Position Description:

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Employer:

Vitalité Health Network is a regional health authority providing and managing health care and services in an area covering northern and southeastern New Brunswick. The Network is the only Francophone managed organization of its kind in the country and has nearly 60 points of service providing a range of health care and services to members of the public in the official language of their choice. The Network has approximately 7,700 part-time and full-time employees, 560 physicians, including 259 specialists, and nearly 800 volunteers. The Network’s 2021-2022 budget was $704 million (excluding Medicare). For more information, visit the Network’s website at vitalitenb.ca.

Diversity Statement

Vitalité Health Network is committed to providing a safe and respectful work and care environment guided by collaboration, integrity, and accountability. Rooted in a culture of continuous learning, we believe that every person deserves a caring environment where their identity is fully respected, and that is exempt of discrimination based on race, ethnic origin, beliefs or religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disabilities, social status, or any other aspect of their background and identity. The diversity of our teams and their perspectives enrich our practices and enable us to provide care marked by openness, cultural sensitivity, and compassion to all the people we serve.

Job Duties:

Reporting to the Department Head of Psychiatry and the relevant medical director, the incumbent is a specialist in understanding the biological, psychological, and social factors of human experience that affect the etiology, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and recovery of mental, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral disorders, occurring alone or in conjunction with other medical problems.

This person is responsible for assessing and diagnosing mental disorders and treating and advocating for people with such disorders at all stages of their lives. They work with patients in emergency, urgent and non-urgent situations. The psychiatrist’s activities are rooted in the physician-patient relationship and they take place in various settings and with culturally diverse communities.

Psychiatric assessment aims to prevent and treat mental, emotional, cognitive and behavioural disorders and foster the recovery of people who suffer from them.

The incumbent is also required to participate in research activities in their field of practice. They will take an active part in teaching activities in their department, in close collaboration with the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick.

Hours of Work:

37.5 hours per week

Remuneration:

Salaried

The candidate will be remunerated on a salaried model.

Qualifications:

Degree from a recognized medical school and residency granting a licence in internal medicine.

A recognized medical school is a school that meets the following criterium:

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  • Accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) or the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) (in the United States);

OR 

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  • Listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools with a note for Canada under the Sponsor Notes tab.

• Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick;
• Active membership in the Canadian Medical Protective Association or equivalent liability insurance association;
• Membership with the New Brunswick Medical Society;
• Privileges with Vitalité Health Network;
• Registration with New Brunswick Medicare;
• One to three years’ experience will be considered an asset;
• Any other combination of training and experience deemed relevant and equivalent could be considered;
• Ability to remain calm;
• Organizational skills;
• Effective time management skills;
• Ability to set priorities;
• Patient service mindset;
• Tact, adaptability;
• Sound judgment;
• Problem-solving skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Initiative, creativity, sense of responsibility;
• Interest in increasing personal knowledge;
• Ability to communicate with colleagues, patients, families and visitors with tact and courtesy;
• Ability to guide medical learners and to teach;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Physical ability to perform assigned work;
• Good work history (performance and attendance);
• Adherence to professional ethics principles, the Network’s management philosophy and organizational values;
• Adherence to the rules of confidentiality set by Vitalité Health Network.

Expected Start Date:

As soon as possible

Incentives:

$100,000.00 accompanied by a 4 year return of service.

Relocation reimbursement of up to $8,000.

Other Requirements:

About the Facility:

The Restigouche Hospital Centre (RHC) in Campbellton provides specialized mental health services in both official languages to all residents of New Brunswick.

This 140-bed hospital provides:

• Specialized medium- and long-term psychiatric rehabilitation services;
• Consultation and stabilization for those suffering from complex psychiatric problems or other related illnesses;
• Forensic psychiatry (assessment of fitness to stand trial and criminal responsibility);
• Care for those who have been found not criminally responsible because of mental disorders or who are not fit to stand trial.
• The objective of the RHC is overall recovery, personal development, a return to independence, and reintegration into society for patients.

Interdisciplinary services and programs are important elements in rehabilitation. They are adapted to the needs of each patient to make them effective. Continuity of care requires collaboration with caregivers, community mental health centres, and addiction services to provide patients with the support they need.

The Mental Health Commission of Canada has recognized the RHC for its new model of recovery-based care. It is working in partnership with Dr. David Stayner of the community health and recovery program at Yale University in Connecticut.

About the Community:

Campbellton is beautifully situated amid one of the world’s oldest mountain ranges, the Appalachians, and located on the shores of the Restigouche River, known worldwide for salmon fishing. The earliest settlements to the area contained Scottish, English, French, Irish and Micmac cultural groups. These vibrant people remain to this day a unique mosaic of the Canadian identity in and around the City. Campbellton is recognized for its quality of life, educational opportunities and social and cultural diversity. The city rates highly with its sports facilities and the outdoor wonder of its parks and playgrounds. Improved hiking trails and recreation developments are benefits for residents' health and the environment. To learn more about Campbellton, visit the City’s website at www.campbellton.org.