Physician Assistant Jobs in Nova Scotia, Canada

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Find Physician Assistant opportunities in Nova Scotia, Canada. Browse 358 open positions from top employers in the area.

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Addiction Medicine Physician

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time On-site CA$25,000 - CA$50,000 / year

Mental Health and Addictions Program at Nova Scotia Health provides comprehensive outpatient addiction treatment, including Opioid Agonist Treatment, within the New Glasgow Recovery Support Centre. The Addiction Medicine Physician delivers assessments, pharmacologic management, and individualized care plans while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team of nurses, social workers, and specialists.

Last seen Oct 6, 2026
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Emergency Physician - Antigonish

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time CA$350,000 - CA$375,000 / year

St. Martha's Regional Hospital (SMRH) in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, is seeking full-time emergency medicine physicians to join their team and provide a full scope of practice within the eastern zone. Physicians will be responsible to the zone department head for emergency medicine and operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of Nova Scotia Health, with opportunities for research, teaching, and simulation-based work through Dalhousie University.

Last seen Oct 2, 2026
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Palliative Care Physician - Pictou County

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time CA$325,000 - CA$380,000 / year

Nova Scotia Health's Pictou County Regional Palliative Care Service is seeking a certified Palliative Care Physician to join an established interdisciplinary team in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The physician will deliver palliative care across hospital, home, long-term care, assisted living, and hospice settings, collaborate with family physicians and specialists through a shared-care model, and mentor Dalhousie University medical students and residents.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Family Medicine - Emergency Physician - Lunenburg

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a Family Medicine - Emergency Physician to join the medical team at Fisherman's Memorial Hospital (FMH) in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The role involves providing emergency and family medicine care in a 30-bed acute care community hospital with an Emergency Department open daily from 7:30 am to 11:30 pm.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Emergency Medicine Physician - Strait Richmond Hospital

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Evanston, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time

Nova Scotia Health is seeking two Emergency Physicians to join the group at Strait Richmond Hospital (SRH), a Level 3 ED serving Richmond County and southern Inverness County. The role involves full scope of practice as an emergency physician providing care within the eastern zone, participating in call, and operating within the Medical Staff Bylaws of Nova Scotia Health Authority.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Medical Digital Transformation Physician Leader - Term Position

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time On-site

Physician Support is seeking a part-time physician for a Medical Digital Transformation Lead position. Join Nova Scotia's thriving healthcare ecosystem, where your expertise is valued and your contributions drive innovative, compassionate care for generations to come.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Full scope family physician (optional emergency medicine and/or inpatient coverage)

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time On-site CA$375,000 - CA$400,000 / year

Nova Scotia Healthcare System invites a Full Scope Family Physician to serve the Port Hawkesbury community. The role offers a collaborative practice environment with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and dietitians in a modern facility built in 2020.

Last seen Oct 5, 2026
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Emergency Physician - Inverness

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada Contract

Nova Scotia Health is seeking an Emergency Physician for Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital (ICMH), a community hospital serving Inverness and surrounding areas in Nova Scotia, Canada. The role involves providing 24/7 emergency care in a rural setting, with shifts currently structured as 12-hour solo coverage compensated hourly, and a new pilot offering double-coverage for peak hours focusing on split flow/lower acuity patients.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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EOI - Family Physician for Long Term Care - Eskasoni, Cape Breton, NS

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Eskasoni, NS, Canada Part-time On-site CA$6,000 - CA$6,000

A part‑time family physician is sought to deliver primary care to 48 residents of the new Eskasoni Long Term Care facility. The role involves 10 hours per week in a sessional arrangement, collaborating with the local primary care team and respecting Mi’kmaw cultural practices.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Emergency Medicine Physician – New Glasgow

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time On-site CA$350,000 - CA$400,000 / year

Aberdeen Hospital’s Emergency Medicine team delivers rapid, life‑saving care to patients of all ages in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The physician leads resuscitation and stabilization of major trauma and critically ill patients, manages the full spectrum of emergency presentations, and coordinates community‑based and tertiary care.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Family Physician - Thrive Youth Program

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Part-time On-site

Thrive Youth Program, an interdisciplinary primary care clinic serving youth aged 16-25 in Halifax, provides holistic, trauma-informed, relationship-based care. The Family Physician delivers primary, sexual/reproductive, gender-affirming, and mental health services while supporting program evaluation through accurate patient activity reporting.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Recovery Support Centre/ Opiate Recovery Program, Family Physician - Amherst

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada Part-time On-site

Recovery Support Centre / Opiate Recovery Program team provides compassionate, team‑based care for individuals with opioid use disorder. The Family Physician delivers half‑day clinics up to three times weekly, sees ~25 patients per session, and offers follow‑up care as needed.

