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Role and Facility Information
Fantastic opportunity for a general adult Psychiatrist to join the expanding Psychiatry department at Kelowna General Hospital. Discover the rewards of career satisfaction working within a strong culture of teamwork while delivering excellence in care! Our group of Psychiatrists provides service to KGH’s 30 bed inpatient unit, 6 bed Adult MH Intensive Care Unit, consults to the medical/surgical units and the emergency department, as well as maintain a community based practice. Duties will include, but not be limited to, patient assessment and treatment, collaboration with clinicians and managers, and assistance with the development and maintenance of appropriate programs, policies, and procedures.
This collaborative team treats the serious and persistent mental illness population with intensive case management support. In addition to this, there are multiple opportunities in supporting the Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) clinic or the broader community through telepsychiatry. This role also offers teaching opportunities to medical students and residents as KGH is affiliated with UBC Faculty of Medicine Southern Medical Program.
For those interested, Leadership Development Opportunities are available with Interior Health’s NAVIG8 Program. The NAVIG8 Emerging Physician Leaders Program is a comprehensive leadership development program designed specifically for physicians to address the practical leadership knowledge, behaviours and skills that high potential, emerging medical leaders require to step into leadership roles early in their careers.
We are excited to add passionate and hardworking experienced candidates or new graduates to our team at KGH. Apply today to live work and play where others only vacation! It's better here!
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Compensation
Compensation Type Combination Estimated Remuneration $250,000 - $400,000, plus MOCAP
Benefits and Incentives
Relocation Funding Available $Relocation reimbursement up to a maximum of $9,000 for moves within BC, $12,000 for moves within Canada, and $15,000 for those relocating from outside Canada.
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Responsibilities
Assess and treat adult psychiatric patients across inpatient, intensive care, medical/surgical consultation, emergency, and community settings, collaborating with clinicians and managers. Help develop and maintain programs, policies, and procedures, support mental health and substance use services or community telepsychiatry, and contribute to teaching medical students and residents.
Requirements
The posting seeks an experienced general adult psychiatrist or a new graduate to join a collaborative hospital and community-based psychiatry team. No specific degree, license, or years-of-experience requirement is stated.
Skills
- Psychiatric Assessment
- Psychiatric Treatment
- Adult Psychiatry
- Inpatient Psychiatry
- Mental Health Intensive Care
- Emergency Psychiatry
- Community Psychiatry
- Serious Mental Illness Care
- Intensive Case Management
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Program Development
- Policy Development
- Telepsychiatry
- Medical Education
- Clinical Leadership
Benefits
- Relocation Reimbursement
- Leadership Development Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Education
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Psychiatric Assessment
- Patient Treatment
- Inpatient Psychiatry
- Mental Health Intensive Care Unit
- Emergency Department
- Community-Based Practice
- Serious And Persistent Mental Illness
- Intensive Case Management
- Mental Health And Substance Use
- Telepsychiatry
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Program Development
- Policies And Procedures
- Medical Students
- Resident Teaching
- UBC Faculty Of Medicine
- Southern Medical Program
- Physician Leadership Development
- NAVIG8 Program
