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Qualifications, Education and Skills

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) – Desired

Eligible for licensure with the College of Physician and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC)

Strong Commitment to collaborative team-based interdisciplinary practice and excellent communication skills are essential

Requisites

Current College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (CPSBC) License

Provisional Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA) Mandatory

Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC) - Eligible

Role and Facility Information

The Island Health Department of Psychiatry has a full-time opportunity for a Psychiatrist in the beautiful community of Parksville.

In this position you will provide consultation to patients and their families/caregivers, primary care physicians and fellow health care professionals in an outpatient setting. The practice is located in the Oceanside Health Centre, which offers an interdisciplinary team environment comprised of physicians and all allied and community health care providers in one state‑of‑the‑art location serving the communities of Parksville and Qualicum Beach. You will be available to your registered outpatients, with coverage as needed. Community services may consist of attachment to community mental health and substance use treatment teams providing rehab support and case management for adults or with consultation and psychiatric clinical services for primary care referrals.

The successful candidate would be joining a collegial psychiatrist group from acute and community settings across the Central Island region including Oceanside, Port Alberni, Ladysmith, and Nanaimo. Psychiatrists are valuable members of a cooperative interdisciplinary team that includes case management clinicians, nursing,



occupational therapists, rehab support, social workers and psychologists working together to provide comprehensive psychosocial rehabilitation within a recovery‑oriented, culturally safe, and trauma‑informed framework.

Administrative duties of the position, funded by a sessional payment plan, include attending Departmental and multidisciplinary meetings. We provide administrative staff, computer system, integrated EMR, and office space.

Caseload expectation for the community practice is approximately 240-300 clients (ca. 30 per 0.1 FTE), and involves seeing a few new clients every week, managing and discharging community caseload patients, and receiving discharges from ED, hospital inpatient units, and referrals from Oceanside community family physicians.

Full‑scope general psychiatric practice would include evaluation and treatment of mood disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, OCD, PTSD, personality disorders, ADHD, ASD, eating disorders, adjustment disorders, somatic symptom or functional disorders, brain injury, neurological disorders, and psychiatric aspects of medical conditions.

Compensation and Benefits

Start Date: As soon as possible

Furnished office, computer, telephone and administrative support provided.

May be eligible for additional remuneration in accordance with the Rural Subsidiary Agreement (RSA),



including (subject to change):

- Recruitment Incentive: up to a maximum of $10,000 (pro‑rated based on FTE)
- Relocation: up to a maximum of $15,000 (amount based on location relocating from)
- Flat fee: $7,159.68
- Fee Premium / Retention Premium: 4.62%
- CME: $3,000/annum year 3‑4 and $6,000/annum after 4 years in the community

Community Information

The friendly and beautiful cities of Parksville and Qualicum, population approximately 48,000, are picturesque scenic seaside communities located on the east side of central Vancouver Island. With its temperate climate, expansive sandy beach and easy access to a host of recreational activities, Parksville/Qualicum offers an enviable West Coast lifestyle. The major centres of Nanaimo and Victoria are readily accessible via the Island Parkway, and regularly scheduled ferry, air and float plane services from Nanaimo offer easy access to Vancouver.

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has 224 acute care beds and a 24‑bed inpatient psychiatry unit. In September 2012 our new Emergency Department opened, which had a 4‑bed Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and busy Psychiatric Emergency Service (PES). Its catchment includes Oceanside residents from Nanoose Bay to Qualicum Beach.

Parksville is a growing seaside community located on the eastern shores of Vancouver Island, just 30 minutes north of Nanaimo and the ferry terminals to British Columbia’s mainland. With sandy beaches, stunning resorts, and tons of outdoor adventure, it is the perfect destination to live, work, and play. Parksville residents and visitors enjoy golfing, hiking, mountain biking, and bumper boats – which is a family favourite!

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