Psychiatrist - Child & Adolescent

Fraser Health; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 250,000; Part time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a dedicated Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join their dynamic Psychiatry department. This role offers the opportunity to provide vital clinical services to young patients across multiple communities, ensuring a collaborative approach to care. You'll engage with multidisciplinary teams, oversee residents, and play a key role in educational initiatives while advocating for the psychiatric needs of adolescents. This position is perfect for those passionate about making a difference in the lives of young individuals and their families, all within a supportive and inclusive healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must hold CPSBC Full or Provisional certification and FRCPC.
• Experience in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is essential.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical services to Child and Youth out-patient clinics.
• Supervise residents and medical students while providing educational input.

Skills

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Clinical Assessment

Team Collaboration

Patient Treatment

Educational Consultation

Education

CPSBC Full

CPSBC Provisional

FRCPC

FRCPC Eligible

Job description

Job Summary

Fraser Health (FH) is the heart of health care for nearly two million people in 20 diverse communities from Burnaby to Fraser Canyon on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to six Métis Chartered Communities.

Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 45,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers dedicated to serving our patients, families and communities.

The Psychiatry department in Fraser Health is seeking a part time to full-time Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide clinical services to our Child and Youth Young Adult out-patient clinics in Fraser North, serving Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Moody and Maple Ridge. Programs served can be tailored to psychiatrist interest, with options including work with the START program, the Neuropsychiatry program, the Infant Program, the Transition team (serving patients recently seen in our emergency departments), Concurrent Disorders and the Integrated case management Program in Maple Ridge (collaborating with CYMH and the school system). Call responsibilities to the Surrey Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Child Psychiatry Stream will include day call coverage only, with optional night call involvement.

As a vital member of multidisciplinary teams, you'll deliver top-notch care to adolescents and their families. Your duties encompass initial assessment, patient treatment and follow up, family meetings, team meetings, case conferences, and collaborating with other physicians and multidisciplinary teams. You'll actively foster continuity of care by nurturing positive relationships with all involved in patient care and services, while advocating for the psychiatric needs of each individual patient.

Furthermore, you'll supervise residents and medical students, engage in clinically related teaching services, provide educational consultation and input to the multidisciplinary team, and assist in delivering educational programs for medical staff and students. Your responsibilities extend to participating in evaluating the efficiency, quality, and delivery of services, and, where appropriate, providing consultation for program and service development, as well as engaging in clinical research activities as indicated.

Compensation

Combination of Alternative Payment Plan & Fee For Service

Qualifications

CPSBC Full, CPSBC Provisional, FRCPC, FRCPC Eligible

Locations

Community - Maple Ridge, Community - Port Coquitlam, Community - Port Moody

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.