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About the Role

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a full-time Intensivist with base specialty training in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Anesthesiology to join the Cape Breton Regional Hospital (CBRH) group. This role involves caring for critically ill patients in a 15-bed level-2 intensive care unit, supported by advanced equipment and a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Handle all critically ill patients in the catchment area.
• Provide coverage of ICU as well as the Intermediate Medical Care Unit (IMCU).
• Perform consultations and code blue coverage during daytime hours.
• Provide care and coordination of community-based care, and secondary and tertiary level health care.
• Operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority.
• Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities.

Requirements

• Eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS).
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), or proof of alternative coverage.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS).
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada with Critical Care designation, or eligible for examination.
• Medical Doctorate (MD) or equivalent and have completed Critical Care subspecialty qualifications.
• Two recent references of good standing.

Skills

• Point of care ultrasound
• Percutaneous tracheostomy
• Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
• Transesophageal echocardiography
• Bronchoscopy

Location

• Sydney, Nova Scotia

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Critical Care subspecialty qualifications

Education Level

• Medical Doctorate (MD) or equivalent
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada with Critical Care designation

Salary/Compensations

• CAD 450,000 - CAD 475,000 yearly

Benefits

• Health and dental
• EMR grants
• Funded locum coverage
• CME funding
• Parental leave
• Physician advisors

About the Company

• 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.
• We operate hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs 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.

Equal Opportunity

• 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.