician will be responsible to the Zone Department Head of Women and Children's Services for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority.  

Expected Hours

• Full-time
• on call (1:3)

Our department is full-service Pediatrics, and does require neonatal resuscitation and stabilization for transport, which at times can happen quickly and other times could be up to 24 hours. It also covers consults in the ER including attending trauma with pediatric patients. 

Renumeration:

As per the MSI Locum Program. 

Physician Eligibility
Locum physicians are required to be licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia and privileged by a health authority.

A full locum day is defined as providing a minimum of 7.5 hours of clinical coverage, a half locum day is defined as minimum of 3.75 hours of clinical coverage.

Royal College Specialists
Specialist hospital coverage including on-call.
Office coverage where indicated, as requested on application form.

Payment Rates

Daily Rates
The minimum daily income guarantee for a locum Physician is:
$1,600 for Specialists providing full day coverage; $800 for half day coverage.
Shadow Billing Above Daily Rates If shadow billings for Insured Medical Services are higher than the applicable minimum daily rate on a given day, including for Insured Medical Services delivered after hours, the locum physician will receive the amount of shadow billings greater than the applicable minimum daily rate.

Travel
If required to travel for the locum assignment, travel will be reimbursed as follows: Kilometrage from the Physician’s residence or regular work site (whichever is closer to the required non-regular work site) to the required locum work site, and return, at the then-prevailing Nova Scotia Government kilometrage rate (unless NSH has provided a rental car for physician’s use).
Note: Kilometrage is only paid for travel within the Atlantic provinces

 No travel time or expenses are payable for travel that is less than one hour total travel time roundtrip.

 Per diem of $100 per day for full day coverage; $50 for half day coverage.
Accommodations at 100% to a maximum of $300 per night, receipts of which must be provided to be eligible for reimbursement.
 Airfare to and from Nova Scotia, where required, 100% covered at regular economy fare up to a maximum of $1,500, receipts must be provided for reimbursement.
Travel time at $100 per hour up to a maximum of 10 hours return (5 hours each way) per week.

Licensing Fees
For Atlantic Registry physicians the CPSNS Atlantic Registry license fee is reimbursed.
For locum physicians outside the Atlantic Registry, the CPSNS locum license fee is reimbursed.
Facility On Call
Facility On Call Rotas may be claimed through the applicable Facility On Call fee code. Locum physicians are not entitled to receive payment for any services while on call unless the total daily shadow billings exceed the minimum daily income guarantee.

Qualifications

• eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
• membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association(CMPA)

Additional Information

Community Details

Established in 1835, the historical town of New Glasgow is located Pictou County. Overlooking the banks of the East River of Pictou, New Glasgow is at the centre of the province's fourth largest urban area. 

Pictou County is comprised of 6 municipal units including the town of New Glasgow (location of the Aberdeen Hospital), the County of Pictou, Pictou, Trenton, Stellarton, Westville, and Pictou Landing First Nation, Pictou County is ideally situated along the Northumberland Strait. You’ll find a welcoming community with hard-working and down-to-earth people, enjoying a balanced lifestyle. Just minutes from beautiful beaches, join us and fill your lungs with salty sea air, and enjoy the urban-rural mix that Pictou County has to offer. In your practice, enjoy a collegial atmosphere with access to the tools you need to do your job.
 
Rich in culture, entertainment, and history, come and build the fast- or slow-paced life you desire in Pictou County.

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.  

Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. Our priority groups are Aboriginal People, African Nova Scotians, Persons with Disabilities and Recent Immigrants. Members of these groups are welcome to apply and self-identify if they wish to be considered under our Employment Equity policy.