Pediatrician - Yarmouth

Yarmouth Regional Hospital (YRH) is seeking a full-time pediatrician to join an existing service with two other pediatricians and a fully equipped office that is practice ready. An option to share between two 0.5 FTE positions is an option. The successful physician will provide consulting care in both inpatient and outpatient practice settings with possible satellite clinics in Shelburne and Digby. There is also 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:

• Dalhousie School of Nursing
• veteran’s unit
• chronic pain clinic
• kidney clinic

Services:

• alternate level of care unit
• ambulatory care
• anesthesiology
• cancer care centre
• cardiac investigation and respiratory services
• continuing care
• diabetes education
• diagnostic imaging
• dialysis
• emergency medicine
• falls prevention
• intensive care unit
• mental health and addictions services
• obstetrics and gynecology
• occupational therapy
• palliative care
• physiotherapy
• pre-natal clinic
• public health
• recreation therapy
• spiritual care
• stroke program
• surgical unit

• work as a full scope of practice pediatrician providing care to the patients within Western Zone
• participate in call shifts
• support Nova Scotia Health in advancing the delivery of pediatric care by liaising with the applicable staff within the zone and province
• offer consultation support to Western Zone, which includes day-time coverage and occasional overnight/weekend coverage
• be accountable to the patient population in Western Zone by providing clinics and occasional satellite clinics
• responsible to the Zone Pediatrics Department Head for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice
• operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health

• 37.5 hours/week
• on-call schedule

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

Yarmouth is located at the southwestern most tip of Nova Scotia serving a population of approximately 60,000 in three counties. Affordable housing is available on stunning ocean and lake-frontage properties. Yarmouth is the recreational, entertainment and shopping hub of the southwest area. There is so much to enjoy about the Southwestern end of Nova Scotia, including a unique and storied Acadian French history and beaches that take your breath away! Yarmouth is also connected to the United States through an international ferry service that makes cross border adventures possible with ease.

Our enviable combination of urban amenities and rural natural beauty offers an excellent quality of life for the people that live here. Nova Scotia offers the medical professional opportunities found in larger cities while maintaining a work-life balance in livable, walkable, and affordable communities. For more details on living and practicing in Yarmouth, please watch Edge of Everywhere video, and visit Town of Yarmouth and Yarmouth and Acadian Shores.

For more insight into the services provided at Yarmouth Regional Hospital, watch this Video!