The North Bay Regional Health Centre Department of Psychiatry is looking for a Permanent General Psychiatrist. North Bay has competitive earning opportunities, a progressive and collegial team and a state-of-the-art regional mental health centre.  If you’re ready to spend less time commuting, more time enjoying the beautiful outdoors and you like the good life, this opportunity is for you!

Job Description:

The Service of General Psychiatry manages a 30 bed Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (AIPU) that provides high-intensity, acute psychiatric services for individuals who are 18 years of age and older experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms and/or at risk of harm to self or others. The core of the program is psychiatric consultation and assessment, supported by nursing, psychology, social work, concurrent disorders, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy services.

AIPU treats a range of individuals in acute distress or psychiatric crisis with the aim of controlling symptoms and restoring patients’ ability to function. Key means of treatment include pharmacological treatment, skill and knowledge building, and supportive, patient-focused discharge planning.

Psychiatrists with this service also provide outpatient services via various outpatient clinics.  

The organization is an affiliated academic teaching centre with the NOSM University. The preferred candidate will be expected to participate in teaching undergraduates and postgraduate medical learners.

Qualifications:

Applicants are required to be certified in Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (or the equivalent in another jurisdiction) and must be independently licensed (or eligible for licensure) in the Province of Ontario. 

Organization & Community Info:

North Bay Regional Health Centre is a unique 480 bed 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’s the specialized mental health service provider serving all of northeast Ontario. NBRHC is a state-of-the-art regional health centre newly built in 2011. For further information about the NBRHC please view Northbaydocs.ca www.nbrhc.on.ca and https://vimeo.com/106279645

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 and a catchment area of 180,000, 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 from your home – reclaim your work-life balance and join us!  To view beautiful North Bay and our lifestyle please visit www.northbay.ca  

Remuneration:

This position will be remunerated with a competitive monthly clinical stipend, OHIP billings, 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).

To Apply:

Candidates should submit an expression of interest and CV to Chastity Saudino, Manager of Medical Affairs, at ***@nbrhc.on.ca (🔒 Premium)  

Qualified candidates will be welcomed for locums and interviews as part of the hiring decision process.