This position is a COMMUNITY position and is NOT part of Alberta Health Services. Please note that Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health, Primary Care Alberta, and Recovery Alberta are under no obligation to provide privileging to any candidate within a facility. Eligibility for clinical opportunities with these organizations will be determined based on qualifications, credentials, and service needs at the time of recruitment, and cannot be assessed in advance or influenced by third-party sponsorship or referral.
Job Description:• Comprehensive Clinical Care: Conduct specialized psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and evidence-based treatment planning for children, adolescents, adults, and seniors.
• Complex Case Management: Formulate clinical interventions for a broad spectrum of mental health conditions, including mood, anxiety, psychotic, trauma-related, substance use, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), as well as complex or comorbid personality presentations.
• Referral & Consultation Support: Accept and process referrals from family physicians, nurse practitioners, emergency departments, inpatient/outpatient programs, and community agencies across Central Alberta.
• Collaborative Care Coordination: Provide expert consultation to primary care providers and collaborate seamlessly with allied health professionals and community mental health services to ensure continuity of care.
• Continuum of Care: Support both newly diagnosed patients requiring immediate intervention and individuals requiring long-term, specialized psychiatric management.
Qualifications:- Have a current eligibility letter from CPSA.
- Medical Degree (MD or equivalent) with specialized training in Psychiatry.
- Hold (or be eligible for) fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC).
- Clinical Expertise: Demonstrated experience providing comprehensive psychiatric services, including advanced diagnostic assessment, safe medication management, and multidisciplinary treatment planning.
- Demographic Adaptability: Proven capability in assessing and treating patients across the entire lifespan, including children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations.
- Resourcefulness & Scope: Experience navigating regional referral systems and delivering equitable psychiatric care to both dense urban centers and isolated rural communities facing systemic barriers to care.
- Interpersonal & Communication Skills: Exceptional collaborative skills required to consult with primary care networks, emergency departments, allied health teams, and community mental health agencies.
