Family Medicine - Bear River

The Bear River and Area Community Health Clinic is seeking a physician to work one day a week or two days bi-weekly. This clinic services patients who live from Annapolis to Weymouth. The physician may wish to participate in the inpatient rotation at Digby General Hospital or explore other options in the Annapolis to Weymouth communities if collaboration with other providers is of interest.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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
• build to capacity within the first two years (new primary care providers)
• operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority
• work toward same day or next day access for the practice population
• work in collaboration with other team members in the practice to best suit the community’s health needs
• work with other providers to provide after-hours access and emergency coverage when required
• 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

• part-time - one day/week or two days/bi-weekly

• Eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
• Eligible for certification with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Bear River is a small charming village, of approximately 800, situated at the head of the tidewaters, located six kilometers inland on a tidal river of the Bay of Fundy. The river itself is the border between the Annapolis and Digby counties of Nova Scotia and thus, splits the village so that half the village is in Annapolis County and the other half in Digby County. The tide rises and falls approximately 25 feet twice a day due to the dramatic Fundy tides, the highest on earth!

Known as the 'tidal village on stilts', Bear River offers shops, studios, galleries, and a vineyard and a haven for musicians and artisans. The village is adjacent to the Bear River First Nation.