Psychiatrist, Vancouver Acute Home-Based Treatment (AHBT)

Job Summary

Job Title:

Psychiatrist, Vancouver Acute Home-Based Treatment (AHBT)

Work Site:

Woodward Building / Vancouver Community

Status:

Part Time

Start Date:

To be mutually agreed upon

Compensation Type:

Combination

Come work as a Psychiatrist with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Acute Home-Based Treatment is a new citywide program for clients with acute mental health needs who can safely be managed in their home or housing site with intensive outreach and active medical management. The physician will be part of a multidisciplinary team including psychiatrists, nursing, care coordinators and a family physician or nurse practitioner.

Psychiatrists play a critical role in collaborating with community health and acute hospital services to address the ongoing needs of clients and their families in the service continuum, and to ensure a smooth tran...