Position Description:

The physician shall establish a comprehensive 0.4 FTE practice in Psychiatry as a Family Physician (3200 only) and provide shall provide inpatient at The Moncton Hospital and Mental Health Center in relation to your FTE. The physician will participate in the on-call rota of the department of psychiatry. The physician shall, when asked for, also provide clinical services deemed necessary by the chief of the department.

Employer:

Horizon Health Network (Horizon) is proud of its dedicated team of health care professionals who are focused on delivering safe and quality care to our patients, clients, families and communities. Horizon is a great place to work, as people are the heart of our organization, and the success of Horizon is a direct result of our employees’ dedication, professionalism, and commitment.

Horizon is the largest regional health authority – and one of the largest employers – in New Brunswick, and the second-largest health authority in Atlantic Canada. Our leadership and health care providers are experts in diverse areas of health and community services and provide services to a half a million people.

Horizon has an annual budget of approximately $1.2 billion and has more than 13,000 employees, 1,100 physicians and 1,300 volunteers, as well as 17 foundations, 12 auxiliaries and 8 alumnae organizations.

Diversity Statement

Horizon is committed to enhancing our diverse and inclusive environment for our employees and patients. We believe in a healthcare system that equally supports all people regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, social background, religion, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or sexual orientation. An environment based on a commitment to diversity and inclusion supports our goal of safe and quality patient care.

Job Duties:

·        Provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient consultation-liaison services to the adult population from Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.:

o  Provide psychiatric consultations and follow-ups for hospitalized patients on unit 3200.

o  Provide consultation and follow-up services for patients referred from medical specialists’ outpatient clinics.

o  Provide consultation and follow-up psychiatric services as needed for patients referred by family physicians.

o  In-hospital consultations in care on the Psychiatry unit must be followed.

·        Will be required to work at the Mental Health Centre.

·        Organize group therapies and/or other needed services.

·        Ensure adequate coverage for patients during times of absence, as defined by the Department Rules

·        Honour consultation requests in a timely manner

·        Provide telephone consultation to colleagues

·        Teaching responsibilities for residents and medical students

·        Teaching responsibilities for nursing and peers as appropriate

·        Participate in departmental and other appropriate Psychiatry and hospital committees

·        Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to address staff and patient education needs

·        Practice in a collaborative fashion as a member of an interdisciplinary team and consult with members of other health professions as appropriate

·        Participate in the use of departmental and corporate evidence-based rules of practice to ensure that expected standards of care are achieved

Hours of Work:

Monday to Friday -- 8:30am to 4:30pm in relation to a 0.4 FTE.

Remuneration:

Salaried

The candidate will be remunerated on a salaried model.

Qualifications:

The Department of Psychiatry requires that its active and courtesy members have passed the examinations of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or the examination of la Corporation professionnelle des médecins du Québec. In circumstances where no Canadian trained applicants are available, the Department will consider physicians with American Boards who are able to obtain licensure in the State of Main. In special circumstances, foreign graduates who qualify for licensure in the Province of New Brunswick will be considered.

Expected Start Date:

As soon as possible

Incentives:

None

Other Requirements:

About the Facility:

Horizon’s The Moncton Hospital is located in the city of Moncton. Situated in the centre of this vibrant and friendly city, The Moncton Hospital is a leader in health care delivery and health promotion.

The hospital is a level 2 trauma centre that includes tertiary care for neurosurgery, neonatal intensive care and maternal fetal medicine services. It serves as a referral centre for these tertiary services and other specialty services across New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and northern Nova Scotia.

The Moncton Hospital is among Canada’s leading centres for neurosurgery, neurology and active advanced-stage oncology (cancer) services and is home to the NB Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit, the NB Organ and Tissue Program and the Perinatal NB Program.

The Moncton Medical Education Program, affiliated with Dalhousie University and Memorial University of Newfoundland, and the following fully accredited teaching programs are administered through The Moncton Hospital: Dietetic Internship Program, the School of Radiologic Technology and Research, and the Pharmacy Residency Program.

The area’s health services cover a catchment population of approximately 192,000 people.

About the Community:

The Moncton area has a population of over 192,000. Moncton ranked among the best Canadian cities with respect to quality of community life. It is also among the top ten North American cities, and the only one in Canada, on the list of most affordable cities. The Moncton area is teeming with educational, cultural and recreational opportunities, including easy access to beaches on the temperate waters of the Northumberland Strait and the picturesque Bay of Fundy. Officially a bilingual city, Moncton offers educational opportunities in both official languages. More information is available on the city’s website at moncton.ca.