Fraser Health Authority (FHA) and the Mental Health and Substance Use Program are currently seeking a Psychiatrist. This position will entail a combination of Inpatient Psychiatry at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Community Psychiatry in the Abbotsford and Mission Communities, with a primary focus on Adult Psychiatry in the community and Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services.

In the realm of Inpatient Psychiatry, you will be a vital member of multidisciplinary teams across all sites, tasked with delivering exceptional care to general psychiatric patients. Your responsibilities will include assessment, treatment, and consultation, as well as conducting family meetings, participating in case conferences, facilitating discharge planning, and collaborating closely with other physicians and multidisciplinary teams. You will also play a crucial role in ensuring continuity of care by fostering positive working relationships with all involved in patient care and advocating for the psychiatric needs of individual patients. Additionally, participation in the ECT and on-call rotation is required.

For Abbotsford and Mission Mental Health and Substance Use Services, your focus will primarily be on adult psychiatry in the community, along with Developmental Disabilities Mental Health Services.

Participation in the Abbotsford Regional Hospital psychiatry on-call rotation is mandatory. Furthermore, the successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the medical education program for University of British Columbia (UBC) undergraduate and postgraduate trainees. Upon obtaining a CPSBC license, arrangements will be made to apply for a clinical appointment with the Department of Psychiatry, UBC.

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)