Psychiatry

HealthMatch BC; New Westminster; Remote; CAD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

HealthMatch BC is seeking a qualified Psychiatrist to join Fraser Health's innovative Virtual Psychiatry Unit. This fully remote role focuses on delivering high-quality mental health care through virtual channels, consulting with patients, and collaborating within an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include assessments, outpatient treatment, advocacy, and the education of medical professionals. Join us in making a meaningful impact on mental health in the community.

Qualifications

• Must hold a CPSBC License and FRCPC.
• Experience in virtual care is an asset.
• Ability to engage with diverse patient populations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver virtual clinical services and outpatient treatment.
• Conduct assessments and organize case conferences.
• Educate psychiatry residents and involve in discharge planning.

Skills

Consultation Skills

Patient Advocacy

Team Collaboration

Crisis Management

Education

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC)

Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License

Job description

Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License Full Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Mandatory Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) Eligible

Role and Facility Information

Fraser Health is embracing virtual methods to enhance patient care. This position provides entirely virtual clinical services!

The Virtual Psychiatry Unit represents a novel approach to delivering acute Mental Health and Substance Use care to clients across the Fraser Health Region. This innovative program offers the opportunity to work within a team-based, inter-professional care environment. Care is administered to acute patients directly in their homes and through virtual channels.

As a qualified or eligible Psychiatrist, you will be tasked with delivering top-tier care to adult patients served by Fraser Health, as part of an interdisciplinary team. Your responsibilities will include consulting at the new Virtual Psychiatry Unit, actively engaging in outreach to patients' residences.

Although this position provides fully remote clinical care (including virtual on-call) - In person attendance for occasional team meetings may be required.

Services encompass assessment, outpatient treatment and consultation, conducting family meetings, organizing case conferences, discharge planning, and educating psychiatry residents and medical students.

Furthermore, you will play a crucial role in ensuring continuity of care by fostering positive working relationships with all involved in patient care and advocating for the psychiatric needs of individual patients.

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.

Resting on a hillside overlooking the Fraser River is New Westminster, the oldest incorporated city in British Columbia. Known as "The Royal City," it offers a wide range of attractions and amenities including fine period architecture, parks and recreational facilities, museums, live performance theatres and a public market. The Royal City is also just a short train ride away from Vancouver, and there are no shortages of new experiences to try or places to discover.