Psychiatrist - CCH (200-1405) (Permanent Specialty)
Island Health
Job Description
The Department of Psychiatry in Nanaimo are seeking a part-time General Psychiatrist to provided services with the Complex Care Housing Team.
The successful candidate will be a member of and work collaboratively with other members of the Complex Care Housing (CCH) team. Providing psychiatric services for at least 44 weeks per year for, on average, about 7.5 hours per week, or approximately hours per year (equivalent of 0.2 FTEs, based on minimum hours of services per FTE). While the number of hours may vary each week, the Psychiatrist will manage their schedule to ensure continuity of psychiatry care for the CCH patients during the year, providing care for the CCH patients during at least 44 weeks of the year.
The patient population will be based in Nanaimo with up to 30 adult patients either experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity, including difficult to house individuals with one or all of moderate to severe mental health, substance use or chronic...