Psychiatrist - CRH
Description:
Alberta Health Services, South Zone is recruiting a full-time Psychiatrist at the Chinook Regional Hospital. Psychiatric services include: a 41 bed adult inpatient program, a Day Treatment Program and Clinic, Addiction and Mental Health Clinics and a number of community based programs.
The successful candidate will:
- Provide inpatient and community consultations within the community of Lethbridge, which will include provision of General Psychiatry Services with the inclusion of shared call coverage at the Chinook Regional Hospital;
- Establish and maintain a full time Psychiatry practice in the community of Lethbridge;
- Obtain and maintain AHS Medical Staff Appointment and appropriate privileges to provide the Services;
- Establish a primary residence in the community or surrounding area of Lethbridge;
- Abide by the AHS Medical Staff Bylaws, the AHS Medical Staff Rules and the AHS policies;
- Work collaboratively within the Clinical Department of Addiction and Mental Health, Chinook Regional Hospital;
- Participate in quality improvement programs and initiatives.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate must:
- hold or be eligible for independent practitioner registration with the College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta;
- equivalencies deemed appropriate by CPSA for a PRA Assessment with AHS Sponsorship will be considered;
- hold certification or be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Psychiatry.
Interest in rural or First Nation psychiatry is an asset.
