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Job Summary

Job Title : Virtual Psychiatrist Support

Work Site : Indigenous Health Outreach and Indigenous Crisis Response Team

Status : Part-Time

Start Date : As Soon As Possible

Compensation Type : Alternative Payment Arrangement

Come work as a Virtual Physician Support with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

This role will provide virtual psychiatrist consultation and support for the Indigenous Health Outreach (IHO) and Indigenous Crisis Response Team (ICRT) in Indigenous Health at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), which are VCH’s only Indigenous-specific outreach and crisis response services.

Leading with cultural safety in an Indigenous Relational and strengths-based approach to care, IHO supports unhoused or precariously housed people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) community in Vancouver with complex mental health and / or substance use challenges and connects them to cultural supports and health services, including existing mental health & substance use programs and primary care services.

ICRT leads with cultural safety to provide wholistic non-police mobile mental health and wellness crisis response services for people in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) community. IHO and ICRT are an interdisciplinary team and work collaboratively across the health system with community-based service providers, including shelter and supportive housing staff to provide a community-based, healthcare-led crisis response, post-crisis follow-up, and service navigation.

Psychiatrist scope / activities, which will be delivered on-call, remotely :

• Provide on-call, virtual, episodic care to patients, who will be initially assessed by our nurses in-person Monday through Friday from 0800-1800.
• This episodic care could include a formal consultation with short-term follow-up.
• It would also include coordinating with the other physicians / NPs on the team as needed to ensure continuity of care, as they take over the patient's care.

This episodic care could require :

You will need to use Profile EMR, PARIS, as well as Cerner for this role, and will be compensated for any training required.

Qualifications

Education, Licensing, & Experience :

Closing Statement

Interested in applying? Feel free to reach out to Khuushali Raja, Executive and Medical Staff Talent Acquisition Advisor : [email protected] or click “Apply Now.”

Please note that a resume and cover letter are required to apply for this position.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world-class innovator in medical care, research, and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve, and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams, and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities, and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation. Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

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