Job Summary

Fraser Health Authority (FHA) is seeking a psychiatrist to work in the new MHSU Urgent Care Centre (UCRC) on the Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH) campus of care. This will be a joint position with the Intensive Tertiary Rehabilitation (ITR) Unit in Timber Creek Tertiary Care Facility co-located on the SMH campus.

The UCRC component requires a 0.5 commitment (two to three 8 hour shifts per week) including some weekends. The Intensive Tertiary Rehabilitation (ITR) Unit component will require a 0.5 commitment. Participation in the on-call rota is mandatory.

Urgent Care Response Centre (UCRC): In alignment with BC Ministry of Health and FHA priorities, the MHSU program has designed a service to provide easy and timely access to personalized, coordinated care for clients in crisis. The model of care involves an interdisciplinary team of health care providers with a consistent approach that focuses on crisis management, connection to services and communication with community care providers.

The UCRC will be providing services to persons in crisis who walk in to the clinic, are referred by their primary care providers, diverted from the emergency department, or brought by EHS or Police after a call-ahead check in to ensure suitability. The UCRC hours of operation are from 0730 to 2330 daily.

This is an exciting opportunity for psychiatrists to join a multidisciplinary team to support complex, marginalized individuals with significant mental health and substance use issues. In addition to providing consultations to patients, crisis management, connection to services and referrals with warm hand overs for ongoing care, physicians will be providing OAT starts and clinical support to the Substance Access Team (enhanced access to substance use support and services). Ongoing mentorship and support will be available from FH Addiction Medicine Physicians.

Timber Creek Tertiary Mental Health Program: Inpatient mental health program for adults with serious, complex, and persistent mental illness who need intensive and highly specialized treatment and support. Services provided by assessment and treatment unit, psychiatric intensive care unit, and intensive tertiary rehabilitation unit. Average length of stay is six to 24 months.

Compensation

Contract

Qualifications

CMPA, CPSBC Full, CPSBC Provisional, FRCPC, FRCPC Eligible

Locations

Community - Surrey