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Psychiatrist, USTAT (100-2414)

Island Health15 days ago
Verified
Victoria, BC
Mid Level
Full-time or Part-time

Top Benefits

Office space for assessments, office tasks, and documentation is available
Computer and administrative support as part of the general service

About the role

Psychiatrist, USTAT (100-2414)

Reference Number

100-2414

The Department of Psychiatry, South Island, has an opening for a full-time or two part-time Psychiatrists to work collaboratively within a vibrant interdisciplinary outpatient clinic focused on assisting people with high prevalence disorders of anxiety, mood, adjustment, addictions and personality disorders. The clinic integrates psychiatric management with a range of individual and group psychotherapies provided in collaboration with the interdisciplinary staff. We utilize a “stepped care “approach offering services in both focus and intensity that best matches patient’s needs. The clinic works collaboratively with primary care partners using a “shared care", approach.

Summary

The successful candidate will have expertise and interest in working collaboratively within a rich interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists and therapists utilizing psychotherapy and psychiatric management skills.

Clinical Duties

  • Assessment and collaborative participation in the treatment of people presenting with broad range of problems including Mood, Anxiety, Adjustment, Addictions, Personality. Clinical documentation will follow evolving standards and policy. Participation in the South Island General Psychiatry call rotation is a requirement of this position.

Administration Duties

  • Attend clinical team meetings, Department of Psychiatry meetings provide reports, and maintain medical credentials per VIHA Medical Staff Rules and VIHA policy, where appropriate.

Teaching and Research

  • Facilitate the development of and help sustain a rich teaching and supervision atmosphere with residents and medical students as well as clinical counseling interns who train in our clinics.
  • Research interests are encouraged and engagement with other researchers

Start Date

As soon as possible

Benefits

  • Office space for assessments, office tasks, and documentation is available, computer and administrative support as part of the general service.

Community Information

Victoria, British Columbia’s scenic capital, is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and enviable quality of life, this is an ideal place to pursue your medical career and create the kind of lifestyle only dreamt about. Few areas in the world can match BC’s scope of outdoor activities, with Vancouver Island offering everything from skiing and snowboarding, to golf, and world-class fishing. With Victoria’s temperate climate, its rich heritage and vibrant cultural scene, it provides the very best of urban and rural living.

Job Types

Permanent Specialty

Department

Psychiatry

Facility/Site

Urgent Short-Term Assessment and Treatment Clinic (USTAT), Victoria BC

City

Victoria

Contact

For more information on this and other Psychiatry opportunities please contact:

Christal Lawson, Medical Staff Recruiter

Island Health

Email:  christal.lawson@islandhealth.ca

Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and CV to medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca

Shift/Hours of Work

Full-time or Part-time

Remuneration

Clinical care is remunerated by Fee-for-Service for direct care. Approved indirect services and duties are remunerated by sessional billings. MOCAP for on-call services

Education, Training and Experience

  • Eligible for licensure to practice psychiatry in British Columbia (CPSBC)
  • FRCPC – eligible, mandatory
  • Experience and interest to work in multidisciplinary, collaborative care and stepped care models.
  • Leadership experience and training will be considered an Capacity and interest to build good working relationships with the other services/staff.

Job Status

Full-Time

Part-Time

About Island Health

Hospitals and Health Care
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Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.

Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.

Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.

Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.

To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.

Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.