Family Care Team Physician

ABOUT NLHS
NL Health Services offers the full continuum of health and community services including public health, long-term care, community services, hospital care and unique provincial programs and services. NL Health Services prides ourselves on providing the highest quality care and service possible to the people in our communities, in our region, and in the province. To do that, we employ qualified, competent, and caring individuals who are dedicated to their professions and to our vision of Healthy People, Healthy Communities.

ABOUT CENTRAL ZONE
Central Zone is the second largest health zone in Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services, serving approximately 90,000 people (17 per cent of the province’s population) living in 176 communities. With a geographical area encompassing more than half the total land mass of the island, the Central region extends from Charlottetown in the east, Fogo Island in the north, Harbour Breton in the south, to Baie Verte in the west. Central Zone provides a variety of primary, secondary, long-term care, community health, and other enhanced secondary services.

JOB SUMMARY

NL Health Services Central Zone is inviting applications from Family Physicians to join the Family Care Program in a full-time salaried position in the Gander/Gander Bay Region.

NLHS is pleased to support its Primary Health Care Clinic in achieving its goals of providing exceptional and high-quality care to patients in the Central region. The PHC Family Care Team (FCT) mandate is to provide patients without a primary care provider of the Central region with access to primary health care services. Services will be provided using an inter-professional collaborative approach where patients will see the right provider at the right time and right place. The team includes physicians, NPs, RNs including diabetic nurse educator, clerical supports, LPNs, pharmacists, social workers, dietitian, physiotherapist and occupational therapist. All health care providers, including physicians, will be expected to practice to their full scope of practice to meet patient needs and requirements. The FCT aims to provide continuity of care to improve health outcomes and patients quality of life.

We are seeking physicians to manage a roster of patients. There are other services in the area of the FCT which the physician is encouraged to consider participating in including: Hospitalist Services, Emergency Department Services, Long-Term Care, Palliative Care, and other opportunities. Our ideal candidates will have a strong patient focus and excellent communication skills with a keen interest in practicing in a collaborative team approach. Hours of work may need flexibility to offer clinics during the daytime, after-hours and on weekends to meet patient needs. The successful Physicians will provide care using the EMR platform.

See more information on the Family Care Teams by visiting Family Care Teams NL - Home Page

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
*Eligible for licensure as a Family Medicine Physician with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Newfoundland and Labrador (CPSNL) Home - CPSNL
*Satisfy credentialing requirements of Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services including a satisfactory criminal record check and vulnerable sector check

HOURS OF WORK
75 hours biweekly. No call obligation is required for this position.

REMUNERATION
This is a full-time salaried position. Pay will be in accordance with Newfoundland and Labrador Memorandum of Agreement. The Department of Health will determine what step you will start at based on experience. These amounts are subject to change with the implementation of the new MOA.

BENEFITS
Annual retention bonus
Annual Leave (20 working days)
Bereavement/Compassionate Leave (3 working days)
Compensatory Leave (5 working days) after 1 year of service
Family Leave (3 working days)
Education Leave (5 working days – noncumulative)
Sick Leave (calculated by multiplying the number of months of service by 2 to a maximum of 480 days)
Study Leave (10 days per year)

AVAILABLE INCENTIVES
Physician Signing Bonus $150,000 with $25,000 top up
Physician Recruitment Incentive Pilot - $200,000 ($100,000 per year)
Come Home Incentive - $100,000 (if eligibility criteria are met)
Family Care Team Incentive - $75,000
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Language: English

How to apply: Interested applicants are requested to apply for this position through ServiceNow.

RECRUITER CONTACT
For specific inquiries please contact Cassandra Hodder ([email protected])

A CV, supporting documentation and the names of three references are required. Applicants who do not provide the necessary documentation as outlined in this job posting will not be considered.