Family Practitioner, Okanagan Correctional Centre - BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services

BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services; Oliver; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Part time

Job summary

Join BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services as a Family Practitioner at the Okanagan Correctional Centre. This part-time role allows you to enhance your practice while influencing lives positively by providing health care to patients in a correctional setting, focusing on mental health and addictions.

Qualifications

• Eligible for CPSBC licensure.
• Mandatory certification with the College of Family Physicians.
• Experience in correctional health is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary health care and mental health support in a correctional setting.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to support rehabilitation and reintegration.
• Improve access to health care for incarcerated individuals.

Skills

Experience with psychiatric illnesses

Experience with substance use disorders

Experience with personality difficulties

Education

Provisional or full licensure with CPSBC

Certification with the College of Family Physicians

Job description

Family Practitioner

Okanagan Correctional Centre

BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS)

Regular, Part Time (2 days per week)

Oliver, BC

You are a Family Physician seeking to diversify your experience while making a direct impact on people's lives in your community. This part-time opportunity allows you to build your professional practice portfolio in mental health and addictions, without the overhead costs of operating a specialty clinic. Enjoy working within an inter-professional team, with full access to the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to support comprehensive patient care. Your good care is someone's future opportunity.

Shared by Dr. Margaret Robertson, Family Practitioner: "For the last sixteen years, I have practiced Correctional Medicine and love it. There is never a dull moment; seeing interesting and complex medical patients in a safe environment. I have excellent nursing and administrative support, work part time, and enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team. There is no overhead working in the jail and good remuneration. I recommend working in Correctional Medicine to anyone with experience in mental health and addictions who has a desire to make a difference in the lives of inmate-patients."

What you'll do

We are seeking a Family Practitioner (FP) at the Okanagan Correctional Centre to help improve access to primary health care, mental health, and substance use support for clients in correctional centres. The FP is an integral part of the health care team, working alongside other health care professionals to provide quality care and support clients during their incarceration and reintegration into the community.

This model offers the opportunity to grow your expertise as a Primary Care Practitioner in a supportive environment, with backing from leadership and colleagues across disciplines. Be part of a team where you can live and work in your community, positively influence incarcerated individuals' lives, and make a meaningful difference in the BC Corrections system.

What you bring

Qualifications:

• Eligible for provisional or full licensure with CPSBC
• Certification with the College of Family Physicians, or equivalent, is mandatory.

Assets:

• Experience working with patients with psychiatric illnesses, substance use disorders, and personality difficulties
• Experience in Correctional Health and/or additional certification or training

How to apply

To apply confidentially, send your curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to:

Heather Finn, Advisor, Talent Acquisition - Physician Recruitment

Email: [e-mail]

Applications will be reviewed immediately. The position remains open until filled.

What we do

BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) cares for individuals with complex mental health and substance use challenges. As part of the provincial mental health services continuum, it provides specialized services across the province, including at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, regional clinics, Burnaby Centre for Mental Health & Addiction, and Heartwood Centre for Women. BCMHSUS also leads system-wide improvements through health promotion, research, and education. It operates within the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

Correctional Health Services (CHS) is a vital component of BC's healthcare system, providing health services at all 10 Correctional Centres across BC. PHSA manages and evaluates specialized health services to ensure equitable, cost-effective care across the province.

Our values include respect, compassion, innovation, partnership, and purpose-driven service. Learn more at jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services.

PHSA and BCMHSUS are committed to employment equity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. We value diversity in skills, knowledge, background, and experience, fostering a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment.

Reconciliation is an ongoing shared responsibility. The BC Government's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act marks progress in this journey. We are dedicated to working with Indigenous Peoples toward self-determination, implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate.