Psychiatrist - Adult - Community General Hospital

Fraser Health Authority (FHA) and the Mental Health and Substance Use Program is seeking a Psychiatrist. This will be a combination of Inpatient Psychiatry at Chilliwack General Hospital and Community Psychiatry in the Chilliwack, Agassiz and Hope communities. Primary focus will be adult 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.

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.

Compensation
:
Combination of Alternative Payment Plan & Fee For Service

Qualifications
: CMPA, CPSBC Provisional, FRCPC Eligible

Locations
:
Chilliwack General Hospital, Community - Chilliwack

About Fraser Health
:
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.

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.

Seniority level
:
Entry level

Employment type
:
Full-time

Job function
:
Health Care Provider

Industries
:
Hospitals and Health Care

EEO Statement
:
Fraser Health is committed to an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe work environment.