Psychiatrist - General Adult

Interior Health Authority; Penticton; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare authority in British Columbia is seeking qualified physicians to join the Penticton Regional Hospital. The role requires candidates to hold or be eligible for licensure with the CPSBC, and US-trained physicians with ABMS certification may also apply. This position offers a chance to work in a comprehensive medical environment serving a population of approximately 90,000.

Qualifications

• Hold or be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
• If US-trained in psychiatry, eligibility to practice under the USA certified class.
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association.

Job description

Overview

The Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) is a 158-bed Acute Care facility in the Interior Health Authority responsible for providing core medical and surgical specialty services to a surrounding population of approximately 90,000 people.

PRH offers 24-hour Emergency and Trauma Services, Acute Services, Ambulatory and Out-patient Clinics, and Diagnostic/Paramedical Services. As a regional facility and secondary referral centre for the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valley, you will be joining a complement of excellent medical and surgical specialists with available on site Computed Tomography (CT), Nuclear Medicine and Medical Resonance Imaging (MRI). PRH has a seven-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

PRH also serves as the referral base for hematology/transfusion medicine for the smaller local hospitals in Oliver and Princeton. In April 2019, PRH opened phase one of the David E. Kampe Tower (DKT), a new, state of the art Patient Care Tower. DKT includes a brand new ambulatory care centre, surgical services center, 84 medical/surgical inpatients beds in single patient rooms, a new medical device reprocessing unit and space for the UBC Faculty of Medicine Program. Phase Two, completed in Dec 2021, includes the full renovation and expansion of the PRH Emergency Department.

Qualifications

• You\'ll hold, or be eligible for, licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
• If you’re a US-trained physician with ABMS certification in psychiatry, you may be eligible to practice under the USA certified class.
• To practice medicine here, you’ll have coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association.