Family Medicine: Locum: Crossroads Family Practice

Crossroads Family Practice in Tantallon is seeking a family physician to Locum, covering a maternity leave from approximately June 2024 for approximately 9 - 12 months (to be determined with host physician). This is a friendly, supportive group of ten physicians and two family practice nurses. They use MedAccess EMR and have LFM contracts. The host physician’s practice size is approximately 1200 patients. Host physician flexible with start and end dates.

For more information, contact Dr. Melissa Wallace: melissa.wallace@dal.ca or 226-234-4371

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Examine patients and take their histories, order diagnostic tests and laboratory procedures; advise patients on health care, health promotion, and disease prevention

Consultation and referral to other medical practitioners’

Act as a patient’s advocate

Prescribe and administer medications and treatments, inoculations and vaccinations

Report births, deaths, contagious and other diseases as per Nova Scotia Public Health requirements

To be determined with clinic.

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)

Tantallon is a beautiful oceanside community about 30 minutes outside downtown Halifax. This area has lovely shops, strip malls, a library, and many more amenities. There are beautiful beaches nearby.