Psychiatrist, Operational Stress Injury Clinic - Dartmouth, Canada - Nova Scotia Health Authority

Nova Scotia Health Authority

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Dartmouth, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Requisition ID: 153157

Opportunity Type:
Permanent

Estimated Annual Salary: 350, ,000

Type of Remuneration:
AFP - Academic Funding Plan

Site Visit &

Reallocation Allowance Programs:
Relocation Program

About the Opportunity:

The Department of Psychiatry at Dalhousie University is recruiting immediately for a full or part-time psychiatrist for Nova Scotia Health's (NSH) Operational Stress Injury Clinic in Dartmouth, NS Canada.

The Department of Psychiatry is a mid-sized clinical academic department within the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry work as members of multidisciplinary teams within the Nova Scotia Health Mental Health and Addiction Program to provide general psychiatric services to patients primarily in the Central Zone and specialty services to patients across the province.

Eligibility:

Roles and Responsibilities:

To be attending or consultant physician to ambulatory patients in the Operational Stress Injury Clinic.
Conduct, order and ensure appropriate psychiatric assessments, appropriate psychosocial and laboratory investigations, and pharmacological & psychosocial interventions as per current standard practice.
Take part in a psychiatry oncall schedule as required within the clinical program unless specifically exempted.
Share in the shortterm coverage of other services as needed during holidays or illness of other members of staff.
Experience working with assessment of police, and/or Canadian forces members and Veterans with operational stress injuries including re posttrauma, anxiety, mood, and substance use is an asset.

Clinical duties:

As directed by the Clinical Director and in keeping with the standards set out in the document "Veterans Affairs Canada Standards for OSI Clinics"
Clinical direct and indirect care as part of an interdisciplinary OSI service delivery model
Clinical "deskside" teaching and didactic education
Clinical administration
Include oncall service
Involve supervision of junior staff including residents and clinical clerks
Support research as needed (and conduct it if personally desired)

Educational Duties:

Didactic teaching at the undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education level as determined in discussion with the Director of Education, Department of Psychiatry.

Research:

Remuneration:

Details:

Physicians in Nova Scotia provide fulfilling patient care which embraces family life, professional development and community involvement. That's what makes practicing medicine in Nova Scotia unique. Physicians are increasingly attracted to practices that offer teambased care to their patients and allow them to consult with their peers. The size and scale of Nova Scotia allows for better connections across the health care system. Your practice of medicine and your life is richer here. Nova Scotia is more than medicine._