Family Medicine - Baddeck, Cape Breton

Victoria County Memorial Hospital (VCMH) provides comprehensive healthcare services to a population of approximately 5,500 through inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care. The hospital is home to offices for Home Care Nova Scotia, Public Health, addiction services, and adolescent services, offering a range of community-based support programs. VCMH currently operates an Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and is actively working toward converting it back to a Level 4 Emergency Department to better serve the community's urgent and emergent care needs. Additionally, a variety of specialized clinics are available on-site, including ophthalmology, foot clinics, and well women’s clinics, enhancing access to essential medical services for residents in the region.

The collaborative practice located at Victoria County Memorial Hospital (VCMH) in Baddeck, Cape Breton is seeking a full-scope family physician to join their team.

Physicians with an interest or added competency in Emergency Medicine as part of their practice are encouraged to apply and will be supported at VCMH. There is currently an Urgent Treatment Centre as well as an opportunity to support re-opening of a Level 4 Emergency Department at the site.

Family physicians may also participate in teaching through the family medicine residency program based in Sydney and/or with medical students through Dalhousie University. Dalhousie, in collaboration with Cape Breton University will be establishing a medical campus, training Family Physicians for rural Nova Scotia, accepting its first cohort of learners this fall! 

VCMH serves a population of approximately 5,500 through inpatient, outpatient, and satellite care. The hospital also houses offices for Home Care Nova Scotia, Public Health, addiction services, and adolescent services. A variety of clinics are held at the hospital including: 

• ophthalmology
• foot clinics
• well women’s clinics

•  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)
•  membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Community Details

Failte (that’s “welcome”, for those not up to speed on their Gaelic)! Stretching along the shorelines of Bras d’Or Lakes, Baddeck has found the optimum balance between a hotspot for energetic tourists and a quaint community showcasing the epitome of glorious Nova Scotian living. Physicians and their families build rewarding lives and careers in Cape Breton; see for yourself, here!  Located on perhaps Canada’s prettiest shoreline, Baddeck offers some of nature's most beautiful statements like North River where you can kayak and swim. Baddeck is close to lighthouses, beaches, and waterfalls to explore year round. Ski Tuonela offers snowboarding and skiing trails for all skill levels, so you'll be busy in every season! 

Baddeck is close to six amazing golf courses and the Alexander Graham Bell Museum. It is in close proximity to all the major attractions on the Island like the world famous Cabot Trail, Fortress of Louisbourg, and the beautiful Highlands. With a full array of restaurants, services, entertainment and amenities, we are just 55 minutes from Sydney for some big city feel. In addition, the region remains young and vibrant as it is close to Cape Breton University. Experience the view of a lifetime around every corner, and surround yourself with the friendliest people in every community. Hike, cycle, swim, golf – all in an almost unreal beauty.