Psychiatrist

Job Description

Psychiatrist Opportunities – Join our Growing Organization

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As a healthcare leader serving a population of more than half a million people, Mackenzie Health offers a dynamic, supportive environment of respect and continuous learning. A place where all staff are valued, can engage in meaningful work as part of a friendly, diverse team and use best-in-class technology to provide exceptional patient care. Experience a place where people come first. Experience Mackenzie Health – your ultimate career destination.

Mackenzie Health's two hospitals – Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital and Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital – each have a full-service emergency department, core services and specialized services to provide our patients with the care they need. A new Inpatient Mental Health Program is scheduled to open in the spring at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital and we will continue providing the services available to the community at the Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital. Our community-based locations and services continue to provide additional support to the Western York Region.

Position Overview

Mackenzie Health is seeking multiple psychiatrists full-time – Inpatient, Outpatient, Geriatric, and Child and Adolescent. The Physicians will work in consultation with the Chief of Psychiatry as well as the other physicians within the department. There is an on-call requirement as determined by the needs of the department. The Physicians are expected to provide coverage at both sites. The Physicians are accountable to the Chief of Psychiatry as well as the program leaders for clinical and operational management within the Psychiatry Program.

Responsibility and Accountability

The Physicians must demonstrate the following competencies:

• Assess patients to diagnose the nature and extent of mental health disorders.
• Manage patients through the continuum of hospital care.
• Order treatments, tests, and consults with specialty and primary care physicians where necessary.
• Prescribe, direct, and administer medications to treat various mental health and behavioural disorders.
• Provide on-call services.
• Flexibility to cover other services, as needed.
• Provide consultation on admitted patients, as required.
• Prepare and submit case reports and summaries for Ministry of Health reporting criteria, as required.

Skills – Abilities – Experience

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member within a group environment.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
• Demonstrate behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health's Commitment to Caring.
• Model behaviour that is aligned with the values of Mackenzie Health – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy.
• Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting healthcare environment.
• Demonstrate understanding of the contribution to patient and staff safety.

Education – Certification – Licenses

• Candidate must possess a Medical Degree (MD) and Fellowship in the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in Psychiatry.
• Registration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is required.
• Completion of 2 years' training or experience in psychogeriatrics or credentialing by the Sub-Specialty Committee of the Royal College is preferred, for the Geriatric position.
• Completion of 2 years' training or experience in child/adolescent psychiatry or credentialing by the Sub-Specialty Committee of the Royal College is preferred, for the Child and Adolescent position.
• Preferred candidates would possess 3 to 5 years' experience.

Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.

Interested Candidates should submit their curriculum vitae to:

Sophie Stratos, Manager of Medical Affairs
Mackenzie Health
10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, Ontario L4C 4Z3
Tel: Ext. 7452
E-Mail:

FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS: As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of full COVID-19 vaccination to Mackenzie Health's Occupational Health and Safety department
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