Child Psychiatrist Consultation Liaison (PCL) - Inpatient chez Alberta Health Services

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Mental Health, Recovery Alberta is inviting applications for a Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist to join Consultation Liaison Psychiatry – Inpatient Position

·         Provide psychiatric consultation to inpatient medical team around diagnosis, medication management and recommendations for psychiatric disposition, if appropriate.

·         Perform patient care to patients currently admitted to Alberta Children’s Hospital medical units (e.g. attend multidisciplinary case management rounds as required, complete new assessments and as needed follow up meetings with patients and their families and or case coordinators, engage in discussions with case managers, family meetings) Monday through Friday for a minimum of 5 half days/week (or 2 full days, one ½ day) to be further allocated as per the requirements decided by PCL medical director/ physician lead.

·         Work with a range of medical patients with complex psychiatric needs including, but not limited to, adjustment to illness, psychiatric manifestations of medical conditions, somatic symptoms disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, eating disorders, anxiety/mood disorder in the medical setting, and patients s/p overdoses.

·         Work collaboratively with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary psychiatry team (including nursing, social work, pharmacy), providing leadership and guidance to front line staff around patient care and collaborating with the medical team

·         Liaise collegially and collaboratively with inpatient and outpatient physicians

·         Provide timely documentation of clinical encounters and any other necessary documentation.

·         Support colleagues in providing cross coverage for vacations

·         Be agreeable to be part of system wide on call rotation for Child Psychiatry based at ACH. This will have different rotation schedule than the daytime coverage and CL coverage.

·         Primarily will provide psychiatric consultation and patient care in the inpatient, medical setting, but may provide outpatient psychiatric consultation, if capacity allows.

·         Physicians recruited into this position will be expected to have cross appointment with University of Calgary for providing teaching opportunities to Child and Youth Psychiatric Specialty trainees, Psychiatric, pediatric and neurology residents and medical students as a part of affiliation with University of Calgary Cummings School of Medicine.

Goals for inpatient CL Psychiatry Inpt:

·         Psychiatric Assessments and follow up of medical inpatients;

·         Ensuring the completion of documentation on time;

·         Providing advice to ACH inpatient physicians where required;

·         Coordinating care and transferring patients to psychiatric units in consultation with the bed coordinator and the Most Responsible Physician (MRP) during the day.

·         Providing call coverage approximately once per month

We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, across the Calgary Zone.  We are an equal opportunity employer. Recovery Alberta values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging, and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Qualifications:

• FRCPC with accredited training in Child Psychiatry will be preferred. Equivalent qualification is acceptable. The applicant must have adequate training in Child Psychiatry for a minimum period of 12 months in addition to the core Psychiatry training.
• Expert knowledge of commonly presenting psychiatric disorders and somatization disorders (for CL and Somatic Clinic).
• Ability to manage a broad range of psychiatric medications
• Expert knowledge and skills in the application of CBT, DBT, and/or other relevant psychotherapies for mood, anxiety and/or psychotic disorders in both 1:1 and group therapy settings
• Experience working with families
• Experience working with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary settings
• Willingness to engage in initiatives for betterment of mental health services for children and their families
• Willingness to work closely with dyad partners, management partners to address system issues
• Knowledge and management of concurrent disorders in a clinical setting
• A clear understanding of recovery orientated practice
• Interest and experience in medical education with a focus on resident training
• Ability to provide patient care virtually, in person, and/or in a blended format
• The candidate must be eligible for Licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta.
• The candidate must read, write and speak English.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority.