Job Summary

In accordance with the standards of practice and the established vision and values of Vancouver Coastal Health, the psychiatrist who accepts this position will provide expert concurrent disorders consultation for patients of ages 17 and up suffering from combination of addiction and other serious psychiatric disorders as well as assist in the enhancement of Quality & Safety, and research initiatives. In addition, the psychiatrist will work on the CPAS services providing specialized pain and addiction consultation on various psychiatric and non-psychiatric inpatient units of Vancouver General Hospital & UBCH.

The psychiatrist will work in collaboration with other psychiatrist, psychologists, nurses, psychiatric nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, peer-support workers, patients and their families to provide comprehensive consultation services.

The psychiatrist will serve as a resource in dealing with mental health, pain and a...