Description:

Recovery Alberta & Alberta Health Services, in partnership with the University of Alberta, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, is inviting applications from Adult Psychiatrists to take on the role of Family Medicine Specialist for the Gender Program at the University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) in the Department of Addictions and Mental Health.

This 0.5FTE position provides care to gender diverse and trans-identified individuals. The recruited physician will work within the Gender Program to provide hormone therapy starts with adults in the Gender Clinic. This role would involve assessing, initiating and monitoring of hormone therapy for adult patients within the gender program, as well as the possibility of other gender affirming medical care including short-term postoperative follow up care. This role would be collaborative with psychiatry, endocrinology, nursing and dietician supports.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate medical students and/or resident physicians and will be required to apply for a Clinical Academic Colleague appointment, which will be considered through a process with the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry (FoMD).

The candidate will be expected to be involved in AHS and the University of Alberta program development initiatives and will be required to fully utilize AHS IT systems and processes, including Connect Care.

Remuneration will be on fee-for-service billings submitted to Alberta Health.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will have an MD and must be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Psychiatry, for licensure in the province of Alberta.

The competition will remain open until the position is filled.  Interested persons who meet the above qualifications should forward 1) their curriculum vitae, and 2) the names and contact information of three references to:

Dr. Chantal Moreau, Facility Site Chief, Addition and Mental Health, UAH                                                                                                                           Email c/o Anne-Marie Pedersen at ***@recoveryalberta.ca (🔒 Premium)">***@recoveryalberta.ca (🔒 Premium) 

Details about the University of Alberta, the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry and the Department of Psychiatry can be found on the Faculty’s Home Page at www.med.ualberta.ca.  Details about Recovery Alberta and the City of Edmonton can be found at www.recoveryalberta.ca and www.edmonton.ca.

We thank all applicants for their interest; only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.