The Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Island Health, is seeking a full-time Geriatric Psychiatrist to join 2 others in the Cowichan Valley.
Patient population is Geriatric, generally over 65 years of age but with psychiatric and/or cognitive challenges and indices of frailty. Clinical services provided include Consulting status for outpatients, psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, direct and indirect care, multidisciplinary team leadership and medico legal expertise as required by the BC Mental Health and Adult Guardianship Acts.
Your complex patients will have access to the innovative tertiary geriatric psychiatry system which provides acute inpatient services in the newly-opened Patient Care Centre in Victoria. This is linked to tertiary rehabilitation and residential facilities in Victoria, Duncan and Ladysmith, to create seamless service delivery. There are two tertiary facilities in the Duncan area. The Lodge on Fourth Mental Health Unit is a specialized 12 bed facility. The Cowichan Lodge Tertiary Mental Health facility, which opened in , consists of 24 geriatric and 26 general adult beds.
Involvement in the Island Medical Program undergraduate and postgraduate teaching program is a requirement of this position. In Duncan, there is a strong focus on undergraduate medical education and family practice residents. There is a full postgraduate psychiatry residency program based in Victoria. These residents take advantage of educational opportunities throughout Vancouver Island as much as possible. A University of B.C. affiliated appointment and membership in the UBC Geriatric Psychiatry Program is highly encouraged. Research opportunities are expanding with a focus on clinical trials for dementia. We are a member of the Canada-wide C5R Consortium for research.
The MHSU program provides psychiatrist on-call responses supported by BC’s “Medical On Call Availability Program” (MOCAP) with a crisis response team for the Cowichan District Hospital Emergency Department and everywhere throughout the hospital, connected to our consultation-liaison function. Participation in the call rotation is optional for this position.
Administrative duties of the position include attending clinical team meetings and the quarterly Division of Geriatric Psychiatry meetings, held in a virtual fashion.
The Division enjoys collegial relationships with the Island Health geriatric medicine, adult psychiatry and hospitalist services.
Office space, administrative support, telephone, fax and email is provided by Island Health at no cost. Office space may be shared.
Start Date
May 4,
Benefits
May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA), including (subject to change):
Geriatric Psychiatrist (200-1431) (Permanent Specialty) • Duncan, BC, CA
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