Opportunity Description
Position Summary
Northern Health is seeking Child & Youth Psychiatrists to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to design practice around your specific interests within child and youth psychiatry, including child/adolescent assessments, crisis stabilization, longitudinal care, pediatric client liaison, psychotherapy and addictions care. The selected candidates will support the regional program of the Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment Unit (6 beds) and work in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Northern Health has created an innovative model of Primary Care Teams, where psychiatrists can collaborate with inter‑professional teams for patients’ mental health. The department is involved in teaching medical students, family practice residents and psychiatry residents. On‑call is once per week or less and is usually done in 12‑hour increments. We welcome all interested candidates, including new‑in‑practice physicians and those holding a provisional license.