Psychiatry

Health Match BC; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Health Match BC seeks a Geriatric Psychiatrist to join their multidisciplinary team in Abbotsford. This full-time position involves providing exceptional psychiatric care, collaborating with other healthcare professionals, and participating in emergency call duties. Ideal candidates should be qualified psychiatrists with experience in geriatric mental health care, committed to continuous patient advocacy and quality service.

Qualifications

• Qualified or eligible Psychiatrist with experience in geriatric mental health.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to consult and engage with patients.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary team setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric care to geriatric patients.
• Participate in outreach and collaborate with healthcare providers.
• Engage in assessment, treatment planning, and case conferences.

Skills

Patient Assessment

Mental Health Consultation

Collaborative Care

Education

Medical Degree (MD)

Fellowship in Psychiatry

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Role and Facility Information

The Psychiatry department is looking for a Geriatric Psychiatrist to become part of their diverse team of Psychiatrists. As a valued member of a multidisciplinary team, the position is based in Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and Mission. This entails working in the Rapid Access Clinic, Psychiatric Urgent Response Clinic, participating in ER on-call duties, and being on the ECT on-call rotation. This multi-site role also has a component of General Adult Psychiatry (1 day per week Abbotsford and 0.5 days per week Mission).

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.

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 48,000+ 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.

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