Psychiatrist - Referral Management Services (RMS) - Support Team

Saskdocs; Saskatoon; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A provincial health authority in Canada seeks a psychiatrist to join its expanding department. The role involves providing clinical services on a part-time to full-time basis while collaborating with allied health care professionals. Candidates will also contribute to training within a Psychiatry Residency program. This position aims to enhance patient care and offers a supportive environment with a focus on education.

Qualifications

• Candidates must possess a medical degree and be eligible for licensure in Saskatchewan.
• Completion of residency in psychiatry is required.
• Experience in clinical settings is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical services as part of the Department of Psychiatry.
• Collaborate with the psychiatry support team on identified cases.
• Participate in the Psychiatry Residency training program.

Skills

Team-oriented

Collaboration with health care professionals

Clinical services provision

Education

Medical degree

Psychiatry specialty training

Job description

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) - Saskatoon and University of Saskatchewan, Department of Psychiatry, seek a team-oriented psychiatrist to be part of our dynamic and expanding department. The successful candidates will have the opportunity to provide services on a 0.25 full-time equivalent (FTE) up to 1.0 FTE basis and will work in collaboration with allied health care professionals on cases identified by the Referral Management Services (RMS) psychiatry support team.

The Saskatoon area with the SHA has a Psychiatry Residency training program, which is dedicated to learning and is a partner in the growing educational needs of medical students and residents with the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan. The successful candidates will provide clinical and academic services as members of the Department of Psychiatry and will hold appointments with both the University of Saskatchewan and the SHA. Appointment with the university will be at the assistant, associate or full professor level.

Call coverage provides for a balanced lifestyle as it is shared with all other psychiatrists in the department and is approximately once monthly.

The SHA is the largest organization in Saskatchewan employing over 44,000 employees and physicians responsible for the delivery of high quality and timely health care for the entire province. We are driven by the commitment to improve front line patient care for Saskatchewan people, and we are working together to better coordinate health services across the province to ensure that patients receive high quality, timely health care, wherever they live in Saskatchewan.

University of Saskatchewan - The beautiful University of Saskatchewan campus is located on the shores of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, a city with a diverse and thriving economic base and a vibrant cultural life. It is a research-intensive institution with 26,000 students and 6,500 faculty and staff, and a strong reputation for innovation and excellence. It is home to the newly constructed Academic Health Science Complex and two of the largest science projects in the country – the Canadian Light Source synchrotron and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization / International Vaccine . A users group is available for collaborative research with clinical faculty using the $173.5 million Canadian Light Source synchrotron, owned by the University of Saskatchewan. The College of Medicine has an intake of 100 students per year with a commensurate number of positions for residency training.

To Apply – The SHA supports a shared commitment to a representative workforce that is respectful and inclusive of all staff and clients and welcomes applications from those who will contribute to the diversity of our community. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Interested candidates, please submit your curriculum vitae in confidence to :

Amanda Lee, Specialist Recruitment and Retention

Practitioner Staff Affairs-Saskatoon

Saskatchewan Health Authority

Email : [e-mail]

Saskatchewan's largest city is a four season destination and has gained a reputation as a great place to both live and visit. A young, vibrant and entrepreneurial demographic is energizing the city with exciting new things to see and do and is a short drive to the northern lake country. Saskatoon has more golf courses and restaurants per capita than anywhere in North America and is noted for its outstanding walking and biking trails along the riverbank. Excellent educational facilities such as the University of Saskatchewan, home of the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, draw the best minds from around the world creating a youthful vitality and cultural richness evident in every neighbourhood.

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