Associate Physician - Neurosurgery

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Req ID: 204220

Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII

Department: MED Clinical Assistants

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% ) x 1

Management/Non Union P osition

Posting Closing Date: 17-Jun-25

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About The Opportunity

The Neurosurgery Associate Physician is a licensed physician employed by Nova Scotia Health to provide medical care under the supervision of a fully licensed physician. They will have clearly defined clinical duties within the Department of Surgery under Division of Neurosurgery in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. The Neurosurgery Associate Physician would primarily be responsible for direct patient care activities under the supervision of an attending Neurosurgeon. The overall supervision of the Neurosurgery Associate Physician will be directed by the Head of the Division of Neurosurgery or designate and indirectly to the Executive Medical Director, Central Zone, NSH.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Makes regular rounds with supervising staff, fellows, and residents on the wards, the emergency department and in the ICU as required, and participates in on-call responsibilities
• Works with attending staff, nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, social workers, physiotherapists, physician house staff, and other members of the health care team in the development and delivery of the overall patient care
• Communicates with patients, families, referring and family physicians concerning patient management plans Performs and documents admission history and physical examinations, progress notes, discharge summaries, death certificates, medication reconciliations, etc
• Manages the day-to-day care of patients, including writing medical orders on charts and consultations of other services and responding to emergencies in hospital, in consultation with attending staff
• If competent to do so, the AP will conduct assessments of patients in the emergency room and in-house patient consultations to Neurosurgery. This includes the Neurosurgery assessment of the trauma patient
• Performs procedures within the scope of demonstrated competence including: the insertion of peripheral intravenous lines, initiation of intravenous medication, taking blood samples for diagnostic purposes or arterial blood gases, insertion of Foley catheters, insertion of naso-gastric tubes, assessment of surgical wounds, suturing of surgical wounds, removal of sutures, removal of surgical drains, insertion/removal of central venous catheters. In any and all of the above, the Assistant will not proceed until full training and competence has been established with sign off by the Division Head or designate.
• Assists in the operating room when on call or when no residents are available during the day. The associate physician will not be left alone in the operating room. The associate physician will not be responsible for intra-operative decision making. The associate physician may be trained in tasks such as skin/scalp stapling or suturing but again, always under the guidance of the staff member
• Arranges consultations with other departments/services for patient care / investigation
• Follows through on investigations and arranges follow-up outpatient visits
• Participates in Continuing Professional Development (educational sessions, tumor boards, and rounds) of at least 50 hours per year.
• Interacts with and orientates clinical clerks and PGY1’s, new to the Neurosurgery Service
• These responsibilities are are not all-inclusive
  
  

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Must meet the requirements to obtain a Clinical Assistant License from The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia ( https://cpsns.ns.ca/resource/clinical-assistant-licence ) Must have obtained (in writing) Review of Qualifications from The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia prior to application deadline. Please upload this with your application
• CMPA coverage required
• ACLS certification required
• Good command of written and spoken English
• Must be able to promote and maintain good interpersonal skills
• Completion of the equivalence of a rotating internship and postgraduate training and experience in Neurosurgery are consider assets
• Physical demand - Must be able to sit, stand, walk and perform duties as outlined above
• Mental and Visual demand – High; must be able to deal with stressful situations
• Competencies in other languages an asset; French preferred
  
  

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

• Permanent, full-time position, 96 hrs bi-weekly
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

$52.69 - $67.12 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You've Applied

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.