Addiction Medicine Specialist

4 weeks ago


Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Island Health Full time

Job Title: Addiction Medicine Specialist

The Victoria Mental Health and Substance Use program at Island Health is seeking an Addiction Medicine Specialist to provide part-time services at the Coastal Sage Health Centre (CSHC).

The CSHC is a 6-bed facility that provides services to women and people identifying as women with problematic substance use, seeking residential treatment.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Act as the Medical Review Physician (MRP) including reviewing all new patients, physical exam, and medical care plans
  • Routine follow-up of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) and Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) patients regarding medications and monitoring
  • Routine prenatal, postpartum, and gynecological care
  • Consultations and administration of contraception, and STI diagnosis and treatment
  • Follow-up for chronic medical conditions
  • Consultation for new, acute, or emerging conditions
  • Assessment, treatment, and monitoring of substance use disorders
  • Gender-affirming care
  • Management of pre-existing chronic conditions
  • Liaising with psychiatrist regarding complex mental health care plans

Working Relationships:

  • Collaborate with in-house psychiatrist during weekly meetings and as-needed
  • Liaise with hospital, maternity ward, RAAC, 5A, community addiction clinics, etc. as needed for continuity of care and discharge planning

Requirements:

  • Be on-call for pharmacy OAT prescriptions
  • Methadone license is required


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