Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Requisition ID: 130243

Opportunity Type: Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 350,000 - 400,000

Type of Remuneration: Hourly Rate

Site Visit & Reallocation Allowance Programs: Relocation Program; Site Visit Program

**About the Opportunity**:
St. Martha's Regional Hospital (SMRH), located in the community of Antigonish, has an opportunity for one full-time Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to join its psychiatry department. The psychiatrist will provide general psychiatric inpatient and outpatient care for children and adolescents. Also, physicians have the opportunity to engage in research and/or teaching positions with Dalhousie University. SMRH is approximately two hours from the region's tertiary care centre, QEII Health Sciences Centre, and the tertiary care pediatric facility, the IWK Health Centre, which provides neonatal support. St. Martha's Regional Hospital was founded in 1906 by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha and is approximately a 90 bed facility with more than 60 physicians practicing in a variety of medical specialties and sub-specialties.

This facility serves a population of nearly 40,000 from Antigonish, Guysborough, and surrounding communities. Psychiatrists are joined by colleagues in:

- anesthesiology
- obstetrics/gynecology
- internal medicine (general and sub-specialty who cover the 6 bed ICU)
- emergency medicine
- geriatrics
- family medicine
- pediatrics
- hospitalists
- plastic surgery
- ophthalmology
- otolaryngology
- general surgery
- radiology (U/S, CT, MRI, ECHO)
- palliative care
- visiting oncology and neurology

Community based care is further supported by a men's and women's health centre, chronic pain clinic, methadone clinic, and youth clinic at the local high school. Physicians and all staff at St. Martha's Regional Hospital take great pride in providing high-quality care to patients and value collegiality in the work place.

**Responsibilities**:

- Duties include full scope of practice as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist providing care to patients within the eastern zone and participating in call
- The physician will be responsible to the Zone Department Head of Psychiatry for their professional responsibilities and quality of practice, and will operate within the Medical Staff Bylaws of the Nova Scotia Health Authority

**Expected Hours**:

- full-time

**Qualifications**:

- eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia (CPSNS)
- eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
- membership with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

**Community Details**:
The Town of Antigonish is a family-friendly, creative, university community where the hospital is an easy walk or cycle away from the town centre. The commute to work can be so easy, with mínimal traffic and no congestion. The County of Antigonish, surrounding the town, boasts spectacular natural beauty. An agricultural base results in a wonderful farmers' market and easy access to local foods, while fishers offer their catch at several wharves and community locations.

In winter you can easily ski or snow shoe on local trails or at the golf course, with groomed trails. Indoor community recreational sports, including hockey, curling, skating, volleyball, and racquet sports are available. Three ice surfaces and two artificial turf fields are located in the area. In summer, swimming, kayaking, and sailing in the Northumberland Strait, the mildest ocean water north of Washington, DC, is irresistible A university-based rowing club on a local lake offers community lessons. There are numerous local public beaches and swimming holes, spectacular hiking trails, an 18-hole golf course, a boating club, great fishing spots, tennis courts, cycling on little-trafficked back roads and a racetrack. There is mountain biking and disc golf on Keppoch Mountain and a Kan Jam league. You'll be surprised at how few people are in the midst of such immense natural beauty

You'll find a wide range of fitness and sports programs for all ages, often mentored by local university athletes and coaches. In addition to traditional gyms, a new crossfit gym has recently opened its doors. The local St. Francis Xavier University has superb recreational facilities, with a gym, rinks, a track, courts, and a 25 metre pool, all within the town. St. FX also hosts an impressive lineup of guest speakers, films, arts, music, and theatre events throughout the year, all open to the community.

Antigonish boasts a vibrant arts and culture community where theatre, documentary films, concerts, readings, lecture, visual arts, and arts fairs, abounds. There is ample opportunity to participate, with community choirs and community theatre productions. This strong creative community has partnered with folks in health care and education to create the first community-based arts-health initiative in Canada. An award-winning library serves as a flourish