Psychiatrist - General and Assertive Community Treatment Specialist

3 weeks ago

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada Island Health Full time
Job Opportunity

The Department of Psychiatry at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, in partnership with Island Health, is seeking a skilled General Psychiatrist to join our team. As a key member of our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, you will provide ambulatory and outreach care to individuals with complex mental health needs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership and clinical expertise to the ACT team, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality care.
  • Develop and implement treatment plans that address the unique needs of individuals with persistent or frequently recurring psychosis, substance use disorders, and other high-level tertiary care needs.
  • Participate in the NRGH on-call schedule, providing 24/7 coverage for emergency situations.
  • Engage in outreach and home visits, supported housing site visits, and curbside assessments to provide comprehensive care.
  • Contribute to the promotion and fostering of programmatic evaluation and quality improvement within the Department of Psychiatry and the Division of Tertiary (Mental Health) Care.
  • Attend clinical team meetings and provide reports to the Department of Psychiatry meetings.
  • Coordinate and ensure an excellent learning experience for medical and other students and residents, with appointment to the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Psychiatry and the UBC Island Medical School.
Requirements
  • Relevant experience or interest working in tertiary-level services.
  • A recovery-oriented approach.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • An established track record of exemplary team work, including experience working with team members to plan and lead discharges from the facility and admissions from inpatient and community referral sources.
  • An interest and experience working with patients living persistent or frequently recurring psychosis, substance use disorders, and other high-level tertiary care needs.
  • A passion for delivering interactive and dynamic care in the facility, ambulatory and outreach work settings.
  • Harm Reduction lens.
Benefits

Office space, computer, and administrative support as part of the general service.

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