Full Time Acute Care Psychiatrist - Trillium

Make a difference in a growing, innovative mental health organization and centre of excellence in people-centered care. Work with supportive colleagues who are passionate about improving lives and champions for quality and continuous learning.

Position Summary

A full-time opportunity for a Psychiatrist in our psychiatric ICU, starting immediately. This position is within our Regional Services. This on-site role offers a competitive compensation model of $600 per day stipend plus fee-for-service, alongside the opportunity to practice in a collaborative, well-resourced environment. A salary plus benefits model or fixed daily rate to your incorporation is also available.

This program is delivered on-site at the Homewood Health Centre in Guelph, in a collaborative manner, with a supportive interdisciplinary team, which includes nursing, social work, occupational therapy, recreational therapy, music therapy and horticulture therapy. In this role, you will be responsible for clinical psychiatric care of patients as they engage in their recovery journey.

If you are looking for an organization that is constantly moving forward in pursuit of successful outcomes, get ready to love it here!

What you’ll be doing

• Clinically responsible for assigned patients including admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, referral, daily care, and discharge.
• Clinical care includes diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders, medication management, referral to the Interventional Psychiatry Service (ECT, rTMS, Ketamine infusion) when appropriate, as well as the interdisciplinary team for individual support return to work planning, and psychotherapeutic interventions
• Provide ongoing supervision and management of clinical/patient care including daily rounds and sufficient individual assessments with the patient to ensure ongoing standards of patient care are met
• Collaborate with other physicians, nursing staff and allied health professionals in providing optimal patient care within an interdisciplinary team
• Complete documentation including admission history, mental status, diagnostic impression, treatment plan, weekly progress notes and finally, a comprehensive discharge summary of the highest quality to ensure the medical record is meaningful and useful and a treatment plan can be established by the team
• Utilize electronic medical platforms such as Caseworks and BDM (training provided)
• Provide clinical guidance to the program and to the admitting department for appropriate and timely referrals and admissions