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Posted: February 17, 2016
Type: Permanent Full Time
Vacancy Opening For: Specialist
Minimum Potential Salary: $349,800.00
Maximum Potential Salary: $391,600.00
Method of Payment: Contract
Additional On-Call Coverage Stipend
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is looking for psychiatrists to join our Mental Health Team in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. You would be working with a multi-disciplinary group that includes five other psychiatrists and various other mental health professionals at the Battlefords Mental Health Centre. The incumbent will be responsible for outpatient and inpatient services, as well as emergency, after-hours call coverage in a 1-in-8 rotation. The Battlefords Mental Health Centre is a 22-bed acute inpatient unit attached to the Battlefords Union Hospital. Typically each psychiatrist will be responsible for the care of 5 or 6 in-patients, with afternoons devoted to out-patient follow-ups. Although some adolescent and elderly patients are treated on the unit, the majority of the clinical work is general adult psychiatry.
1) Successful candidates will hold certification or be eligible for certification in Psychiatry from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada www.royalcollege.ca.
2) Individuals must be eligible for provisional or regular licensure from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS) www.cps.sk.ca
3) Coverage with the Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) is required. www.cmpa-acpm.ca
4) Applicants must have successfully achieved their English Language Proficiency (IELTS) and the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE) as requirements for licensure with the CPSS.
In accordance with immigration requirements, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.
Support with relocation, immigration and community integration is available as well as physician mentorship.
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Licensure by provincial or territorial authorities
Specific Skills
- Advise patients on health care
- Prescribe and administer medications and treatments
- Manage patient care
- Consult with other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' health
Work Setting
- Mental health facilities
- Hospital (staff position)