Geriatric Psychiatrist

Job Title: Geriatric Psychiatrist

Work Site: Cambie Older Adults Mental Health and Substances Services – 200-4088 Cambie Street

Status: Locum – Part Time

Start Date: To be mutually agreed upon

Compensation Type: Combination

Come work as a Geriatric Psychiatrist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)

The Vancouver Community Older Adult Mental Health and Substance Use Services require a part-time Psychiatrist to join an interdisciplinary team in caring for patients generally over 65 with mental health problems. The team consists of geriatric psychiatrists, other physicians, case managers, counsellors, neuropsychologists, and administrative staff. Clinical settings may include outpatient visits, community home visits/outreach, and residential care facilities, along with indirect case reviews within a collaborative care model. All VCH physicians must be appointed as medical staff of Vancouver Coastal Health. On-call participation is optional. Apply today to join our team

As a Geriatric Psychiatrist with Vancouver Coastal Health, you will:

• Practice person-centered care.
• Utilize a team-based approach, provide consultations and longer-term psychiatric care as necessary.
• Provide culturally safe and responsive care for Indigenous patients.
• Practice trauma-informed care.
• Include families whenever possible.
• Employ principles of community-based psychiatric care.
• Collaborate in the management of concurrent substance use disorders.
• Provide expertise and consults, and respond to and collaborate with case managers.
• Facilitate continuity of care between acute and community settings, and liaise with hospital physicians and staff as necessary.

Education, Licensing, & Experience:

• Provisional or unrestricted license to practice medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
• Fellowship in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, and ideally completion of a Geriatric Psychiatry Subspecialty Residency training
• Eligibility or current appointment as clinical faculty with the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
• Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) - Mandatory

Knowledge & Abilities:

• Strong knowledge base in psychopharmacology and psychological interventions.

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.