Physician Onboarding Consultant - Medical Affairs

Req : 207221

Location:

Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: MED Physician Support Services
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% ) x 1
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 6-Aug-25

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Reporting to the Manager of Physician Support Services, the Physician Onboarding Consultant, will play a critical role in ensuring seamless integration and successful onboarding of all new physicians (family medicine and other specialists) into Nova Scotia Health. The role works closely with various internal and external partners to develop and implement effective onboarding processes, provide support to new hires, and facilitate smooth transitions into practice.

The position requires a combination of organizational skills, interpersonal abilities, and a deep understanding of healthcare operations. The onboarding program begins at offer acceptance through the first year of practice. It works to introduce the new physician to practice and community and helps them establish their practice.

The role will be the main contact for new physicians to transition to practice and will include navigation for but not limited to payment modalities, billing process, space and equipment retrieval, EMR training and support, clinical practice specific needs, welcome and introduction to NSH community, any outstanding items from recruitment process (licensing, credentialing, immigration, DNS registration, CMPA coverage) regular communication and check ins for the first year.

The Consultant is also responsible for coordinating, monitoring, supporting and evaluating the onboarding experience from a zone based operational perspective through an initial one-year program cycle and making recommendations for long-term administration. The Onboarding Consultant works with a range of internal departments and external community partners to coordinate and support physician onboarding. These include primary care and all specialty departments, physician recruitment, credentialing and privileging, Zone Medical Executive Office, liaising regularly with the new Physicians, and engaging with external stakeholders such as the NS College of Physicians and Surgeons, Doctors Nova Scotia and Department of Health and Wellness and communities as needed.

This position utilizes a hybrid workplace model that combines working from home with working onsite. Candidates can live and work from anywhere in the Central and Northern Zone, with travel required throughout the Province as necessary.

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

• Undergraduate degree in a business, education, leadership or human resources related field, or Registered Health Care Professional
  
  * Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
• 3 years’ minimum experience working in business administration, organizational learning and development, leadership…