Psychiatrist - General Adult/Child & Adolescent

Interior Health Authority; Vernon; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority is looking for a general adult Psychiatrist to join the Psychiatry department at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. This role involves providing community-based psychiatry support and working collaboratively with various medical teams. Candidates must be eligible for licensure with CPSBC and offer outreach and telepsychiatry services. Leadership development opportunities are also available.

Benefits

Leadership development opportunities

Qualifications

• Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
• Eligibility for US-trained physicians with ABMS certification in psychiatry.
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association.

Responsibilities

• Provide community-based psychiatry support.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Offer outreach and telepsychiatry services.

Job description

Position Summary

Fantastic opportunity for a general adult Psychiatrist to join the expanding Psychiatry department at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Discover the rewards of career satisfaction working within a strong culture of teamwork while delivering excellence in care! Our cohesive team of 9 dedicated and caring Psychiatrists provide service to VJH’s 17 bed inpatient psychiatry unit, consults to the medical/surgical units and the emergency department, as well as maintain a community based practice.

Currently there is a specific need for psychiatry support on the Adult Community Support Services team. This collaborative team treats the serious and persistent mental illness population with intensive case management support. In this role you will enjoy a variety and broad diversity, working collaboratively with our multi-disciplinary teams in acute and community settings to provide a continuum of care across community and acute services. In the community you will be an integral member of the mental health community team and provide outreach and telepsychiatry services in the North Okanagan region, extending from Vernon to Revelstoke. VJH is affiliated with UBC Faculty of Medicine Southern Medical Program and as such, you will have the opportunity to enjoy teaching medical students.

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].

Qualfications

• 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.