Psychiatrist, USTAT

The Department of Psychiatry, South Island, has an opening for a full-time or two part-time Psychiatrists to work collaboratively within a vibrant interdisciplinary outpatient clinic focused on assisting people with high prevalence disorders of anxiety, mood, adjustment, addictions and personality disorders. The clinic integrates psychiatric management with a range of individual and group psychotherapies provided in collaboration with the interdisciplinary staff. We utilize a “stepped care “approach offering services in both focus and intensity that best matches patient’s needs. The clinic works collaboratively with primary care partners using a “shared care", approach.

Summary

The successful candidate will have expertise and interest in working collaboratively within a rich interdisciplinary team of psychiatrists and therapists utilizing psychotherapy and psychiatric management skills.

Clinical Duties

Assessment and collaborative participation in the treatment of people presenting with broad range of problems including Mood, Anxiety, Adjustment, Addictions, Personality. Clinical documentation will follow evolving standards and policy. Participation in the South Island General Psychiatry call rotation is a requirement of this position.

Administration Duties

Attend clinical team meetings, Department of Psychiatry meetings provide reports, and maintain medical credentials per VIHA Medical Staff Rules and VIHA policy, where appropriate.

Teaching and Research

Facilitate the development of and help sustain a rich teaching and supervision atmosphere with residents and medical students as well as clinical counseling interns who train in our clinics.

Research interests are encouraged and engagement with other researchers

Start Date

As soon as possible

Benefits

Office space for assessments, office tasks, and documentation is available, computer and administrative support as part of the general service.

Community Information

Victoria, British Columbia’s scenic capital, is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and enviable quality of life, this is an ideal place to pursue your medical career and create the kind of lifestyle only dreamt about. Few areas in the world can match BC’s scope of outdoor activities, with Vancouver Island offering everything from skiing and snowboarding, to golf, and world-class fishing. With Victoria’s temperate climate, its rich heritage and vibrant cultural scene, it provides the very best of urban and rural living.