Psychiatrist - Substance Use Programs, Part Time
3 weeks ago
**JOB POSTING
**Job Title: Psychiatrist Status: Part Time**
**Program: Sequioa at Firth Residence, Abbotsford Posting #: 23-045**
**Hours: 4 hours weekly Closing Date: March 5, 2023**
**Schedule: Depending on program needs
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver (EFry) is a charitable organization that supports women,
girls, and children at risk, involved in or affected by the justice system. Our programs work to break the
cycle of poverty, addiction, mental illness, homelessness, and crime.
**We are recruiting for a Part Time, Psychiatrist for Sequioa at Firth Residence Program. **Located in
Abbotsford, the Sequioa at Firth Residence Program serves women with severe and high-risk substance
use dependency as a primary concern and who may have co-occurring moderate mental health care
needs. The average length of stay will be 3-months, or longer when clinically indicated. The program is
strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally safe, and concurrent disorder capable care delivered
through evidence-based therapeutic interventions. The goal of the program is to provide evidence
- based psychosocial treatment, education, and support to reduce problematic substance use, improve
overall health and social wellbeing, and ultimately reduce the risk of death due to overdoses and
infections. The program will feature both stabilization and therapeutic/treatment interventions.
**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:
- Provide emergent psychiatric evaluations and recommendations for the safest management of
clients including those with wide spectrum of serious psychiatric disorders.
- Work directly with clients suffering from a range of mental health problems and provide a good
standard of practice care.
- Assess clients by reviewing their mental and physical health, their background and current social
situation, thoughts, and past health issues, as well as any potential risk factors.
- Perform psychiatry follow-up case reviews using treating clinicians’ progress reports and case
management interviews.
- Provides psychiatric evaluation, take note and keep detailed records of any interactions and
medication management services.
- Develop therapy plans based on identified mental health issues and determine the best treatment.
- Work in collaboration with other physicians, psychologists, nurses, psychiatric nurses, social
workers, therapist, peer-support workers, clients, and their families to provide comprehensive
clinical services.
- Serve as a resource in dealing with mental health issues and symptom management with a strong
knowledge base in psychopharmacology and embrace a model of care that involves interdisciplinary
team of health care providers with a consistent approach that focuses on crisis management,
connection to services and communication with community care providers.
- Be involved in innovative treatment interventions and actively participate in clinical care.
- Keep abreast with research pertaining to other mental health issues and new medical treatment.
- Provide support and training to the team, as needed.
- Participates and liaise with community-based service providers to ensure holistic care and to
facilitate transitions to the program and back to the home community.
- Maintain client records and program documentation, in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Monitor the day-to-day operations of residence to ensure quality control in adherence to licensing
regulation.
**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**:
- A Medical Degree and eligibility for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British
Columbia.
- Specialist qualifications in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
- Three (3) years’ experience working with a general psychiatric disorders’ population of varying
complexity and related experience in an addictions and mental health setting, or an equivalent
combination of training, education, and experience.
- Registration with a regulatory or professional body such as Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA).
- Demonstrates interest and skill in psychiatric psychopharmacology and holistic care.
- Comprehensive knowledge of developmental theories, family dynamics, treatment, and behaviour
management modalities.
- Comprehensive knowledge of substance-use disorders, best practices, and evidence-based
practices.
- Seasoned knowledge and experience in working with people with concurrent disorders.
- Experience working with a variety of co-morbidities and psychosocial challenges.
- Demonstrated client assessment and case management skills.
- Knowledge of culturally safe care, and gender-informed service delivery.
- Experience working in a licensed facility is an asset.
- Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
**ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS**:
- Standard First Aid with CPR-C.
- Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination status.
- Evidence of a Tuberculosis Test and compliance with the TB Control Program.
- Doctor’s Note of fitness requ
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