Senior Geriatric Mental Health Specialist

5 days ago


Duncan, Canada Island Health Full time

The Island Health organization is seeking a full-time Senior Geriatric Mental Health Specialist to join our team in the Cowichan Valley.

As a Senior Geriatric Mental Health Specialist, you will be working with a diverse patient population, primarily geriatric individuals over 65 years of age, who experience psychiatric and/or cognitive challenges and indices of frailty. The clinical services provided include consulting status for outpatients, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, direct and indirect care, multidisciplinary team leadership, and medico-legal expertise as required by the BC Mental Health and Adult Guardianship Acts.

Your complex patients will have access to innovative tertiary geriatric psychiatry services, which include acute inpatient services at the newly opened Patient Care Centre in Victoria. This is linked to tertiary rehabilitation and residential facilities in Victoria, Duncan, and Ladysmith, enabling seamless service delivery. Two tertiary facilities are located in the Duncan area: The Lodge on Fourth Mental Health Unit, a specialized 12-bed facility, and the Cowichan Lodge Tertiary Mental Health facility, consisting of 24 geriatric and 26 general adult beds.

You will be involved in the Island Medical Program's undergraduate and postgraduate teaching program, a requirement of this position. In Duncan, there is a strong focus on undergraduate medical education and family practice residents. A full postgraduate psychiatry residency program is based in Victoria, and these residents take advantage of educational opportunities throughout Vancouver Island.

A University of B.C.-affiliated appointment and membership in the UBC Geriatric Psychiatry Program are highly encouraged. Research opportunities are expanding, focusing on clinical trials for dementia, with Island Health being a member of the Canada-wide C5R Consortium for research.

The MHSU program provides psychiatrist on-call responses supported by BC's 'Medical On Call Availability Program' (MOCAP) with a crisis response team for the Cowichan District Hospital Emergency Department and throughout the hospital, connected to our consultation-liaison function. Participation in the call rotation is optional for this position.

Administrative duties include attending clinical team meetings and quarterly Division of Geriatric Psychiatry meetings held virtually.

The division enjoys collegial relationships with Island Health's geriatric medicine, adult psychiatry, and hospitalist services.

We offer a competitive salary range of $300,000 - $350,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience, plus benefits such as office space, administrative support, telephone, fax, and email provided at no cost by Island Health. You may also be eligible for additional remuneration under the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA), including:

  • Recruitment Incentive: up to a maximum of $10,000
  • Relocation: up to a maximum of $15,000
  • Flat fee: $4,880
  • Fee Premium: 4.2%
  • CME: $3,000/annum year 3-4 and $6,000/annum after 4 years in the community


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