Psychiatrist - Child and Adolescent

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Psychiatry team at Kelowna General Hospital as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. This role involves delivering exceptional care to youth while participating in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Ideal candidates, experienced or new graduates, are invited to provide mental health services in a supportive community with unique professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Leadership Development Opportunities

Teaching opportunities to medical students and residents

Work-life balance in a vacation destination

Qualifications

• Experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health (DDMH) is welcomed.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Passion for patient care and mental health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric assessments and treatment for patients aged up to 18 years.
• Collaborate with clinicians and assist in developing relevant programs.
• Participate in on-call schedule and oversee new admissions.

Skills

Psychiatric assessment

Treatment planning

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Medical Degree

Residency in Psychiatry

Job description

Excellent opportunity for a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join the expanding Psychiatry department at Kelowna General Hospital. Discover the rewards of career satisfaction working within a strong culture of teamwork while delivering excellence in care! In this position you will be part of a team of dedicated psychiatrists providing inpatient and outpatient child and youth mental health services within the hospital and the steadily expanding local community. Those interested or with experience in DDMH would be welcomed.

Hospital work would involve psychiatric assessment and treatment of patients up to and including 18 years of age, who are usually admitted through the Emergency Department. This service is supported by a Mental Health Liaison worker to assist with access to community-based programs. In addition, KGH is the home to the Interior Health tertiary Adolescent Psychiatry Unit which offers a specialized inpatient program for youth ages 12-17 who are struggling with significant psychiatric symptoms, such as psychosis, mood disorders, or anxiety disorders that require an extended stay for assessment and treatment planning. The Adolescent Psychiatry Inpatient Unit has 8 beds and the program runs seven days per week. Length of stay varies between 10 days to several weeks.

Evaluation of our patients is carried out by a multidisciplinary team comprising of nurses, youth and family counselors, social workers, psychologists, occupational therapists, teachers, psychiatrists and other disciplines as needed. Our assessment process requires the active participation of adolescents, their families and community Mental Health support services.

Duties will include, but not be limited to, patient assessment and treatment, collaboration with clinicians and managers, and assistance with the development and maintenance of appropriate programs, policies, and procedures. You will have active staff privileges at RIH and be the Most Responsible Physician when your patients are admitted to hospital. You will assume care for a portion of new child & youth psychiatric admissions. Participation in the general on call schedule is expected.

Community work would involve supporting family physicians, pediatricians, and child & youth mental health services. A collaborative program exists to serve the needs of youth in transition to adulthood. Subspecialty areas include eating disorders and substance use disorders. Kelowna is also one of seven BC cities to have a Foundry Centre in the community. Foundry is a province wide initiative that offers young people ages 12-24 health and wellness resources, services and supports – online and through integrated service centres.

This role also offers teaching opportunities to medical students and residents as KGH is affiliated with UBC Faculty of Medicine Southern Medical Program.

We are excited to add passionate and hardworking experienced candidates or new graduates to our team at KGH. Apply today to live work and play where others only vacation! It's better here!

For those interested, Leadership Development Opportunities are available with Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program. The NAVIG8 Emerging Physician Leaders Program is a comprehensive leadership development program designed specifically for physicians to address the practical leadership knowledge, behaviours and skills that high potential, emerging medical leaders require to step into leadership roles early in their careers.

Apply today to live work and play where others only vacation! It's better here! Email CV to [e-mail]