Substance Use Support Recovery & Treatment Psychiatrist, Virtual

Vancouver Coastal Health

9h • Remote

About The Position

Come work as a Substance Use Support Recovery & Treatment Psychiatrist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Support patients with concurrent disorders on their path to recovery! We are looking for a psychiatrist to support our clinical teams providing care at our VCH contracted substance use treatment beds. All patients are connected to primary care and addiction medicine support while at the facilities for their 90 day treatment program. We are seeking a psychiatrist to see patients in consultation in order to provide diagnostic clarity and make medication recommendations which can be continued by the primary care/addiction medicine physician. The successful applicant is not expected to provide addiction medicine care or prescribe opioid agonist therapy (OAT),but is expected to see patients in early recovery from substance use. Care is provided virtually to 4 sites either 2 half days or 1 full day per month. Successful applicants can either work from home or from a VCH office space.

Requirements

• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) – Full
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Mandatory

Responsibilities

• Provide diagnostic clarity
• Make medication recommendations which can be continued by the primary care/addiction medicine physician
• See patients in consultation

Benefits

• 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
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees