Adult Outpatient Psychiatrist

Overview

This is a unique opportunity to join a collegial Department with over thirty active members in a community

academic hospital. HRH has a strong and diverse Mental Health & Addictions Program occupying the fifth

floor of our new, state-of-the-art facility, with diverse outpatient programs, fifty-eight adult inpatient beds,

six child and adolescent beds, and a dedicated Emergency Psychiatry Unit in the Emergency

Department. Our programming includes a robust addictions program, a new neurostimulation program

featuring rTMS, and a new Acute Behavioural Unit in partnership with Geriatrics. Our general adult

outpatient care has been recently redesigned to a stepped-care model; innovative redesigns are also

underway in urgent care, the psychosis care continuum, and transitional age programming.

Position Summary

We are currently recruiting one full-time general adult outpatient psychiatrist. Experience and / or

interest in addictions, older adults, women’s mental health, and / or outpatient consultation-liaison

medical / surgical populations will be particularly valued.

In addition to demonstrated clinical excellence and outstanding interpersonal skills, you require relevant

certification from the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada and are a member of the

College of Physicians & Surgeons of Ontario.

HRH has an expectation that all physicians will apply for an academic appointment in the Temerty Faculty

of Medicine, University of Toronto. Your support for medical learners is key to our strategic plan as an

academic centre and our participation as a member of TAHSN.

Interested Applicants

Applications will be accepted until November 10th, 2025, however, the positions may remain open until

filled or recruitment is closed.

We encourage all interested candidates to apply in confidence by forwarding : (1) Letter of Interest and (2)

up-to-date curriculum vitae.

Application package should be submitted to :

Dr. Steven Selchen

Chief of Psychiatry

Humber River Health

1235 Wilson Avenue

Toronto, ON M3M 0B2

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Why choose Humber River Health?

At Humber River Health, our staff, physicians, and volunteers are lighting new ways in healthcare. We are

proud to be recognized as a part of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. We

support employees by providing evidence-based leadership and cultivating a culture that consistently

wows with our unwavering commitment to staff, physician and volunteer engagement. We are a member

of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN) and are deeply involved in research and

academic collaboration. We are dedicated to high-quality patient care and demonstrate our values of

compassion, professionalism, and respect.

Attracting and retaining a workforce that represents the diverse communities surrounding Humber River

Health, is a priority. We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited

to, individuals who identity as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and

those who identify as 2SLGBTQ.

Applicants will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender

identity or expression, age, religion, disability, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by

the Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process as well as during employment at

Humber River Health. Please direct any accommodation requests to our recruitment team.

The hospital reserves the right not to appoint anyone to this position.

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