Come work as Psychiatrist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

The Psychiatrist  of Vancouver Community Mental Health and Substance Use Acute Home Based Treatment is accountable to the program medical director Vancouver Community Mental Health and Substance Use Services to provide medical leadership for an exciting new citywide program for clients with acute mental health needs who can safely be managed in their home or housing site with intensive outreach and active medical management.

The Psychiatrist in partnership with the operations manager, is accountable for the effective and efficient functioning of the program and fostering a collaborative inter-professional environment to enhance client-centered service.

They play a critical role in linking their portfolio with community health and acute hospital services to address the ongoing needs of clients and their families in the service continuum, and to ensure a smooth transition from acute care to appropriate community health services. This entails engagement with key internal and external stakeholders to achieve excellence in client and family centered care.

They assist the medical director in recruitment, retention, and performance management of medical staff. Other priorities include facilitating involvement of clinical learners and facilitating research when feasible.

This position requires a commitment of at least 3 half days of clinical psychiatry work per week.

Apply today to join our team!

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Current College of Physicians of BC (CPSBC) – Provisional
• Canadian Medical Protective Association membership (CMPA) - Mandatory
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) – Eligible or Active
• Clinical faculty appointment with University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine—highly recommended

Knowledge & Abilities:

• Experience in a community mental health setting preferably working with marginalized populations.
• Ability to deliver culturally safe and responsive care for Indigenous patients
• Experience in diagnosing and treating severe mental illness, addiction, concurrent disorders, and personality disorders.
• Commitment to include families in circle of care whenever possible.
• Completion of or willingness to complete the BCCSU Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program course.
• A demonstrated ability to work as a member of a multiprofessional health care team.
• Experience with supervising medical students and/or residents.
• A demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning and professional development.
• At least 1 one year experience working with Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) population.

Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Khuushali Raja, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor: medstaffcareers@vch.ca or click “Apply Now.”

Please note that a resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

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