Psychiatrist - Geriatric

Fraser Health Authority; Pitt Meadows; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority seeks a skilled Geriatric Psychiatrist to provide care across multiple sites, including Ridge Meadows Hospital and Eagle Ridge Hospital, with a 1.0 FTE split across the week. The role supports care for older adults and acquired brain injury patients within an interdisciplinary framework.

You will consult with geriatric psychiatrists, engage in outreach to residences, and collaborate with Attending physicians in Assisted Living and Long-Term Care facilities.

Qualifications

• BC medical license required or eligible for licensure
• CMPA coverage
• FRCPC certification preferred
• CPSBC registration in good standing required

Responsibilities

• Deliver care to older adults and patients with acquired brain injuries within an interdisciplinary team.
• Consult with geriatric psychiatrists and perform outreach to patients' residences.
• Lead assessment, outpatient treatment, and family meetings; participate in discharge planning.
• Educate geriatric psychiatry residents and medical students.
• Engage in ECT roster and ER on-call duties; collaborate with long-term care and assisted living facilities.

Education

CMPA

CPSBC Full

CPSBC Provisional

FRCPC

FRCPC Eligible

Job description

Job Summary

Fraser Health, British Columbia's largest health authority, is seeking a skilled and compassionate Geriatric Psychiatrist to provide care to our diverse patient population in a dynamic and fulfilling environment. This is a unique and rewarding opportunity for psychiatrists to be a part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to providing integrated, timely and compassionate care within the hospital and in the community. This position will be based across multiple sites with a 1.0 FTE split between 3 days a week at Ridge Meadows Hospital Consultation Liaison, 1 day a week at Eagle Ridge Hospital Consultation Liaison and 1 day a week with the Tri-Cities Mental Health Team.

Responsibilities

As a qualified or eligible Psychiatrist, you'll be expected to deliver exceptional care to patients with acquired brain injuries, alongside older adult patients served by the Fraser Health Geriatric Mental Health team, within an interdisciplinary framework.

Your responsibilities will include consulting with Geriatric psychiatrists at the mental health center, actively engaging in outreach to patients' residences, and collaborating with attending physicians in Assisted Living and Long-Term Care facilities.

Your role will encompass a spectrum of services such as assessment, outpatient treatment, consultation, conducting family meetings, facilitating case conferences, discharge planning, and imparting knowledge to geriatric psychiatry residents and medical students.

Furthermore, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring continuity of care by fostering strong collaborative relationships with all relevant partners involved in patient care and advocating for the psychiatric needs of individual patients.

Participation in the ECT roster and ER on-call duties is mandatory to fulfill the requirements of this role.

Compensation

Combination of Alternative Payment Plan & Fee For Service, MOCAP - On Call Payments

Qualifications

• CMPA
• CPSBC Full
• CPSBC Provisional
• FRCPC
• FRCPC Eligible

Locations

• Eagle Ridge Hospital
• Ridge Meadows Hospital

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 50,000+ 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.