Overview: The Psychiatry department is looking for a Geriatric Psychiatrist to become part of their diverse team of Psychiatrists. As a valued member of a multidisciplinary team, the position is based in Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and Mission. This entails working in the Rapid Access Clinic, Psychiatric Urgent Response Clinic, participating in ER on-call duties, and being on the ECT on-call rotation. This multi-site role also has a component of General Adult Psychiatry (1 day per week Abbotsford and 0.5 days per week Mission).

• Deliver exceptional care to patients with acquired brain injuries and older adults served by the Fraser Health Geriatric Mental Health team within an interdisciplinary framework.


• Consult with Geriatric psychiatrists, engage in outreach to patients residences, and collaborate with attending physicians in Assisted Living and Long-Term Care facilities.


• Provide a spectrum of services including assessment, outpatient treatment, consultation, family meetings, case conferences, discharge planning, and teaching to geriatric psychiatry residents and medical students.


• Foster continuity of care by building collaborative relationships with partners involved in patient care and advocate for psychiatric needs of individual patients.


• Participate in the ECT roster and ER on-call duties (mandatory).

Combination of Alternative Payment Plan & Fee For Service, MOCAP - On Call Payments

• CMPA, CPSBC Full, CPSBC Provisional, FRCPC, FRCPC Eligible

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre, Community - Abbotsford, Community - Maple Ridge, Community - Mission, Mission Memorial Hospital, Ridge Meadows Hospital

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region. People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers. We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner. Together, we are the heart of health care.

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