Position Description:
The Service of General Psychiatry manages a 30 bed Acute Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (AIPU) that provides high-intensity, acute psychiatric services for individuals who are 18 years of age and older experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms and/or at risk of harm to self or others. The core of the program is psychiatric consultation and assessment, supported by nursing, psychology, social work, concurrent disorders, occupational therapy, and recreational therapy services.
AIPU treats a range of individuals in acute distress or psychiatric crisis with the aim of controlling symptoms and restoring patients’ ability to function. Key means of treatment include pharmacological treatment, skill and knowledge building, and supportive, patient-focused discharge planning.
Psychiatrists with this service also provide outpatient services via various outpatient clinics.
The organization is an affiliated academic teaching centre with the NOSM University. The preferred candidate will be expected to participate in teaching undergraduates and postgraduate medical learners.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the Department of Psychiatry hospital on-call rota along with consult liaison services to the medical units of the organization.
Organization & Community Info:
North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) is a unique health care organization with three primary roles: providing acute care services to North Bay and its surrounding communities, functioning as the district referral center providing specialist services for smaller communities in the area, and it is the specialized mental health service provider serving all of northeast Ontario.
NBRHC is a 480 bed hospital with acute care services including a 24/7 emergency department, 8 theatre OR, 13 bed PACU, endoscopy suite, ophthalmology suite, labour & delivery suite and a 16 bed CCU.
North Bay is located 3.5 hours north of Toronto, just down the four-lane highway from the Muskokas, and 3.5 hours west of Ottawa. With a population of 54,000 within a regional catchment area serving 557,000, it is a safe and welcoming community that offers a healthy and balanced environment for working, living and raising a family. North Bay is situated on the banks of two large lakes and boasts beautiful scenery and four distinct seasons. Whatever your interests are, you will have access to numerous activities and amenities within minutes of home – reclaim your work-life balance and join us!
For further information about North Bay Regional Health Centre, please visit NorthBayDocs.ca or www.nbrhc.on.ca
To view beautiful North Bay and our lifestyle please visit www.northbay.ca or tourismnorthbay.com
Qualifications
Applicants require certification in Psychiatry by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and must be independently licensed to practice Psychiatry in Ontario by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO).
NBRHC also welcomes interest from residents in their final year of specialty training.
Remuneration
This position will be remunerated with a competitive monthly clinical stipend with opportunities for additional OHIP billing income, Northern Specialist APP, Hospital On-Call Compensation (HOCC) stipends and teaching stipends.
The hospital has a competitive physician recruitment incentive package which includes a
$25,000 recruitment stipend, $25,000 practice start-up grant, assistance with relocation expenses and up to $94,000 through the Northern Rural Recruitment & Retention Initiative (NRRRI).
To Apply:
Interested candidates should contact Chastity Saudino, Manager of Medical Affairs, with an expression of interest and their CV at physicianrecruitment@nbrhc.on.ca
