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Emergency Medicine - Digby
@ Nova Scotia Healthcare System
Digby, Nova Scotia
Overview
Nova Scotia Health is hiring a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician for its Digby site. The role covers full emergency physician scope of practice, with an opportunity to teach Dalhousie medical students and family practice residents. Pay is hourly at $225-240 daytime and $245-260 nighttime, with relocation incentives, health and dental benefits and CME funding.
Responsibilities:
- Full scope emergency physician care in the Digby zone
- Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities
- Operate within Nova Scotia Health Authority bylaws
- Teach Dalhousie medical students and family practice residents (opportunity)
Requirements summary:
- Eligible for CPSNS licensure
- Current ACLS, PALS and BCLS
- ATLS preferred
- RCPSC certification eligibility for specialists
- CMPA coverage or alternative
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · smartrecruiters
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-25
- 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 | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | CPSNS licensure, RCPSC certification, CMPA coverage, ACLS, PALS, BCLS |
| Perks mentioned | Generous parental leave, Relocation assistance, Performance bonus |
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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
Digby is seeking a full-timeEmergency Medicine Physician. Requirements include up-to-date ACLS and PALS, ATLS is a preferred qualification. In addition, there is an opportunity to participate in teaching medical students and family practice residents from Dalhousie Medical School. Join Nova Scotia's thriving healthcare ecosystem, where your expertise is valued and your contributions drive innovative, compassionate care for generations to come.
Responsibilities
- full scope of practice as an emergency physician providing care to patients within the zone
- responsible to the Zone Department Head for Emergency Medicine for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Operate within the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of Nova Scotia Health Authority.
- Participate in quality improvement and evaluation activities.
Expected Hours
- permanent full or part- time
Remuneration
- $225-240 Daytime
- $245-260 Nighttime
- Hourly
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, and more!
Visit www.doctorsns.com for more information.
Learn more about Digby https://morethanmedicine.ca/communities/digby
Qualifications
- All applicants must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS).
- All specialists must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada(RCPSC)
- Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA), or proof of alternative coverage.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS)
Additional Information
Community Details
Spilling dramatically into the Annapolis Basin, Digby is a warm and friendly seaside town with a long seafaring heritage. Celebrated as the “Scallop Capital of the World,” its famous Digby scallops draw foodies from far and wide, and its waterfront bustles with fishing boats, creating a picturesque scene that captures the essence of the town’s maritime traditions. Digby’s downtown boasts historic architecture, boutique shops and restaurants serving freshly caught seafood.
https://morethanmedicine.ca/communities/digby
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.
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