Psychiatrist

Job Description

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) - Saskatoon and University of Saskatchewan (USask), Department of Psychiatry, seek a full-time team-oriented Psychiatrist at the rank of Assistant / Associate Professor to be part of our dynamic and expanding Department. The academic rank will be determined based on the candidates' qualification and experience. The successful candidate will have a focus in Neuropsychiatry and Consultative Liaison services. They will provide consultation and ongoing services for patients a variety psychiatric and substance use disorders with comorbidities which will include being involved in Neuropsychiatry and Severe Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) clinics. The position provides opportunity to work collaboratively with a dynamic team of health professionals that include neurologist, internist, CL nurse, family medicine and psychiatric residents, and medical students, and protected time for clinical, administrative, and academic duties.

The Saskatoon area with the SHA has a Psychiatry Residency training program, which is dedicated to learning and is a partner in the growing educational needs of medical students and residents with the College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan.

Call coverage provides for a balanced lifestyle as it is shared with all other Psychiatrists in the Department and is approximately once monthly.

Compensation details: competitive independent contract
Benefits: responsibility of the physician
Language of Work: English
Location of practice: Saskatoon, SK

Job Qualifications

Successful candidates will hold certification or be eligible for certification with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). Preference will be given to candidates with RCPSC designation in Psychiatry and training in CL / Neuropsychiatry. In addition, the successful candidates must be eligible for licensure with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Saskatchewan (CPSS).

Benefits

Responsibility of the physician.

Additional Information

Saskatchewan Health Authority - The SHA is the largest organization in Saskatchewan, employing over 44,000 employees and physicians responsible for the delivery of high quality and timely health care for the entire province. We are driven by the commitment to improve front line patient care for Saskatchewan people, and we are working together to better coordinate health services across the province to ensure that patients receive high quality, timely health care, wherever they live in Saskatchewan.

University of Saskatchewan - The beautiful University of Saskatchewan campus is located on the shores of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, a city with a diverse and thriving economic base and a vibrant cultural life. The USask is a research-intensive institution with 22,000 students and 7,000 faculty and staff, and a strong reputation for innovation and excellence. It is home to the newly constructed Academic Health Sciences Complex (https://healthsciences.usask.ca/) and two of the largest science projects in the country - the Canadian Light Source synchrotron (www.lightsource.ca) and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization/International Vaccine Centre (www.vido.org). A users group is available for collaborative research with clinical faculty using the $173.5 million Canadian Light Source synchrotron, owned by the University of Saskatchewan. The College of Medicine has an intake of 100 students per year with a commensurate number of positions for residency training.

To Apply - Saskatchewan Health Authority supports a shared commitment to a Representative Workforce that is respectful and inclusive of all staff and clients and welcomes applications from those who will contribute to the diversity of our community. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.

Interested candidates, please submit your curriculum vitae in confidence to:

Amanda Lee, Specialist Recruitment and Retention
Practitioner Staff Affairs-Saskatoon
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Email: amanda.lee@saskhealthauthority.ca