Posted 2 months ago
Emergency Medicine - Amherst
@ Nova Scotia Healthcare System
Amherst, Nova Scotia
Overview
Nova Scotia Health is hiring a full-time emergency medicine physician for Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Amherst. The physician leads resuscitation and stabilization of major trauma and critically ill patients and manages emergency presentations across all ages, including mental health emergencies. The role involves rotational 12-hour shifts including nights, weekends and holidays, with pay of $350,000 to $400,000 annually.
Responsibilities:
- Lead resuscitation and stabilization of major trauma and critically ill patients
- Assess and manage the full spectrum of emergency presentations, including mental health emergencies
- Provide care and coordination across community, secondary and tertiary care
- Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
Requirements summary:
- Eligibility for licensure with CPSNS
- Current PALS, ATLS and ACLS certifications
- BCLS certification
- CMPA membership
- Family physicians: CFPC membership; specialists: RCPSC certification eligibility
- ED ultrasound training strongly desirable
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · smartrecruiters
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-02
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Department | Physicians & advanced practice |
| Hours per week | 26.9 |
| Schedule | day, evening, holidays, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | CFPC membership, CMPA membership, PALS, ATLS, ACLS, BCLS |
| Education | Professional degree (MD, JD…) (required) |
| Fields of study | Medicine |
| Perks mentioned | Generous parental leave, Relocation assistance, Performance bonus |
Summary and details written by AI from the posting; the employer’s posting is the authority.
Nova Scotia Healthcare System
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 175 |
Company Description
Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centers, and community-based programs we operate across the province.
Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.
Job Description
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHCC) is seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine Physicians. Join Nova Scotia's thriving healthcare ecosystem, where your expertise is valued and your contributions drive innovative, compassionate care for generations to come.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership in the resuscitation and stabilization of major trauma patients and critically ill patients
- Appropriately assess and manage the full spectrum of emergency medicine presentations from injury to unexpected and undifferentiated medical and surgical illness in all ages, to mental health emergencies
- Provide care and coordination of community-based care, and secondary and tertiary level health care.
- Operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority.
- Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities.
Expected Hours
- Permanent Full-time
- Full-time is defined at 1340 hours per annum, and will involve rotational shift work, including nights, weekends and holidays
- Current shifts are 12h in length with potential for an evening cover shift
- Occasional rotations through other Northern Zone Emergency Departments may be required to meet critical operational requirements
Remuneration
- $350,000 - $400,000 annually
- Physician Agreement | Doctors Nova Scotia
Incentives
Nova Scotia Health offers a variety of incentives designed to relieve some of the pressure, cost, and difficulty that comes with relocation.
Benefits
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package including health and dental, EMR grants, funded locum coverage, CME funding, parental leave, physician advisors and more!
Visit www.doctorsns.com for more information.
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
Qualifications
- All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- All family physician must have membership with the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC)
- All specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- Membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)
- All applicants must have a current PALS Certification
- All applicants must have a current ATLS Certification
- All applicants must have a current ACLS Certification
- For those applicants not holding current CCFP(EM) or FRCPC credentials, ACLS/ATLS/PALS and Advanced Airway certifications are mandatory
- ED US training is also strongly desirable and supported by the department
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Additional Information
Community Details
Nestled in the heart of the Cumberland County, Amherst is located nearly on Nova Scotia’s border with New Brunswick, making it a getaway to both provinces. A welcoming town known for its friendly community spirit and historic charm, Amherst’s downtown is characterized by historic architecture, quaint shops and locally owned businesses. Stately Victorian homes line the town’s streets, with some restored and transformed into inns, bed and breakfasts, or guest homes.
Learn more about Amherst here!
Practicing in Nova Scotia
Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That's what makes practicing medicine in Nova Scotia unique. Physicians are increasingly attracted to practices that offer team-based care to their patients and allow them to consult with their peers. The size and scale of Nova Scotia allows for better connections across the health care system. Your practice of medicine and your life is richer here. Nova Scotia is more than medicine.
Building a Diverse Workforce
The Physician Recruitment Team at Nova Scotia Health lives and works in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. We are dedicated to equity, diversity, inclusion, and truth and reconciliation, and we are working to support medical communities that are reflective of and responsive to the diverse populations they serve in Nova Scotia. We welcome physicians from diverse backgrounds and experiences to join us in building healthier, more equitable communities across the province.
Journal
Only you can see this. Kept on this device, and in your account when you sign in.