Position Description

Serving the Districts of Nipissing, Temiskaming and Muskoka and the broader North East region, the NBRHC Service of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is seeking a Psychiatrist to join its team to provide inpatient and outpatient/outreach intervention to youth with severe mental illness. Working to full scope of practice, the incumbent will apply clinical leadership and expertise in the assessment, treatment, and/or consultation for inpatient and community-based care.

Our inpatient service includes a Child & Adolescent Mental Health Unit (6-beds) servings individuals under the age of 18 who require acute short term stabilization and/or longer term treatment. The interdisciplinary team works collaboratively with community partners to provide comprehensive assessment, intervention and transitional supports

Our outpatient/outreach services support youth and their families in the community, providing early intervention, and assists in the prevention of hospitalization where possible. Consultation is also provided to specialized outpatient services such as the eating disorders program and the gender diversity clinic.

The service also provides specialized consultations, inter-sectoral capacity building and knowledge exchange across the North East.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the Department of Psychiatry hospital on-call rota along with consult liaison services to the medical units of the organization.

In addition, there are opportunities to join the faculty of NOSM University and engage in clinical teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Hospital Information:

North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is a unique health care organization with three primary roles: providing acute care services to North Bay and its surrounding communities, functioning as the district referral center providing specialist services for smaller communities in the area, and it is the specialized mental health service provider serving all of northeast Ontario. NBRHC is a 480 bed hospital with acute care services including a 24/7 emergency department, 8 theatre OR, 13 bed PACU, endoscopy suite, ophthalmology suite, labour & delivery suite and a 16 bed CCU.

Community Information:

North Bay is located 3.5 hours north of Toronto, just down the four-lane highway from the Muskokas, and 3.5 hours west of Ottawa. With a population of 54,000 within a regional catchment area serving 557,000, it is a safe and welcoming community that offers a healthy and balanced environment for working, living and raising a family. North Bay is situated on the banks of two large lakes and boasts beautiful scenery and four distinct seasons. Whatever your interests are, you will have access to numerous activities and amenities within minutes of home – reclaim your work-life balance and join us!

For further information about North Bay Regional Health Centre and/or the City of North Bay please visit NorthBayDoctors.ca

Qualifications:

Applicants require certification in Child & Adolescent Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and must be independently licensed to practice

Psychiatry in Ontario by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).

NBRHC also welcomes interest from residents in their final year of specialty training.

Remuneration:

This position will be remunerated with a competitive monthly clinical stipend with opportunities for additional OHIP billing income, Northern Specialist APP, Hospital On-Call

Compensation (HOCC) stipends and teaching stipends.

The hospital has a competitive physician recruitment incentive package which includes a $25,000 recruitment stipend, $25,000 practice start-up grant, assistance with relocation

expenses and up to $94,000 through the Northern Rural Recruitment & Retention Initiative (NRRRI).