Addiction Psychiatrist,

The Department of Psychiatry, South Island, has an opening for a part-time psychiatrist with specific training and experience in Addiction Medicine. Certification in Addiction Medicine preferred.

The successful applicant will work part-time providing comprehensive psychiatric services for concurrent disorder patients at the Addictions Treatment Clinic. The successful applicant may also provide community outreach to the Intensive Case Management Team.

There is an expectation to participate in strategic and operational planning, in conjunction with the other Addiction Psychiatrists, allied clinicians, and management to improve access and treatment for concurrent disorder patients, especially the quadrant IV, high psychiatric/substance use disorder patients.

Summary

The successful candidate will have expertise in treating people with substance use issues as well as situational problems and psychiatric disorders. As an integral part of an interdisciplinary team, you will be joining other psychiatrists and therapists to provide psychiatric expertise in various clinical processes. These will include assessment by one-time consults, brief intervention/short-term stabilization, and individual psychotherapy/ psychoeducation.

Clinical Duties

• Assess and treat patients across a broad range of diagnoses including Substance Use Disorder patients with concurrent disorders, such as Mood, Anxiety, Adjustment, and Psychotic disorders. Co-morbid Personality Disorders, brain injuries, and other physical disorders are also common.
• Provide assessment and short-term treatment for some of the outreach teams.
• Maintain clinical documentation in the VIHA hybrid chart consistent with current and evolving standards and policy.
• Participate in the on-call schedule.

Administration Duties

• Attend meetings, provide reports, and maintain medical credentials per VIHA Medical Staff Rules and VIHA policy, where appropriate.
• Join the Addiction Psychiatry team, working together with management and front-line clinicians to build capacity across our system for concurrent disorder patients and improve specialized treatment.

Teaching and Research

• Facilitate the development of and help sustain a rich teaching and supervision atmosphere with residents, medical students, and clinical counseling interns who train in our clinics. We are also the site for a UBC Addiction Medicine Fellowship, with supervision of fellows by the Addiction psychiatrists at Island Health for their concurrent disorder rotation.
• Encourage research interests and support engagement with other researchers in the department, as well as connections with VIHA Research.

Benefits

Office space for assessments, office tasks, and documentation is available, along with computer and administrative support as part of the general service. A rich multidisciplinary environment for ongoing clinical learning.

Start Date

As soon as possible.

Additional Information:

All part-time Psychiatry positions can be combined with available other part-time positions to create a rewarding and diverse full-time Psychiatry practice.

Community Information

Victoria, British Columbia’s scenic capital, is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty and enviable quality of life, this is an ideal place to pursue your medical career and create the kind of lifestyle only dreamt about. Few areas in the world can match BC’s scope of outdoor activities, with Vancouver Island offering everything from skiing and snowboarding to golf and world-class fishing. With Victoria’s temperate climate, rich heritage, and vibrant cultural scene, it provides the very best of urban and rural living.