Family Care Team Physician

Hours: 75 hours bi-weekly plus o-call obligations

Salary: salaried in accordance with the

Competition Number: VAC0008981

Posted Date: 2025-03-18

Closing Date: Open until filled.

About US

NL Health Services, Urban Zone 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.

Job Summary

NL Health Services Urban Zone is inviting applications for a Salaried Family Physician to join the

Division of Family Medicine in St. John?s, NL.

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 St. John?s-Metro region. The PHC Family Care Team (FCT) mandate is to provide patients without a primary care provider of the St. John?s/Metro 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.

The successful applicant will not have an attached patient panel. The incumbent will provide coverage for primary care providers that are on leave from their practice. Should no providers be on leave across the Family Care Teams, the incumbent will provide care at the Community Walk In Clinic or the Mobile Primary Health Care Clinic. The successful applicant is accountable for the provision of comprehensive health care services to the patients receiving care from the program, including both longitudinal and episodic care. Hours of work may need flexibility to offer clinics during the daytime, after-hours and on weekends to meet patient needs. The successful Physician will provide care using the EMR Platform

The successful applicant is responsible to the NLHS leadership team and to the Clinical Chief of Primary Care

Required Qualifications

• To be considered candidates must hold a MD
• All applicants must be eligible for licensure to practice by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of NL.
• Satisfy credentialing requirements of Services including a satisfactory criminal record check and vulnerable sector check.

Remuneration: Salary and benefits for this position are to be paid in accordance with

the Memorandum of Agreement for salaried physicians in

Newfoundland and Labrador. Starting salary will be based on years of

clinical experience.

Benefits:

• Study Leave;
• 20 days of Annual Leave;
• Family leave, 9 paid statutory days, compensatory leave, parental leave, education leave, study leave, and sick leave;
• Employer-sponsored RRSP; and Group Insurance benefits (Basic Group Life Insurance, including Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, Supplementary Health Insurance-single (includes Group Travel Insurance and Vison Care) with optional additional group benefits;

Language: English

Incentives: Full-time: Relocation coverage

https://www.gov.nl.ca/exec/tbs/working-with-us/relocation/

Provincial incentives

https://workinhealthnl.ca/incentives/#all-incentives

Employer: Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services

Contact Information: [email protected]

Competition number: VAC0008981

Competition closing date: Opened until filled

How to apply:

Interested applicants are asked to apply for this position through e-Recruit.

Contact Information for Recruitment Related Inquiries:

Email: [email protected]

EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate will be required to provide a satisfactory Certificate of Conduct from the RCMP or local Police (including Vulnerable Sector Check), educational documents, registration/licensure and Social Insurance Number.