The Cowichan Valley Department of Psychiatry of Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) is seeking a General Psychiatrists interested in joining the Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) programs.

The Cowichan Valley supports a continuum of services including Cowichan District Hospital’s (CDH) 15 bed Psychiatry In-Patient Unit which works collaboratively with primary care providers.

通过邓肯的精神健康使用计划，成功的候选人将咨询：

• Short Term Services (community Crisis Response and Brief interventions) through which the Psychiatry team provides part of the programs’ response to GP referrals.
• Case Management Services for moderate community support and a more intense ACT team (Assertive Community Treatment); plus, an Early Psychosis Intervention program.
• Substance Use programs which provide counselling and access to residential treatment. As well the program is integrating with community responses to the opioid crisis.
• All programs and services are integrated with a graduated housing program that provides a range of support for people to live in the community who otherwise could not.
• Separate psychiatric services for seniors are provided by Island Health, members of the Psychiatry team are能够参与这些服务。
• Cowichan山谷中存在两个三级精神病学设施，作为整个岛屿的资源，并得到了邓肯精神科医生团队的支持：老年人三级护理，有25张床位，以及27张床位的成人三级护理。

The MHSU program provides a modified psychiatrist on-call response with a crisis response team for the Cowichan District Hospital Emergency Department and everywhere throughout the hospital, connected to our consultation-liaison function. This can be supported by BC’s “Medical On Call Availability Program” (MOCAP) depending on level of service.

由于Ibeplay全站Appsland Health是UBC医学岛医疗计划的一部分，因此有机会培训医学生和居民，并预计将申请临床任命。

Participation in research is supported and can be facilitated by Island Health.

Administrative duties of the position include attending clinical team meetings and providing reports to the Department of Psychiatry meetings.

This is an exciting opportunityto contribute to the development of psychiatry services within a brand new, state of the art acute care campus. The new Cowichan District Hospital is expected to open Fall of 2026. Psychiatryservices will include a dedicated psychiatric emergency zone embedded in the Emergency Department. There will be a four bed psychiatric intensive care unit and a 20 bed inpatient unit providing care to individuals in the Cowichan Valley.

Start Date

尽早

Benefits

免费共享办公空间，秘书，电话，传真和电子邮件。

Additional incentives available under Rural Subsidiary Agreement (subject to eligibility) include:

• Recruitment Incentive: $10,000
• 搬迁Costs Reimbursement:最高$ 15,000
• Annual Retention Premium: $4,834.80
• Fee-for-service premium: 4.2%
• CME:
  • Years 3 & 4: $3,000/annum
  • 4年后:$ 6000 / annum

Community Information

邓肯市位于温哥华岛美丽的Cowichan山谷中，享有加拿大最温和的气候。Cowichan Valley的特征是从郁郁葱葱的乡村到风景秀丽的沿海村庄和迷人的内陆社区，包括淡水湖泊，盐水海滩和码头和农田。该地区为户外爱好者提供了各种各样的景点，包括伟大的远足和自行车道，打高尔夫球，帆船，划独木舟和海洋皮划艇。除了许多当地的工匠和景点外，南科顿谷还拥有五个顶级葡萄园和酿酒厂。

邓肯的公共教育得到了著名的当地私立学校的补充，维多利亚州只有45分钟路程，还提供了出色的教育，文化和娱乐机会。

Vancouver Island, one of Canada’s most livable regions, provides the very best in both urban and rural living. Renowned for its breathtaking natural beauty, Vancouver Island offers an opportunity to combine a rewarding career with an enviable quality of life