The Psychiatry department at Abbotsford Regional Hospital is seeking a full-time Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist to provide clinical services to Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services two days a week. The remainder of the time will be dedicated to a mix of inpatient and outpatient services at Abbotsford Regional Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital, Chilliwack General Hospital, Langley Memorial Hospital, and participating in the on-call child psychiatry rotation at Abbotsford Regional Hospital. As a vital member of multidisciplinary teams, you'll deliver top-notch care to adolescents and their families within an inpatient psychiatric unit, as well as to children, adolescents, and families in community mental health settings.

Your duties encompass assessment, patient treatment, and consultation, conducting family meetings, participating in case conferences, discharge planning, and collaborating with other physicians and multidisciplinary teams. You'll actively foster continuity of care by nurturing positive relationships with all involved in patient care and services, while advocating for the psychiatric needs of each individual patient.

Furthermore, you'll supervise residents and medical students, engage in clinically related teaching services, provide educational consultation and input to the multidisciplinary team, and assist in delivering educational programs for medical staff and students. Your responsibilities extend to participating in evaluating the efficiency, quality, and delivery of services, and, where appropriate, providing consultation for program and service development, as well as engaging in clinical research activities.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

Qualifications:
Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License (Provisional); Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) (Mandatory); Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) (Eligible)