This position is part of Recovery Alberta, supporting our ongoing efforts to enhance healthcare services across the province.

Mental Health, Recovery Alberta is inviting applications for a General Adult Psychiatrist to join our team in the Adult Psychosis Program (APP) at Foothills Medical Centre. 

Synopsis:

The Adult Psychosis Program (APP) is a tertiary care, sub-specialty & multi-disciplinary program based out of Adult Mental Health Services (Unit 24) at the Foothills Medical Centre.  APP is dedicated to providing specialized assessments and time-limited follow-up care to individuals with either a severe & chronic psychotic disorder, or those over the age of 35 with a first episode psychosis, who require case management and multi-disciplinary services to achieve stabilization of their illness and in achieving functional recovery goals.

0.1 FTE /each with  2 positions available

Goals of APP:

1. Provide patients with chronic psychotic disorders, or those over the age of 35 with a new onset psychotic disorder, rapid access to specialized evidence based and multi-disciplinary care.

2. Provide diagnostic clarification and evidence-based management to prevent relapse and optimize functioning.

3. Establish ongoing psychiatric stability to enable patients to be transferred to a primary care provider or community based psychiatric clinic.

4. Treat medical and psychiatric co-morbidities.

5. Support ethical and approved research.

6. Provide and support subspecialty training for health professionals.

Providing call coverage approximately once per month

We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, across the Calgary Zone.  We are an equal opportunity employer. Recovery Alberta values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging, and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

The candidate must be eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.

Must read, write, and speak English.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted for an interview.