Psychiatry- Neuropsychiatry

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 250,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization is seeking a full-time Neuropsychiatrist or General Psychiatrist to lead the Neuropsychiatry Unit at Hillside Centre in Kamloops. Responsibilities include comprehensive assessments, team leadership, and patient advocacy. Candidates should hold licensure with CPSBC and preferably have UCNS Board Certification in Behavioral Neurology. Additional opportunities for research and teaching are available.

Benefits

Dedicated office space

Opportunities for CME activities

Access to funding for projects

Qualifications

• Hold, or be eligible for, licensure with CPSBC.
• US-trained physicians with ABMS certification may practice under the USA certified class.
• Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive neuropsychiatric assessments for adults.
• Lead the multidisciplinary team in treatment planning.
• Advocate for patients to support re-integration to home communities.

Skills

Neuropsychiatric assessments

Team leadership

Patient advocacy

Education

Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

UCNS Board Certification or Board Eligibility in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking a full-time Neuropsychiatrist or General Psychiatrist with relevant training and experience to join the multidisciplinary team and oversee the 12-bed Neuropsychiatry Unit at Hillside Centre. The responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:

• Provide comprehensive neuropsychiatric assessments for adults with significant complexity
• Lead the multidisciplinary team (nurses, SW, OT, PT, Psychology, Neuropsychology) and participate in treatment planning conferences.
• Participate in BC Neuropsychiatry rounds, held virtually, on a weekly basis
• Act as a resource for referring psychiatrists/teams and support the transfer of care to partners on discharge
• Synthesize and apply a customized biopsychosocial framework, and translate into care recommendations and plans
• Advocate for patients supporting re-integration to their home communities
• Participate in general psychiatry call at RIH

Additional Opportunities

• Option to provide outpatient care through the community-based Acquired Brain Injury Program
• Opportunities for medical leadership positions
• Engagement in research and quality improvement projects
• Teaching opportunities for UBC medical students, FP residents, and psychiatry residents
• Opportunities for CME activities with colleagues at Royal Inland Hospital and access to funding for projects through the Royal Inland and Hillside Physician Association (RIHPA)
• Dedicated office space at Hillside Centre and opportunity to work with 3 other psychiatrists.

Qualifications

• You'll hold, or be eligible for, licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC).
• If you’re a US-trained physician with ABMS certification in psychiatry, you may be eligible to practice under the USA certified class.
• You’ll be UCNS Board Certified or Board Eligible in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, or have relevant training and experience.
• To practice medicine here, you’ll have coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association.