Psychiatry

Health Match BC; Abbotsford; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Fraser Health Authority invites qualified psychiatrists to join the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Mission communities, focusing on adult psychiatry in both inpatient and community settings.

The role involves collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, on-call rotations, ECT participation, and involvement in medical education for UBC trainees.

Job description

Role and Facility Information

Fraser Health Authority (FHA) and the Mental Health and Substance Use Program is seeking a Psychiatrist. This will be a a combination of Inpatient Psychiatry at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Community Psychiatry in the Abbotsford and Mission Communities. The primary focus will be adult psychiatry in the community as well as Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services.

Inpatient Psychiatry: As a member of multi-disciplinary teams at all sites, you are required to provide a high standard of care to general psychiatric patients. Services include assessment, treatment and consultation, family meetings, case conferences, discharge planning, consultation and collaboration with other physicians and multidisciplinary teams. The psychiatrist will also promote continuity of care by maintaining good working relationships with all those providing care and services and advocating for the psychiatric needs of individual patients. Responsibilities include participation on the ECT and on-call rotation.

Participation in the Abbotsford Regional Hospital psychiatry on-call rotation is mandatory. The successful candidate will also participate in the medical education program for University of British Columbia (UBC) undergraduate and postgraduate trainees. Following receipt of a CPSBC license, arrangements will be made to apply for a clinical appointment with the Department of Psychiatry, UBC.

Fraser Health is pleased to share exciting news from CPSBC: updated eligibility bylaws are opening new pathways for International Medical Graduates to practice in BC, supporting your journey to a meaningful and impactful career with us.

Learn more: CPSBC eligibility bylaws updated | College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC

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.

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