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Family Practitioner/General Practitioner
- Kamloops, BC, Canada
Part-time
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Family Practitioner, Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS)
Regular, Part Time (Monday & Wednesday)
Kamloops, BC
You are a Family Physician seeking to diversify your experience while making a direct impact on people’s lives in your chosen community. This part-time opportunity will allow you to build your professional practise portfolio in the area of mental health and addictions, without the overhead/start-up costs that come with operating a speciality clinic. Enjoy working within an inter-professional team, with full access to the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system to support delivery of comprehensive patient care. Your good care is someone’s future opportunity.
“For the last sixteen years, I have practiced Correctional Medicine and I love it. There is never a dull moment; seeing interesting and complex medical patients in a safe environment. I have excellent nursing and administrative support, work part time, and really enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team. There is no overhead working in the jail and enjoy good remuneration. I would recommend working in Correctional Medicine to anyone with experience in mental health and addictions and who has a desire to make a difference in the lives of inmate-patients.”
- Shared by Dr. Margaret Robertson, Family Practitioner
We are seeking a Family Practitioner (FP) at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre to help us improve access to primary health care as well as mental health and substance use support for clients in correctional centres. The FP is an important member of the health care team and works alongside other health care experts on a supportive and inter-professional team to provide quality care for clients and help them live an active life during their time in custody and as they reintegrate into the community.
This new model of health care provides the opportunity to grow your expertise as a Primary Care Practitioner in an environment where you are supported from day one, and where leaders and colleagues across disciplines will support you every step of the way. Be part of a team where you can live and work in your community, positively influence an incarcerated individual’s journey down a new path, and see the difference you can make as you serve the diverse populations of the BC Corrections system.
What you bring
Qualifications
Eligible for provisional or full licensure with CPSBC
Certification with the College of Family Physicians, or equivalent, is mandatory.
Assets
Experience in working with patients across a broad spectrum of psychiatric illness, substance use disorders, and personality difficulties
Experience In Correctional Health And/or Additional Certification Or Training
How to apply
To apply in confidence, please send your curriculum vitae along with a letter of interest to: Health Match BC
Application will be reviewed immediately. Position will remain open until filled.
What we do
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) cares for people with complex mental health and substance use challenges. part of the provincial mental health services continuum, provides a diverse range of specialized, "one-of-a-kind" tertiary mental health and substance use services to adults across the province. These include services located at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital and six regional clinics, the Burnaby Centre for Mental Health & Addiction, and Heartwood Centre for Women. In addition to delivering these clinical services, BCMHSUS provides provincial leadership for system-wide improvement through its work in: health promotion and illness prevention; knowledge exchange; and research and academic teaching. BCMHSUS is program within the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
Correctional Health Services (CHS) is an integral part of British Columbia’s health care system and the newest service of BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services, a part of the Provincial Health Services Authority. We provide health services at all 10 Correctional Centres across British Columbia.
The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.
PHSA and BCMHSUS are committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.
One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support.
Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.
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Responsibilities
Provide primary health care, mental health care, and substance use support to clients at the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre. Work with an interprofessional health care team to support clients during custody and as they reintegrate into the community.
Requirements
Applicants must be eligible for provisional or full licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and hold certification with the College of Family Physicians or an equivalent qualification. Experience with psychiatric illness, substance use disorders, or personality difficulties is an asset, as is correctional health experience or additional relevant training.
Skills
- Primary Care
- Family Medicine
- Mental Health Care
- Substance Use Support
- Psychiatric Care
- Correctional Health
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Patient Care
- Community Reintegration
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- Healthcare
- Social Services
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Family Practitioner
- Family Physician
- Primary Care
- Mental Health
- Substance Use
- Correctional Health
- Psychiatric Illness
- Substance Use Disorders
- Personality Difficulties
- College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
- College of Family Physicians
- Interprofessional Team
- Electronic Medical Records
- Patient Care
- Community Reintegration
- Multidisciplinary Team