Join the Cowichan Valley Department of Psychiatry with Vancouver Island Health Authority as a General Psychiatrist. This role focuses on mental health and substance use services in a welcoming community setting.
Island Health is seeking a psychiatrist to provide comprehensive mental health care, including community crisis response, brief interventions, and case management for various support needs. Responsibilities also include substance use counseling and collaboration with primary care providers in the 15-bed In-Patient Unit at Cowichan District Hospital. You will engage in exciting research activities supported by Island Health while contributing to specialized psychiatric services for seniors.
Key Responsibilities:
• Deliver short-term community crisis responses and interventions
• Provide assertive community treatment and early psychosis interventions
• Facilitate substance use counseling and access to treatment
• Support graduated housing programs for residents<...