Last seen Oct 6, 2026
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Emergency Physician - Antigonish

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time CA$350,000 - CA$375,000

Antigonish Memorial Regional Hospital (AMRH) is seeking full-time and part-time emergency medicine physicians to join their team. There is opportunity to engage in research and/or teaching positions with Dalhousie University, as well as, local simulation-based opportunities, should that be of interest.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Physician Recruitment Consultant - Medical Affairs

Nova Scotia Health Authority

Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time Hybrid CA$39 - CA$48 / hour

As a member of the Medical Affairs portfolio, the Physician Recruitment Consultant reports to the Manager, Physician Recruitment and Director of Physician Recruitment and works collaboratively with the Zone Medical Executive Director, the department Chiefs and Site Leads to support the recruitment of physicians to areas of need across Nova Scotia Health. The incumbent ensures the development of a collaborative and strategic approach to recruitment and retention, resource planning and the privile

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Family Medicine - Canso

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a full scope family physician to join the family practice network team in the seaside village of Canso, Nova Scotia. The role involves delivering comprehensive primary health care to patients of all ages, providing inpatient care at Eastern Memorial Hospital, and offering urgent treatment in the Level 4 Emergency Department if within scope.

Last seen Oct 5, 2026
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Family Medicine - Caledonia

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Caledonia, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a Family Medicine physician to join the North Queen’s Community Health Centre in Caledonia, Nova Scotia. The physician will provide family practice care to the community in collaboration with nurse practitioners and a family practice nurse, offering services such as lab work, diabetes education, continuing care, and a foot clinic.

Last seen Oct 5, 2026
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Emergency Medicine - Amherst

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time $350,000 - $400,000 / year

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a full-time Emergency Medicine Physician for Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre (CRHCC) in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The role involves leading resuscitation and stabilization of major trauma and critically ill patients, managing the full spectrum of emergency presentations across all ages, and coordinating community-based, secondary, and tertiary care.

Last seen Oct 11, 2026
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Family Medicine - Bridgewater

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time CA$350,000 - CA$400,000 / year

Nova Scotia Health is seeking a Family Physician for a full-scope practice in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, with satellite services in Caledonia. The role delivers comprehensive primary health care across all life stages, with opportunities for inpatient rotations at South Shore Regional Hospital, low-risk obstetrics, nursing home care, and leadership.

Last seen Oct 5, 2026
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Locum - Family Medicine - Kentville

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time

Nova Scotia Health's Core Family Health clinic in Kentville, Nova Scotia, is seeking a Family Physician for locum coverage across specified dates in late 2026 and early 2027. The physician will deliver comprehensive primary health care to patients of all ages, collaborate with clinic providers for cross coverage and same-day access, and document care using the MedAccess EMR, which also supports AI Scribe Technology.

Last seen Oct 6, 2026
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Locum - Family Medicine - Windsor

Nova Scotia Healthcare System

Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada Full-time On-site

Family Medicine Locum at Dr. Mark Kazimirski's Practice, providing comprehensive primary health care to patients of all ages in Windsor, Nova Scotia. The role delivers primary care, collaborates with clinic providers for cross coverage and same‑day access, and records patient details in the MedAccess EMR. On‑site position in Windsor, on‑site work model, with accommodation and travel allowances provided.

Last seen Oct 7, 2026
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Physician Assistant Jobs in Nova Scotia: FAQ

How many Physician Assistant jobs in Nova Scotia are open right now?

358 Physician Assistant jobs in Nova Scotia are live on NextGig, all seen active within the last 45 days. The list refreshes daily as new roles are posted and filled ones drop off.

What do Physician Assistant jobs in Nova Scotia pay?

10 of the 20 newest listings disclose pay, for example CA$25,000 - CA$50,000 / year at Nova Scotia Healthcare System, CA$350,000 - CA$375,000 / year at Nova Scotia Healthcare System, CA$325,000 - CA$380,000 / year at Nova Scotia Healthcare System. Open a listing for the full compensation details.

Are any of these roles remote?

Of the 20 newest listings on this page, 1 is hybrid. The work model is shown on each job card.