Psychiatrist, Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre

Vancouver Coastal Health • Vancouver, BC

18d • Onsite

About The Position

The psychiatrist will work as part of a strong cohesive outpatient team located within the Joseph & Rosalie Segal Family Health Centre providing initial psychiatric assessments, consultations, medication review, and referral to group psychotherapy & time limited individual psychotherapy. Excellence in clinical care will be offered based on the best available evidence with treatment tailored to each person’s individual needs.
As a Psychiatrist with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:
Evaluate, diagnose and provide state-of-the-art, general adult outpatient & concurrent disorders treatment for patients of ages 18 and up suffering from combination of addiction and other psychiatric disorders.
Work in collaboration with other physicians, psychologists, nurses, registered clinical counselors, social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatry residents, medial students, patients and their families to provide comprehensive clinical care within our treatment team.
Serve as a resource in dealing with mental health and addiction issues and symptom management with a strong knowledge base in psychopharmacology & psychotherapy.
Participate in the training and education of UBC medical students, residents and other allied health professionals.
Actively participate in academic activities and clinical care.
Participate in on-call rota which is not onerous.

Requirements

• A Medical Degree and eligibility for Full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, plus 3+ years in independent clinical practice.
• Specialist qualification in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) – Mandatory.
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) – Mandatory.
• Eligibility for a clinical faculty appointment with the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
• Experience working with general adult psychiatry & interest in teaching.
• Candidates must meet the credentialing requirements of Vancouver Coastal Health organization.
• A good knowledge of Community resources.
• A demonstrated ability working as a member of an interdisciplinary mental health team.
• A commitment to participate in new methods in health care improvement and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose and provide state-of-the-art, general adult outpatient & concurrent disorders treatment for patients of ages 18 and up suffering from combination of addiction and other psychiatric disorders.
• Work in collaboration with other physicians, psychologists, nurses, registered clinical counselors, social workers, occupational therapists, psychiatry residents, medial students, patients and their families to provide comprehensive clinical care within our treatment team.
• Serve as a resource in dealing with mental health and addiction issues and symptom management with a strong knowledge base in psychopharmacology & psychotherapy.
• Participate in the training and education of UBC medical students, residents and other allied health professionals.
• Actively participate in academic activities and clinical care.
• Participate in on-call rota which is not onerous.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior