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Psychiatrist, Community Prevention and Addiction Services (locum)

Vancouver Coastal HealthVancouver, BC
Onsite

About The Position

The psychiatrist will provide expert concurrent disorders consultation for patients aged 17 and up suffering from a combination of addiction and other serious psychiatric disorders. This role also assists in the enhancement of Quality & Safety and research initiatives. The psychiatrist will work on the CPAS services, providing specialized pain and addiction consultation on various psychiatric and non-psychiatric inpatient units of Vancouver General Hospital & UBCH. The role involves collaboration with other psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer-support workers, patients, and their families to deliver comprehensive consultation services. The psychiatrist will serve as a resource for mental health, pain, and addiction issues, with a strong knowledge base in psychopharmacology (including Opioid Agonist Therapy - OAT) and psychotherapy. The position also involves involvement in innovative treatment interventions and participation in the training and education of medical students, residents, and other allied health professionals. Active participation in academic activities and clinical care is expected, along with a good knowledge of community resources.

Requirements

  • Current College of Physicians of BC – Full Specialist qualifications in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
  • Successful completion of an Addiction Medicine or Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship Program.
  • An active Methadone licence.
  • Certified to provide Injectable Opioid Agonist Therapy (iOAT).
  • Eligibility for a clinical faculty appointment with the UBC Faculty of Medicine.
  • Demonstrated ability working as a member of an interdisciplinary mental health team.
  • A commitment to participate in new methods in health improvement and care delivery.
  • Experience working with complex addiction, pain and general psychiatric disorders population.
  • Experience with academic psychiatry.
  • Publications in academic journals.
  • Meet the credentialing requirements of Vancouver Coastal Health.

Nice To Haves

  • Formal pain medicine training is an asset.

Responsibilities

  • Provide expert concurrent disorders consultation for patients aged 17 and up with addiction and other serious psychiatric disorders.
  • Assist in the enhancement of Quality & Safety and research initiatives.
  • Provide specialized pain and addiction consultation on inpatient units.
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive consultation services.
  • Serve as a resource for mental health, pain, and addiction issues and symptom management.
  • Be involved in innovative treatment interventions.
  • Participate in the training and education of medical students, residents, and other allied health professionals.
  • Actively participate in academic activities and clinical care.
  • Maintain a good knowledge of community resources.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
  • 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

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