The Victoria Mental Health and Substance Use program are looking for an Addiction Medicine, Family Physician to provide part time services at the Coastal Sage Health Centre (CSHC).

The CSHC is a 6 bed facility that provides services to women and people identifying as women, with problematic substance use, seeking residential treatment.

The successful candidate will provide the following services: act as the MRP including reviewing all recent patients, physical exam and medical care plans; routine follow-up of OAT and AUD patients regarding medications, monitoring; routine pre-natal, postpartum and gyne care; consultations and administration of contraception, and STI diagnosis and treatment; follow-up for chronic medical conditions; consultation for recent, acute or emerging conditions; assessment,



treatment and monitoring of substance use disorders; gender-affirming care; management of pre-existing chronic conditions; liaising with psychiatrist re: complex mental health care plans.

The successful candidate will work closely with other physician groups including: connect with in-house psychiatrist during weekly meetings and as-needed; liaise with hospital, maternity ward, RAAC, 5A, community addiction clinics as needed for continuity of care and discharge planning.

The successful candidate is required to be on-call, for pharmacy OAT prescriptions.

Methadone license is required.

📌 Addiction Medicine, Family Practice 100 1936 Permanent Family Practice (Victoria)
🏢 Island Health
📍 Victoria